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

Recovering addict Tommy Jarret has just rented a chalet

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Recovering addict Tommy Jarret has rented a chalet to check out reports of a sea monster near the village of Drim. Then he turns up dead, apparently from a drug overdose, & constable Hamish Macbeth finds the lad's demise particularly fishy. Deciding to go undercover, Hamish infiltrates the local drug dealing trade. But his plans looks doomed when he's teamed up with a tough Glaswegian detective inspector named Olivia Chater, aka Concrete Knickers. For the Lochdubh lawman it would be equally dangerous to flounder...or fall in love. Praise for the Hamish Macbeth series:' An enchanting series... M C Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery. ' New York Times Book Review` Readers will enjoy the quirks & unique qualities of the cast... Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography & succinctly describes its distinct flavour.' Library Journal ...

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

As the ninth

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It is the summer of 1911 & as Britain is gripped by paranoia about German spies & secret preparations for war, railway detective Jim Stringer decides to set out for a much-needed holiday. But before he can leave he finds himself escorting a young aristocrat, Hugh Lambert, who is on his way to be executed for the murder of his father. When Hugh warns that a second murder is imminent in his isolated village, Jim sees a chance to kill two birds with one stone. & so, as he visits the village with his wife Lydia under the guise of holidaying, Jim finds he has one weekend in which to stop another murder & unravel a conspiracy of international

Dimensions.. . Enough historical details & rural oddbods for a BBC serial, a baffling plot & 7 most importantly

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One misty autumn dawn in a quiet fishing port in northwest Spain, the body of a sailor washes up in the harbour. Detective Inspector Leo Caldas is called in from police headquarters in the nearby city of Vigo to sign off on what appears to be a suicide. But details soon come to light that turn this routine matter into a complex murder investigation. Finding out the truth is not easy when the villagers are so suspicious of outsiders. As Caldas delves into the maritime life of the village, he uncovers a disturbing decade-old case of a shipwreck & two mysterious disappearances. Death on a Galician Shore is a chilling story of violence, blackmail & revenge that has enthralled readers across Europe... The size of this book is 19.7cm in height & 12.7cm wide with 371 pages. ...

Sheriff Jud Harris is set on catching an elusive & deadly mass murderer. His trail takes him to the towns of Drakesburgh, Big Bend & finally to a homestead on the outskirts of High Lonesome, where he almost meets his match against a cunning & unexpected adversary. ...

For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils to be feared: unladylike behaviour among her students, & bad publicity for the college. So her prim & cosy world is turned upside down when the drowned body of the college bursar is found floating in her canoe. ...