Comstable Hamish MacBeth never changes. He longs for true love, but always ends up with a controlling woman who wants to change him and encourage his ambition. His keen mind and intuition allow him to excel at crime solving, but his inherent laziness cause him to give away the credit nearly every time, except when it serves his purpose to be acknowledged as the hero.
Hamish and his current assistant, Charlie, decide to spend the night in a "haunted" castle near Drim to help dispel rumors of a haunting. When Charlie falls through some rotted floor boards they discover a dead body, identity unknown, in the cellar, a body which promptly disappears when they take a break to enjoy their favorite bacon baps for breakfast. Obviously, something is amiss at the castle, and suspects abound. The lovesick minister and his wife, the older man with the trophy wife, the castle's owner, smugglers...all are soon under investigation. When more murders turn up, Hamish moves into high gear, albeit at his usual leisurely pace.
All of Beaton's usual characters from this series are here: Priscilla, the love of Hamish's life, reporter Elspeth, the colonel, Nessie and Essie, the wimpy Daviot and the insufferable Blair. If you have some weekend time and just want to relax in the Scottish Highlands, this is the book for you!
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