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 & two more in Strathblane are all part of a deal offered to Gil & his wife Alys by the forceful Dame Isabella. Her proposal also involves Gils young ward & 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 & the more Gil pursues the cause of her death the more false coins he finds. & then the bawd-mistress the enigmatic Madam Xanthe gets involved & rumours circulate that the Devil is abroad in Strathblane. By the time Gil & Alys have untangled matters some very surprising
- & sinister
- thing have come to light... Praise for Pat Mc Intoshs Gil Cunnigham" series: " Mc Intoshs characterisations & period detail are first rate". " Publishers Weekly" starred review. " The next Cunningham adventure is to be welcomed". (" Historical Novels Review"). " Will do for Glasgow in the fifteenth century what Ellis Peters & her Brother Cadfael did for Shrewsbury in the twelfth". (" Mystery Readers Journal")."