A peaceful Christmas weekend in the Berkshire countryside is disrupted by tragic events that no one, not even clever aristocrat and budding sleuth Vespasia Cumming-Gould, anticipated.
Twenty-one-year old coal miner Mack McAsh leaves his indentured servitude in Scotland on a slave ship bound for a Virginia plantation in 1766, with his only friend, beautiful, high-born Lizzie Hallim.
Examines the history of Scotland's clans by establishing their origins, probing the highpoints of their heyday, considering alignments among them, and identifying their mottoes.
Traveling in the Scottish Highlands, Mandy rescues a Dales pony named Jewel who's been caught in a farmer's pumpkin patch. After meeting Jewel's owners, Mandy helps the pony overcome a fear that prevents her from competing in shows.
