The Scourge of the Skua

When obsession from the past is unleashed upon the present

The discovery of a 100-year-old murder in a client's family history leaves Esme Quentin bewildered by her client's curious reaction.

But with no instruction to find out more, Esme instead turns her attention to clearing the dilapidated outbuilding at her new cottage. Amongst the junk she finds a 17th-century map associated with the name Chalacombe, a local family with an intriguing and mysterious history.

As Esme begins to unpick the ...