Headless Beings

For Hortense Sutherland, although she didn't know it, the whole confusion hung partially from her own family tree. A retired actress, she'd decided to occupy her time with forebears-for-a-price genealogy, trying to find illustrious ancestors for certain rich Americans. This time she was searching Scotland - the home of the haggis, the site of Culloden, and the fanatic guardian of, Hortense was to discover, some very unusual ideas. Armed with pencil and notebook, Hortense sallies forth on her peregrinations through churchyards, dusty archives, and an occasional pub. But then the briefcase she…