Contents

Cover    1

Title Page    3

Copyright Page    4

Dedication    5

Introduction    11

1. Lady Margaret    19

2. Stonewycke    26

3. The Sinner and the Serpent    33

4. Skittles    44

5. A Scheme Takes Shape    55

6. A Festive Evening at Stonewycke    61

7. Allison    72

8. Grave Words    77

9. To Catch a Thief    80

10. Flight    92

11. Home Again    99

12. A New Scheme    107

13. A Suspicious Caller    117

14. Errand Day in Port Strathy    120

15. Stranger in a Strange Land    125

16. Introductions    129

17. The Lady and the Sharp    133

18. Disclosures    141

19. Conversations in the Bluster ’N Blow    151

20. On the Sea with Jesse Cameron    159

21. Allison in New Town    170

22. The Door Is Opened    175

23. Another Stranger in Town    185

24. Visitors    189

25. The Greenhouse    196

26. The Stable    203

27. Heated Words    214

28. The Hunt Begins    220

29. Braenock Ridge    227

30. Telegram from the Fox    232

31. An Unexpected Invitation    236

32. Glasgow Red Dog    244

33. The Party    252

34. The Drive Home    265

35. Back to Stonewycke    276

36. Grandpa Dorey    285

37. Unexpected Guest    293

38. Confrontation    300

39. The Healing Rain    309

40. Tragedy    313

41. Rescue    318

42. New Dawn    325

43. The Prayers of the Righteous    331

44. Ramsey Head Again    334

45. Crossroads    342

46. The Lady and the Seeker    346

47. A Deal at the Bluster ’N Blow    353

48. Digory’s Clues Unfold    359

49. The Turn    366

50. The Confession    371

51. Abduction    379

52. The Abandoned Cottage    382

53. Looking Death in the Eye    388

54. The Stretching of Allison’s Faith    392

55. The Fate of the Bonnie Flora MacD    396

56. The Guest of the Admiral Mannheim    399

57. The Legacy Continues    403

About the Authors    411

Fiction by Michael Phillips    412

Books by Judith Pella    413