the Sutor of Selkirk: Murder, Mystery and Legend in Scottish Borderlands

When London detective Jonathan Harrow is summoned to the Scottish Borderlands to investigate the disappearance of Lord Alastair Drummond, he expects secrets, deception, and perhaps a family scandal.What he does not expect is a town gripped by fear of an old legend.For generations, the people of Selkirk have whispered of Rabbie Heckspeckle - the vanished shoemaker known only as The Sutor. They say that whenever the sound of a cobbler's hammer echoes through the night, death walks beside it.As Harrow digs deeper into the mystery, he uncovers buried family scandals, forbidden love, intentionally altered records, and a murder hidden for over a century. But strange apparitions stalk the forests of Ettrick, ghostly figures appear where no living soul should stand, and the line between superstition and truth begins to fracture.A rational man devoted to logic and reason, Harrow soon finds himself confronting an impossible question: Can some secrets remain buried ... and still return seeking justice?