Losing ground - Catherine Aird

The theft of a portrait of Sir Francis Edward Petherton Filligree, alongside crabs and lobsters, is discovered just moments before the old manor house depicted in the background goes up in flames. Does the reputation of the baronet as a hell-raiser and member of the Crustacean Club have any connection to the fire? Detective Inspector Sloan and Detective Constable Crosby find themselves piecing together a puzzle which has its roots deep in the chequered and mysterious past of Tolmie Park, involving those who wish to preserve it and an equally determined group who have designs on developing the property.