With Sir Robert Skinner settled into his new career at the helm of a Spanish media group his ex-colleagues on the force face homicides at home and abroad. As enquiries continue into murders in Glasgow, the bodies of a retired couple are found in their home in Andorra, ritually killed. Meanwhile Scotland's new Justice Secretary embarks on a personal crusade with the help of a figure from the recent past.

Can Skinner's new resources help the police, or has the gamekeeper turned poacher?