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The Jacobite's Secret
A three-hundred-year-old mystery. A loyalty that transcends death. A truth that refused to stay buried.
When Margaret Sinclair contacts BMK Investigations with an inquiry about her ancestor's disappearance in 1746, Saoirse and Declan Maguire take on their oldest, and most challenging, case yet. Duncan Sinclair, a Highland tacksman, vanished on April 15, 1746, the day before the Battle of Culloden, carrying documents that could change the course of inheritance for one of Scotland's most powerful families.
For forty-three years, Margaret has searched for proof that her great-great-great-grandmother Flora was acknowledged as the illegitimate daughter of Malcolm MacLeod, Chief of Clan MacLeod of Assynt. Family legend whispers of a lost will that would have given Flora her rightful inheritance, if only it had reached Edinburgh. But Duncan Sinclair and the will both disappeared into the chaos of the Jacobite Rising's final days.
Following cryptic clues hidden in centuries-old letters, Saoirse and Declan journey from Ireland to the Scottish Highlands, tracing Duncan's last desperate ride through a landscape torn by violence and betrayal. From the ancient standing stones called the Grey Sisters to the historic walls of Greyfriars Kirk, they uncover a story of loyalty, love, and sacrifice that has echoed through the centuries.
But powerful families have built their fortunes on the will's disappearance. As Saoirse and Declan close in on the truth, they must navigate not only historical mysteries but modern consequences because some secrets, once revealed, can overturn three hundred years of settled inheritance.
Can they honor Duncan Sinclair's dying act of loyalty and finally bring Malcolm MacLeod's true wishes to light? Or will the Jacobite's secret remain buried forever?
A masterful blend of historical mystery and contemporary investigation, The Jacobite's Secret proves that justice delayed is not justice denied, and that some loyalties transcend even death itself.
When Margaret Sinclair contacts BMK Investigations with an inquiry about her ancestor's disappearance in 1746, Saoirse and Declan Maguire take on their oldest, and most challenging, case yet. Duncan Sinclair, a Highland tacksman, vanished on April 15, 1746, the day before the Battle of Culloden, carrying documents that could change the course of inheritance for one of Scotland's most powerful families.
For forty-three years, Margaret has searched for proof that her great-great-great-grandmother Flora was acknowledged as the illegitimate daughter of Malcolm MacLeod, Chief of Clan MacLeod of Assynt. Family legend whispers of a lost will that would have given Flora her rightful inheritance, if only it had reached Edinburgh. But Duncan Sinclair and the will both disappeared into the chaos of the Jacobite Rising's final days.
Following cryptic clues hidden in centuries-old letters, Saoirse and Declan journey from Ireland to the Scottish Highlands, tracing Duncan's last desperate ride through a landscape torn by violence and betrayal. From the ancient standing stones called the Grey Sisters to the historic walls of Greyfriars Kirk, they uncover a story of loyalty, love, and sacrifice that has echoed through the centuries.
But powerful families have built their fortunes on the will's disappearance. As Saoirse and Declan close in on the truth, they must navigate not only historical mysteries but modern consequences because some secrets, once revealed, can overturn three hundred years of settled inheritance.
Can they honor Duncan Sinclair's dying act of loyalty and finally bring Malcolm MacLeod's true wishes to light? Or will the Jacobite's secret remain buried forever?
A masterful blend of historical mystery and contemporary investigation, The Jacobite's Secret proves that justice delayed is not justice denied, and that some loyalties transcend even death itself.
249 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 17, 2026
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