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HIdden Pasts: Scottish Mysteries, #3
HIdden Pasts: Scottish Mysteries, #3
HIdden Pasts: Scottish Mysteries, #3
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19th-c Scotland. Hestan island, marooned in the Solway Firth, tethered to the mainland at low tide by a causeway called The Rack. Home to two men quietly living out their lives, until a boy is almost crushed to death in their tiny copper mine, when  their shared pasts begin to unravel.

 

Over at Balcary House, Brogar Finn and Sholto McKay arrive and soon become involved in the affairs on Hestan. As truths are revealed we are taken back through the bloody wars of Crimea and the lands of the Tartars and terrible secrets are laid bare.

 

The third in acclaimed wirter Clio Gray's Scottish Mysteries, Hidden Pasts explores the history of a little known part of Scotland, and provides a compelling tale of how small events can echo down the years, with deadly consequences involving murder, lost libraries, regret & revenge.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherClio Gray
Release dateApr 20, 2023
ISBN9781739704216
HIdden Pasts: Scottish Mysteries, #3
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Clio Gray

Winner of the Harry Bowling Award, Long-listed for the Bailey's, Short-listed for the Cinnamon, Clio Gray has lived in the Scottish Highlands for the last 30 years 

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