Gil Cunningham has been called away from Glasgow to investigate cases of young men who have gone missing. The young men are choristers, singers whose voices are greatly valued. In addition to that, a priest has gone missing. Naturally, Gil has brought along his young wife, Alys. Her quick mind helps him decipher some of the clues whenever they are presented to him.
At this time a young man mysteriously returns to a family after being away for 30 years. The Drummond family head welcomes back young Davie, but everyone else wonders why he has only aged a few years while he was away. Davie had also been a chorister when he disappeared. The only answer seems to be that the Devil himself could have taken Davie and returned him. For a small imp-like character with wings has been seen in the area. Because Gil is busy investigating the disappearance of the priest, Alys is left to figure out this mystery.
It isn't long after Gil begins his investigation that a body is found in a pit used for tanning hides. It is the body of the priest and an arrow is found lodged in the priest's neck. Now he has a murder on his hands; it isn't a case of the Devil taking the priest.
Author Pat McIntosh is very good at leaving the reader to wonder how Gil and Alys will solve these mysteries, right up to the last pages. A good read.
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