Spraining an ankle is rarely a stroke of luck, but for Lindsay Gordon, jobless in Glasgow, the injury is her introduction to freelance journalist Rory McLaren and the opening of a new chapter in her life. Rory's invitation to team up with her is irresistible. From there it is a just a short step to political corruption and other juicy stories - all welcome distractions from Lindsay's problems at home. But when a local car-dealer's stepson is kidnapped, Lindsay and Rory trade journalism for detection. The trail leads them to St Petersberg and a dangerous snatch-back operation that will test Lindsay to her absolute limits.

Grace O'Malley commanded the obedience of thousands of men. Feared and loved on land and at sea, her empire stretched from Connaught on the Irish coast to the cobalt waters of Africa. Through the daring of her piracy, Grace nearly bankrupted the English treasury; she caused nothing but trouble for Elizabeth I. Yet the lives of these two amazing women were inextricably intertwined.