Aidan Williamson has been plucked from his routine constable life to the harrowing existence of an undercover detective, damn near under the skirts of Her Majesty the Queen. His first two cases have taken him to places close to Balmoral Castle, where she and her retinue are set to stay for the summer.

This case is no different.

From a bothy—a stone hut—below Devil's Point to Queen Vic's old "Widow's House," the killing field seems to grow closer to home as the Queen's holiday grows nearer. Now a hidden crime has been uncovered in the same place the royal party is set to visit soon. And Police Scotland is not amused.

Enter Aidan, rookie dick, who's struggling to confront his demons—and his angels too. Who's the killer? A pillar of the local church...a couple of horny adolescents...a protective kinsman of the dead man's wife...or the sweet widow herself?

This time around, the edges are blurred more than ever, as mystery spills into verra hot romance.