In 1752 Seamus a'Ghlynne James of the Glen was executed for the murder of government man Colin Campbell. He was almost certainly innocent. When banners are placed at his gravesite claiming that his namesake James Stewart is innocent of murder reporter Rebecca Connolly smells a story. The young Stewart has been in prison for ten years for the brutal murder of his lover lawyer and politician Murdo Maxwell. Rebecca soon discovers that Maxwell believed he was being followed prior to his murder and his phones were tapped. As Rebecca keeps digging she finds herself in the sights of Inverness crime matriarch Mo Burke who wants payback for the damage caused to her family in a previous case.

Part of the Rebecca Connolly series.