The Secret of the Three Fates : A gripping murder mystery with an evocative Scottish backdrop

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October, 1922. Ruby Vaughn's octogenarian employer and housemate Mr Owen said the trip to Manhurst Castle in the Scottish Borders was to appraise some illuminated manuscripts for t heir bookshop. However, the truth soon unravels along with the decades-old secrets he has been carefully hiding. For Mr Owen, whose son Ben was killed in the Great War, is desperate to speak to him again and a trio of mediums billing themselves as The Three Fates are the answer to this keen wish. However, as the candle smoke from the s�ance clears, Ruby finds a body and discovers that she and Mr Owen are the prime suspects. In a desperate bid to clear their names, they must uncover the truth about the killing even as they realise someone is determined to prevent them at all costs. Show more