这起MacTavish & Scott案件将Finola带到了繁忙的格拉斯哥街头，也深入了过去。她的新客户Kieran Ross为了家谱目的进行了DNA测试，结果令人震惊：他不可能是他父亲的孩子在父亲去世、母亲患有痴呆症的情况下，他请求Finola的帮助，想要揭开生父的身份。然而，随着这个看似无辜的案件逐渐揭开一个又一个黑暗秘密，Finola被迫面对绝望的爱可以走多远。年轻的苏格兰女孩Finola MacTavish从风景如画的斯凯岛搬到爱丁堡，在Anne Scott的侦探事务所工作。与计算机天才Lachie一起，这两位女侦探解决了一系列令人困惑的案件。Finola很快意识到自己在调查和跟踪人方面有着天赋，最好是以伪装成别人的方式进行。更重要的是，她总是随身携带奶奶的草药药剂，这些药水远不止是缓解头痛的良方。This MacTavish & Scott case takes Finola not only to the bustling streets of Glasgow but deep into the past. Her new client, Kieran Ross, has undergone DNA testing for genealogy purposes. The result is shocking: He cannot possibly be his father's child! With his father dead and his mother suffering from dementia, he enlists Finola's help to discover the identity of his biological father. But as the seemingly innocent case unravels one dark secret after another, Finola is forced to confront the lengths to which desperate love can go.About the series:Young Scot Finola MacTavish has moved from the picturesque Isle of Skye to Edinburgh to work as a private detective in Anne Scott's agency. Along with computer whiz Lachie, the two lady detectives solve a series of baffling cases. Finola soon realises that she has a knack for investigation and shadowing people - preferably in disguise. What's more, she always has her granny's herbal medicine to hand, and the drops in question are much more than just a headache remedy ...About the author:Gitta Edelmann worked as a translator in Bonn, Rio de Janeiro, Freiburg and Edinburgh before moving back to the Rhineland, Germany. In addition to children's stories and historical novels, she published a five-volume cosy crime series before starting on the mystery series MacTavish & Scott. The author also goes by the name of Lady of Glencoe and Lochaber as she owns a few square feet of land there.