Two local lads, Sam M'Roberts and Joel Crowe, seemed to be getting on well until they found their lives turned upside down. Behind these shake-ups were two very different figures - the ghostly spirits of Luke Seever and Alexander Peden from the mists of their home-town's past.

The Man frae the Ministry completes the Ulster-Scots trilogy by Philip Robinson. Each novel stands apart as a separate story, but with clear connections that are revealed.