Julia and her nephews decide to stay incognito in a Scottish inn to avoid the recent scandals attached to their name, and they decide to register under the name Pickett. This makes things a trifle awkward when John Pickett and Mr. Colquhoun arrive in the village to work on a case.

Julia and John pretend to be married while investigating the mysterious reappearance of a lady who had disappeared fifteen years ago. ( )

This fun series continues as Julia takes her nephews on a trip to Scotland. Heirs reappear, murders occur and Julia and John marry, in a "Scottish Rite" sort of way. ( )

Lady Fieldhurst and her three young cousins are staying at an inn in south west Scotland, when they come across an unconscious female. The nearest house is Ravenscroft Manor, and she may be the missing daughter Elspeth Kirkbride, presumed drowned 15 years ago. John Pickett is sent to investigate.
An enjoyable and well-written historical mystery ( )

Lady Fieldhurst, accompanied by her nephews, arrives on the Scottish coast. Her nephews stumble across what appears to be a body. She is using the name "Mrs. Pickett" to avoid being found by her nephew's father. Bow Runner John Pickett, Bow Street Runner, arrives after being summoned to the village because the "body" that was actually alive was a young woman presumed to have been done for 15 years. I enjoyed the mystery which had some interesting characters. Although this was the third in the series, it was the first I had read. I knew from my reading I had missed at least one previous installment and wished I had read it. The series is probably better when read in order. I will likely go back and read the previous installments and then move forward with the series. ( )

I'm enjoying this series. Lady Fieldhurst chaperones her three young nephews to Scotland but decides to stop at a little fishing village rather than go to her in-law's country house. So that she won't be recognized she decides to use the name Mrs. Pickett. She and the boys are walking along the shore when they discover a woman who disappeared 15 yrs previously laying on the sand as if she washed ashore. Her wealthy family lives nearby and they question her validity and send to London for a Bow Street runner. John Pickett arrives and discovers Mrs. Pickett has a room and it's Julia Fieldhurst. ( )