Now settled in Crieff with his wife Annie, Bob Kelty is busy preparing for the Rover Scout Moot, which will see thousands of Rover Scouts from all over the world pitch tents on the Monzie Estate in Perthshire.
Murder is the last thing on his mind.
That is, until a burnt-out tent is discovered on the estate, with a charred body inside. The police are hesitant to pursue the case – doing so would disrupt the camaraderie of the Moot, already balancing on a knife edge due to the precarious political situation in Europe.
It is once again up to Bob, along with friends new and old, to get to the bottom of the mystery behind the body in the tent.
But all is not as it seems, and a cut-and-dry whodunnit quickly unravels into a complex web of espionage, double-crossing, and covert foreign intervention.
As the lines dividing friend and enemy blur, and the disappearances keep adding up – has Bob Kelty finally bitten off more than he can chew?
Moot by Rob McInroy is published on 26 April, 2024.
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