Death of a Poison Pen by M C Beaton

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Death of a Poison Pen
Hamish Macbeth - Book XIX

by M C Beaton

Somebody is writing malicious poison pen letters to the good folk in Lochdubh, and Hamish Macbeth is determined to get to the bottom of it. Before he can do this local postmistress Miss Beattie is found hanging with one of the letters beneath her feet. It looks like suicide, but canny Hamish thinks otherwise. He soon finds himself sent off with Daviot’s blessing to discover who the culprit is, and uncovers a lot more trouble than even he bargained for.

After the last somewhat disparate offering, this fine series is back on track once more with a good plot. Hamish also has a new love interest—or rather a new woman called Jenny Ogilvie is chasing him. Jenny works at the same City computer company as Priscilla, and after hearing all about this Highland Adonis is keen to take up where her friend left off. Add in rival and reporter Elspeth Grant and various other plot strands, and it all adds up to an excellent yarn with a conclusion that I certainly did not expect. Hooray for Hamish!

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Death of a Cad #2

Death of an Outsider #3

Death of a Perfect Wife #4

Death of a Hussy #5

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