Ben Reese arrives in Scotland to appraise heirloom of Balnagard Castel and finds that the best friend of Lord Chisholm has suddenly dies. Chisholm is suspicious that it could be murder and not medical.

The victim, Parson Jonathan McLean, is well liked by all who know him, and in the best of health. The sudden death makes no sense to his friends and wife.

Reese finds himself delving into the history of McLean’s family for possible cles and suspects, and putting the research on the Balnagard project, by the request of Chisholm.

Research being Reese’s area of expertise, he finds there is many threads to trace down and connect to get a complete tapestry of the murder. He finds that there is more than the obvious to the family history and slowly gets the whole story.

I’ve read other books in this series and have others. I am looking forward to them as I enjoy the characters, setting and pace. ( )