A grisly murder. A vanishing corpse. A secret romance. A ghostly tale. An innocent accused.Set in the year of the Armada, 1588: A Calendar of Crime brings together five short stories featuring Hew Cullan....

St Andrews, 1583, and tensions are running high.Dissension rages between King and councillors, and between separate factions of the Kirk. Hew Cullan is called to investigate a mysterious incident, and...

1582, St Andrews. In the swell of a storm, a ship is wrecked in the harbour. The only survivor is a young Flemish sailor. The cargo brings devastation to the town as squabbling turns to tragedy. Hew traces the ship to its source in Ghent, where he uncovers a strange secret and finds his principles tested to the core.

1587. After three years exiled from home and family, Hew Cullan returns to Scotland with his new English wife, Frances. But the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots has unleashed anti-English sentiment in the Scottish people. Enlisted by King James VI to solve the mystery of a death's head painting, Hew must embark on a quest for love and life.

1579, St Andrews. A thirteen-year old boy meets his death on the streets of the university city of St Andrews and suspicion falls upon one of the regents at the university, Nicholas Colp.

1581, Edinburgh. Running from his new responsibilities as head of the family in St Andrews, young lawyer Hew Cullan arrives in the vibrant capital of medieval Scotland. There he plans to publish his...