No Lying Quiet

The year is 2000 and aunt Lily’s death is more than an occasion for family sorrow. Lily’s wartime past conceals a tale of violence and deception, which becomes all the more threatening with her passing. As Jim Riach, her nephew, uncovers the clues to her life Guthrie, the malevolent Glasgow underworld boss who is bent on destroying Jim’s family, confronts him. Jim finds more secrets buried generations-deep in both Scotland and Nova Scotia, to which his forebear Roderick Mackay had fled in 1773 after breaking out of Inverness jail. Life in the new territories was hard and the loss of an important Native American artefact seemed to place a curse on the family, which Jim now sets out to lift. Ancient lore and modern greed collide with explosive results on both sides of the Atlantic. Hugh Allison’s first novel is an action-packed ride on which he cleverly weaves dramatic twists turns. Many of the events and characters are based on historical fact, adding grit and drama to this modern family saga.