By Cecilia Peartree
This can be the 8th novel within the Pitkirtly secret sequence.
Through a random blend of situations, Jock McLean and Amaryllis locate themselves taking part in Santa Claus and his elf respectively at Pitkirtly Christmas marketplace, a blatant try and trap travelers clear of Edinburgh. court cases are interrupted by means of a homicide on Pitkirtly Island (not fairly an island) and via the actions of a brand new company referred to as FOOP.
A series of occasions happens which ends up not just in Christopher and Amaryllis having a picnic within the Cultural Centre yet in Jock McLean paying for new socks for the 1st time in dwelling reminiscence.
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