Edinburgh police inspector Jenny Logan is told that
convicted murderer Ronnie Campbell has escaped
from prison. Then, a woman’s body is discovered in
Holyrood Park. Logan and Sergeant Grant investigate.
The victim’s throat has been cut, probably by a lefthanded
killer. It is probably Morag Mackenzie, a key
prosecution witness in the trial of Ronnie Campbell,
imprisoned for the murder of Craig Sinclair. Logan
visits Jimmy Brown, Morag’s partner, and discovers
that Morag had left the flat at midday, most likely to
see her ‘main man’, a mysterious character that she
received money from. Later a car stolen by Campbell
is found in the vicinity of Morag’s flat. Logan decides
to interview Sinclair’s sister Jean Drummond. She
tells Logan that Sinclair and Campbell used to
work together, and that shortly before Sinclair was
murdered, he had boasted of becoming rich on the
proceeds of crime.