Moot

From theauthor of Cuddies Strip and Barossa Street comes a new web of intrigue for BobKelty to unravel.July 1939,and 3,500 young men from around the world arrive at Monzie Castle in Perthshirefor the third international Rover Scout Moot. In the shadow of looming war theMoot seems to be a last gasp of international friendship and fraternity.But amongthem is a murderer. Bob Keltydiscovers a dead body in a burnt-out tent on the edge of the camp. He isimmediately suspicious but for some reason the authorities seem reluctant tobecome involved.Morestrange things begin to happen and Bob's suspicions increase. And if theauthorities won't look into them, Bob decides he must.Moot is anovel of manipulation and trickery, murder and conspiracy. Unwittingly, Bobgets drawn deeper and deeper into events he does not understand and cannotcontrol, events which reach to the highest areas of government.And thequestion is: when is a murder not a murder?