This is the 18th novel in the Pitkirtly Mystery series, set in a small town on the coast of Fife, Scotland.
A series of unexpected and apparently random incidents takes place in and around Pitkirtly. Rosie investigates a night-time disturbance at her cattery and later disappears. A public meeting is held about a movie studio project which is planned for the Pitkirtlyhill estate and which somehow involves land belonging to the golf club. Amaryllis is keen to get ahead of the police in the investigation but she can't seem to pinpoint anything that will lead her to Mr Big. Christopher is led astray by Douglas Prestonfield, much to his son Kyle's disapproval.