Not bored to death but murder most foul... Celebrated author John Heppel is known in Lochdubh as a self-important bore prone to belittling the scribblings of the locals in his creative writing class. So when he's found dead his mouth oozing ink it seems a fitting fate. But for PC Hamish Macbeth the murder is more than a disruption to idyllic village life
- especially when the media arrive trailing in their wake DCI Heather Meikle a maneater with a taste for bachelor police constables. Hamish must rekindle an old flame to escape her clutches & pull out all the stops to find the killer. Praise for the Hamish Macbeth series: The detective novels of M. C. Beaton a master of outrageous black comedy have reached cult status". (Anne Robinson The Times). " First rate.. .deft social comedy & wonderfully realized atmosphere". (Booklist). " It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh". (New York Times). " 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). " Befuddled earnest & utterly endearing Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying". (Publishers Weekly)."