Now May You Weep

When Detective Inspector Gemma James accepts an invitation from her old friend, Hazel, for a much-needed retreat to the ethereal Scottish Highlands, she anticipates a peaceful escape from the pressures of London policing. However, the misty tranquility of their remote B&B quickly dissolves into a dangerous drama. Gemma soon realizes Hazel has been harboring a volatile secret: the B&B's owner, Donald Brodie, is Hazel's former lover, a man whose abrupt departure years ago left a deep scar. Donald, a charismatic distillery owner, is determined to rekindle their past romance, oblivious to the treacherous undercurrents simmering beneath the surface. What begins as a tense reunion spirals into shocking and mortal consequences, as Donald is found dead. Plunged into a murder investigation far from her familiar beat, Gemma must navigate a tight-knit Highland community where old resentments and centuries of bitter family rivalries lie just beneath a veneer of hospitality, revealing that the serene landscape hides a multitude of deadly secrets and suspects.