DEATH OF A VALENTINE (M.C. Beaton)

Hamish MacBeth fans will not want to miss this 25th book in M.C. Beaton's Scottish series.  Hamish is once again headed for the altar, this time with his new constable, Josie McSween.  When Lammas Queen Annie Fleming is blown up by a letter bomb, Hamish investigates with the help of new, love-struck assistant, Josie, whose focus is more on landing the handsome policeman than on solving the case.  Will Hamish finally settle down to domestic bliss in his beloved highlands?  What about love-of-his-life Priscilla, or sometimes-love Elspeth Grant?  As usual, Hamish sees through the chaos of life in Lochdubh to solve the murder.  Can he also solve the mystery of love?