Whispering Tide
A storm on the West Coast of Scotland washes in more than just a shipwreck
Behold the hour, the boat, arrive!
My dearest Nancy, O fareweel!
Severed frae thee, can I survive,
Frae thee whom I hae lov'd sae weel ?
Endless and deep shall be my grief;
Nae ray of comfort shall I see,
But this most precious, dear belief,
That thou wilt still remember me!
Behold the Hour, the Boat, Arrive
- Robert Burns
Blurb
Whispering Tide
An extract
James Cameron
Lord Dalwhinnie
Detective Chief Superintendent, Inverness-shire Constabulary
Packed off to Boarding School at ten years of age, Cameron didn't return home again for almost four decades. Since then, the world he left behind has changed irrevocably.
Shaped by his experiences as a policeman in India, the bitter taste of the war in Burma, and deep, personal loss, he returns home to confront his father's legacy, a man he barely knew.
Whilst struggling with his own nightmares, he now finds himself taking on the most senior position in the Lochaber Division of the Inverness-shire Constabulary. A 'temporary' position he has now occupied for three years.
Isla Buchanan
Housekeeper, Glentruim Castle
Long-suffering housekeeper, Isla was taken on at Glentruim Castle after her husband was killed during the War.
In service as secretary and carer for venerable local advocate and sheriff, old Alexander Cameron, now his son has wandered back from the Far East with an irascible temperament and a penchant for strong drink.
Despite his lordship's unbecoming manner, Isla is not about to let standards drop. With her feisty demeanour, if anyone can keep Lord Dalwhinnie in check, it will be her.
Amelia Stewart
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The daughter of an American serviceman during the Second World War, Amelia tracks Cameron down to ask for his help.
Major Stewart's recent death does not appear to have been as straightforward as the authorities have suggested and, suspecting foul play, Amelia searches out a man whom her father remembered from his secret service in Thailand.
If anyone can get to the bottom of what happened to her father, surely the man whose life her father saved from a Japanese prisoner of war camp would be duty bound to accept the call.