Dangerous Lies - MacTavish & Scott - The Lady Detectives of Edinburgh, Episode 5: Unabridged

This MacTavish & Scott case takes Finola not only to the bustling streets of Glasgow but deep into the past. Her new client, Kieran Ross, has undergone DNA testing for genealogy purposes. The result is shocking: He cannot possibly be his father's child! With his father dead and his mother suffering from dementia, he enlists Finola's help to discover the identity of his biological father. But as the seemingly innocent case unravels one dark secret after another, Finola is forced to confront the lengths to which desperate love can go.

About the series:

Young Scot Finola MacTavish has moved from the picturesque Isle of Skye to Edinburgh to work as a private detective in Anne Scott's agency. Along with computer whiz Lachie, the two lady detectives solve a series of baffling cases. Finola soon realises that she has a knack for investigation and shadowing people - preferably in disguise. What's more, she always has her granny's herbal medicine to hand, and the drops in question are much more than just a headache remedy ...

About the author:

Gitta Edelmann worked as a translator in Bonn, Rio de Janeiro, Freiburg and Edinburgh before moving back to the Rhineland, Germany. In addition to children's stories and historical novels, she published a five-volume cosy crime series before starting on the mystery series MacTavish & Scott. The author also goes by the name of Lady of Glencoe and Lochaber as she owns a few square feet of land there.