In the world of spies, even love is suspect...

Forced into the role of heir by the sudden death of his older brother, Alasdair Lochgeal is robbed of his one passion, serving the Crown. Equally at home in the catacombs of Paris, the portside alleys of Lisbon or on the dark canals of Venice, his family's wish for him to marry leaves him bereft in the ballrooms of Inverness. What does a man trained in dealing death know of white-gloved misses?

When Sir Stirling James appears with a final mission, simple though it seems, Alasdair can't pass up the opportunity, little knowing one white-gloved Scottish miss might end his career for good.