Suddenly recently banished Scottish Police Constable Hamish MacBeth, grateful for Lochdubh newcomer Maggie Baird's efforts to restore him, must dig into her sordid past to ferret out her killer. - (Baker & Taylor)
A classic title from M.C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth seriesAbout the best that can be said of wealthy Maggie Baird isthat inside her middle-aged body, there still beats the heart of a beautifultart. So when her car catches fire with Maggie in it, there are five likelysuspects right on the premises of her luxurious Highlands cottage. Lochdubhpolice constable Hamish Macbeth has to question Maggie's timid niece and fourformer lovers, one of whom Maggie had intended to pick for her husband. Allfive are equally poor-with ample motive and opportunity to monkey with Maggie'scar. Now to find the killer, the astute lawman must apply his extraordinaryinsight into human nature. But when the evidence appears to point to the wrongperson entirely, Hamish must dig down deep to stop the real murderer's escape. - (EBSCOhost)