Leigh Biagi

A young girl lives in the Outer Hebrides in a small village in the years just before WWI. Isolated and hard by the shore, her life takes a dramatic change when a terrible tragedy befalls her.

The only thing James wants is to remain away from Scotland. One day, however, he receives a fax, a printout of an unknown person's obituary. The next day, he is charged and arrested for the murder of this person.

While visiting the island of Skua, reliable Tim and his blind sister Janey are joined by a waif-like "witch" named Perdita in an effort to foil a gang of jewel thieves.