1919: The weathered remains found on a Scottish mountainside may be those of Eleanor Gray, but the imperious Lady Maude Gray, Eleanor's mother, will have to be handled delicately. This is not the only ground that Inspector Ian Rutledge must tread carefully, for Scotland is where many of Rutledge's ghosts rest uneasily. Once there, Rutledge will find that the young mother accused of killing Eleanor is a woman to whom he owes a terrible debt.
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