Book description
Gil Cunningham had hoped that the first time he set foot in the
brothel on the Drygate it would also be his last, but by the time all
was settled he felt quite at home within its artfully painted
chambers. The bawdy house, along with the neighbouring property and
two more in Strathblane, are all part of a deal offered to Gil and his
wife Alys by the forceful Dame Isabella. Her proposal also involves
Gil's young ward, and matters are further confused by an outbreak of
counterfeit coins in Glasgow, which Gil has been ordered to
investigate. Then Dame Isabella is found dead in strange
circumstances, and the more Gil pursues the cause of her death, the
more false coins he finds. And then the bawd-mistress, the enigmatic
Madam Xanthe, gets involved and rumours circulate that the Devil is
abroad in Strathblane. By the time Gil and Alys have untangled
matters, some very surprising -- and sinister -- thing have come to light...
