A human skull. A Celtic brooch. A buried murder.Molly Fraser's sabbatical in a quiet Scottish village is thrown into turmoil when her bloodhound unearths a human skull. When she hears that the police have identified it as a murder and her friend Gregor as the prime suspect, she's thrust into a mystery the villagers thought was behind them.As Molly learns more about the victim's disappearance and murder, she begins to wonder who she can trust. Worse yet, som...

Molly's last visit to Scotland involved her in a long-hidden murder. Now she's back, hoping for a more peaceful time with her lover, her friends and her beloved bloodhound. Life is going her way until the village's most interfering inhabitant is poisoned at the Christmas Fete.The whole village is thrown into a turmoil of suspicion. Molly is determined to remain uninvolved this time, but everything changes when Molly herself becomes a target. She realises that she a...

Who is the woman renting that isolated cottage on the old coast road?I was the first to meet her - her name is Molly. I own the village shop and I like to know what goes on around here. So naturally, I want to know more about her and why she came to Scotland. Molly and her bloodhound puppy take long walks as they explore the area. She was very curious about a neglected stone house at the edge of the woods. That belongs to Old Joe, I told her, our local recluse....

Leaving her broken marriage behind, Kate finds her way to the quiet coastal village of Partway Cove. There, she hopes for a peaceful interval to heal and refresh before her life's next chapter. Kate finds herself drawn into the rhythms of the village, making new friends and enjoying her newfound freedom. But the discovery of a murdered woman's body shatters this peace, as gossip and speculation spread throughout the village. Kate must navigate village secrets, support her friends, and conf...

The past casts long shadows.Molly and Gregor's wedding ceremony is interrupted by a stranger, who shouts that Gregor is not free to wed. The next day, the man is found dead on the beach. Who was he? What did he mean? Why was he murdered? Their wedding can't proceed until Gregor proves he is free to marry.Gregor denies any knowledge of the stranger's accusation, but Molly receives cryptic letters that suggest otherwise. Because Gregor is a suspect in the mur...