Charles Donaldson did not expect his mother's funeral
to disturb the
quiet routine of his comfortable life.
He had not been close to her,
indeed he had hardly known her.
On the day of the funeral Charles learns something of the history of
Max, his friend and benefactor,
and Monika, their housekeeper.
On that day he also makes an enemy of his cousin
whose greed leads
to blackmail, a joyless marriage and more than one unexplained death.
On that day, also, he quarrels with his sister,
Susannah, leading them both to
re-assess what is important
in their lives.
ISBN 978-1-905886-51-7 (paperback)
978-1-905886-52-4 (hardback)
The cover, again taken from a photograph of the author by her husband Colin, is in a woodland walk on the coast of the Isle of Skye.

The quotation on the hardback sleeve, is from Edmund Burke:
“All that is necessary
for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.”
Good men, in this volume, do, indeed, do nothing and evil is allowed to happen.