When Abigail Craiga s friend, retired solicitor Alasdair Mills, is burgled and his prized possession, a pair of slippers that once belonged to Sir Walter Scott, is stolen, her life changes forever.

The police have no leads so Alasdair convinces Abigail that they should do some investigating to track down the thieves themselves. Added to that, Abigail has a new lodger who is about to embark on a fresh career of her own, and Alasdaira s wife, Sophie, is up to her eyes organising the inaugural a High Tea in the Parka
event in the city.

When Abigail and Alasdair stumble across something more sinister, and Alasdair goes missing, things take a turn for the worse and threaten to derail the biggest event to hit Stirling for decades.