Hamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer, but as fast as the rain rolls in from the loch his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket.

The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh with a new fiance on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges descend on the town. And then a paragon of housewife perfection named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh with her cowed husband in tow.

The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban alcohol and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's menfolk are up in arms and Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime - the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife.

About the Author
M.C. Beaton (1936-2019) was the author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages and have sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide. She is consistently the most borrowed UK adult author in British libraries, and her Agatha Raisin books have been turned into a TV series on Sky.

Reviews
M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic. The flavour is reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's Whisky Galore and I'm very glad to own a complete set
The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series... a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life. * Good Book Guide *
M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic. The flavour is reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's Whisky Galore and I'm very glad to own a complete set
The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series... a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life. * Good Book Guide *
The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status. * The Times *
Beaton, a Scot herself, excels at giving readers a taste of Highland life and creating a believable character in the lonely, brilliant, continually frustrated-in-love Macbeth. * Booklist *
The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status. * The Times *
Beaton, a Scot herself, excels at giving readers a taste of Highland life and creating a believable character in the lonely, brilliant, continually frustrated-in-love Macbeth. * Booklist *
Superb entertainment, as rich and warming as a fine malt whisky, and every bit as addictive * Houston Chronicle *
Superb entertainment, as rich and warming as a fine malt whisky, and every bit as addictive * Houston Chronicle *
It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh * New York Times *
It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh * New York Times *
As usual, Beaton delivers a delightfully old-fashioned, absorbing village mystery. * Booklist *
As usual, Beaton delivers a delightfully old-fashioned, absorbing village mystery. * Booklist *
This fictional world-part cozy, part unsparing-can be highly addictive. * School Library Journal *
This fictional world-part cozy, part unsparing-can be highly addictive. * School Library Journal *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472124098
Author M.C. Beaton
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Constable
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 180g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 20mm