Molly's last visit to Scotland involved her in a long-hidden murder.
Now she's back, hoping for a more peaceful time with her lover, her friends and her beloved bloodhound. Life is going her way until the village's most interfering inhabitant is poisoned at the Christmas Fete.
The whole village is thrown into a turmoil of suspicion. Molly is determined to remain uninvolved this time, but everything changes when Molly herself becomes a target. She realises that she and those closest to her could be next.