I m endlessly delighted with this series and the main character, Hamish MacBeth. Clever casting, ingeneous story lines and gentle humor. .. what could be better

Boy, I tell ya, taking a holiday in the Highlands sounds awfy risky . . .

Another Great Hamish Macbeth Story

Hamish is investigating who is behind a series of poison pen letters in the village when things become even more serious with two mysterious murders linked to the letters. Hamish 's love life becomes even more complicated when reporter Elspeth Grant and Jenny, a friend of Hamish's former fiancee Priscilla compete for his attention. Lots of danger, intrigue and classic Highland humor abound

This was the free Serial Read for the month of January on the Barnes & Noble Nook app.

Hamish Macbeth is a policeman in a small village in the Highlands. He likes it and doesn’t want to be promoted to a larger town. So he doesn’t mind when his “boss” takes credit for his work. Hamish also seems to have problems with making commitments to girlfriends, which figures into this story.

Someone is writing “poison pen” letters and sending them to various folks. This is a nuisance until the Postmistress is found hung with a letter at her feet. Her death is initially ruled a suicide, but Hamish finds evidence of murder.

A few days later, another woman is murdered with another note. And a video of the first death shows up at movie night at the Senior Center.

Hamish must unravel the secrets of the village while dealing with some unwelcome (sort of) female attention.

This is one of the middle books in a series, so there is a lot of backstory that is not explained. But the book is enjoyable anyone, although I thought the resolution was a bit rushed.