The second book in the Euphemia Martins Mysteries finds Euphemia temporarily promoted to housekeeper for a trip to the family's new hunting lodge in the Scottish Highlands. She is fascinated by handsome, intelligent Rory Macleod, the new butler. Taking on her new role, she encounters angry locals with a grudge against the Staplefords and thwarts what she believes to be an attempt on Bertram Stapleford's life.
A strange group of house guests arrive for the Glorious Twelfth, but with disastrous consequences. Euphemia finds herself caught in the midst of bitter rivalries, and evidence pointing to different murder suspects. And how will her relationships with Bertram and the handsome Rory unfold?
