The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle: Edinburgh Nights 3

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Ropa Moyo arrives on Skye looking for advancement, not danger. A magical convention at Dunvegan Castle promises contacts, credibility, and perhaps an end to unpaid work. Surrounded by eminent magicians in a setting steeped in history, she is determined to make the most of the chance.

In The Mystery at Dunvegan Castle, ambition is quickly derailed when a librarian is found dead and a powerful scroll vanishes. The castle closes in, both physically and politically. Every guest has something to hide, and magic becomes as much a tool for misdirection as for truth. Ropa and her allies must navigate rivalries, old grudges, and carefully guarded reputations while suspicion sharpens around them.

Set against the brooding beauty of the Isle of Skye, the novel blends classic locked room intrigue with contemporary concerns about power and labour. It is alert to corruption dressed up as authority, and to the quiet determination it takes to claim your worth in rooms built to exclude you.