Cette série plonge dans les rues sombres d'Édimbourg, suivant le parcours d'une femme résiliente naviguant en marge de la société. Survivante d'un passé difficile, elle dirige désormais un établissement réputé tout en se retrouvant mêlée à la résolution de meurtres violents. Les lecteurs peuvent s'attendre à des mystères captivants dans un décor historique, remplis d'intrigues, de dangers et d'une héroïne fascinante.
Jean Brash, who first appeared in the McLevy mysteries, was once a child of the streets, now Mistress of the Just Land, the best bawdy-hoose in Edinburgh - on her own and on the case ... of violent murder.
It's springtime and Jean Brash, Mistress of the Just Land (best bawdy-hoose in Edinburgh), is raring to go. But past, present and future collide to undermine that desire. A theatre company arrives in Leith to perform KING LEAR. A ruthless robbery is planned, and a gruesome murder committed, both of which set Inspector James McLevy on the prowl; and Jean's past returns in the form of a bad seed from a vicious killer. Even more lethally, her own lost family life explodes in the present, as a wild young actress who trails violence and death behind her involves Jean in a dangerous complex game that threatens to destroy the very root of her identity. When you look death in the face, it's best not to blink - otherwise the play is over.