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'Crown & Dagger'
combines two ingenious detective stories set in Edinburgh involving
discontented historian Max Quillan.
'Stolen Honours' sees
Max back in Edinburgh where he spent his youth. The Honours of Scotland (the
oldest Crown Jewels in the world) are stolen from Edinburgh Castle by activists
for Scottish independence. Arrests are made but the Honours remain hidden.
Max's lady-friend Rosie is the KC defending the activists, and her best friend
DCI Helen Dyer is leading the police investigation. He manages to annoy both by
discovering where the jewels are hidden during an entertaining journey which
links the colourful history of the Jewels to the current political climate in
Scotland.
'To Kill a
Crimewriter' uncovers a plot to kill four famous crime writers who all live in
Edinburgh. Arthur Conan Doyle, who was born in the city, is being honoured at a
dinner at which the writers are speakers. Max picks up a discarded menu on
which someone has sketched methods of murder against the names of the writers.
When the first actual attempt is made along the same lines, Max sets out to
find out which of the dinner guests might be responsible. Links to a recently
released murderer suggest he is being used as a proxy killer in a chilling
game. When Max finally unmasks the evil mentor it brings disastrous
consequences to someone he holds dear.
