Murder in Paradise...

When Jane Wetherby offers PC Hamish Macbeth a holiday at her ' Happy Wanderer' health farm

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All Sergeant Hamish Macbeth ever wants is a quiet life in the tranquil surroundings of Lochdubh, his home village in the Scottish Highlands. Although the area he polices is vast, he’s happiest when he’s working alone, yet the police authorities insist he has an assistant. In the past, they have supplied a variety of problematic misfits, but they surpass themselves with their latest effort – an American named James Bl&. Having met Bland previously, when he was left in no doubt that the American led a life coloured by secrets & skulduggery, Hamish isn’t surprised when he discovers the real motive behind Bland’s police secondment involves him in helping track down a spy ring, some members of which have met grisly ends. That investigation tears Hamish away from Lochdubh at a time when the village is suffering a disturbing spate of increasingly violent burglaries. The identity of the burglar, however, is a perplexing mystery. All of that blows Hamish’s quiet life out the window & p... ...

Trouble is afoot in the remote Scottish fishing village of Stoyre, where the inhabitants are acting kind of... fishy.



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Trouble is afoot in the remote Scottish fishing village of Stoyre, where the inhabitants are acting kind of... fishy. On a routine visit, Hamish Macbeth finds the pub empty, the church unexpectedly full, & the very air permeated with fear. Then an explosion levels a holiday cottage which the locals call 'an act of God'. Hamish has another theory, one that will make the national news. With the help of sharp-eyed journalist Elspeth Grant & Lugs (his dog) he begins to winkle out the truth. But Hamish's best laid plans soon go awry when an old friend dies, a scandalous rumour erupts, & someone close to his heart may be lost forever. ...

Are drugs responsible for a sighting of Nessies long lost relative?

Recovering addict Tommy Jarret has just rented a chalet

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Books Crime Books Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul attended church in Lochdubh.  He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat.   Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses & it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair.   He told Jessie Currie
- who repeated all the last words of her twin sister
- that she needed psychiatric help. Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9781472117427 •†Author: M. C. Beaton •†Publisher:†  Little Brown •†Format:†  Paperback •†Pages:† 232 •†Dimensions:†20 x 13 x 1.5 cm

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When fealess trainer Anton is found lying dead in the tigers' cage, it seems that he has lost control & been mauled by the tigers
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At first the virus wiping out grass & crops is of little concern to John Custance. It has decimated Asia, causing mass starvation & riots, but Europe is safe & a counter-virus is expected any day. Except, it turns out, the governments have been lying to their people. ...

The legend of King Arthur has retained its appeal & popularity through the ages: Mordred's treason, the knightly exploits of Tristan, Lancelot's fatally divided loyalties & his love for Guenevere, the quest for the Holy Grail. This title presents an account of the knights of the Round Table. ...

The master of historical fiction presents the iconic story of King Alfred & the making of a nation.

As the ninth

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