Scotch Mist: a Dottie Manderson mystery novella
After the funeral of her friend and mentor Mrs Carmichael, Dottie Manderson is sent on a mission to find the dead woman's missing son and to inform him of the death of a mother he never knew. Meanwhile, Dottie's close friend Inspector William Hardy has also been sent on a mission, but it is one that will force him to confront his past. After some hectic months in his new role, will there ever be time for romance in the Inspector's life?
Extract from Scotch Mist: a Dottie Manderson mystery novella:
Lower Bar, Scotland, May 1934
Anna McHugh glared through the prison bars at the sprawling body. When the figure did not immediately acknowledge her presence, she aimed a kick through the bars at the foot hanging off the end of the narrow cot.
'Hey, idiot! I haven't got all day to wait around for you, so let's get going.'
The figure on the cot stretched and yawned in a...