The proffered hand she shook was damp, recently washed perhaps, but with lingering dirt under the neatly-cut fingernails. Her eyes strayed to his soil-stained knees and mud-splattered brogues. His voice quivered and she had to interrupt to ask him to repeat what he said about the grave robbing.

When a young man with links to a local MP is murdered, DI Marco Tonali must fight against the influential power of the suspect's family to uncover the truth #scotwriterpitch2025

Rule-breaking gay detective uncovers the secrets of an MP and his wealthy family while investigating a murder. Midsomer Murders with a modern twist. #scotwriterpitch2025

When a young man is murdered, DI Marco Tonali is convinced that the victim is linked to local MP Sir Richard Carlisle and his influential family. Determined to prove it, Tonali lifts the lid on the family’s Pandora’s Box of secrets, shocking the local community to its core. #scotwriterpitch2025