Hamish Macbeth mysteries

Lady Jane Winters is a gossip and one of her victims is Hamish Macbeth. Even though she is disliked, he is still surprised to find her murdered. Now he must maneuver through her life to discover her killer. The cad is Captain Bartlett, found murdered at an engagement party. Many of the guests had motive, and Hamish must tread carefully as he searches for the assassin.

The most hated man in the harshest town in Scotland has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans and all that's left is his bones. The whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth. Before he can head back home he has to contend with a detective chief inspector who wants the murder hushed up, a dark-haired lassie who is out to seduce him, and a killer who has made mincemeat of his last victim-and will no doubt strike again....

"In Scotland, where thrift and a 'nice set of dentures' are admired, Dr. Frederick Gilchrist's cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him a clientele. However, wiser Highlanders -- like Lochdubh policeman Hamish Macbeth -- steer clear of this reputed womanizer's too-busy hands. Only jaw-throbbing agony could drive Macbeth to Gilchrist's surgery. The day it does, the constable stoically prepares to lose his smile. But what he finds...

Surprised that a newcomer to the Scottish Highlands has remained steadfast to her new home in spite of an inhospitable winter, constable Hamish Macbeth learns that the woman has deluded herself into believing that she is engaged to a local artist.

"She is known as being gentle by name and nature. Everyone in the Scottish town of Lochdubh adores the elderly Mrs. Gentle -- everyone, that is, but local constable Hamish Macbeth. He believes the gentle lady is actually quite sly and vicious, but the citizens all feel that Hamish has become overly cranky. When Mrs. Gentle dies under unusual circumstances, the town is shocked. Chief Detective Inspector Blair suspects that members of her family may...

Police Constable Hamish Macbeth investigates incidents of vandalism and violence in a quaint Scottish village that is trying to lure tourists to its newly christened "Fairy Glen."

""New York Times bestselling author M. C. Beaton is back with a new mystery featuring Scotland's most laconic and low-tech policeman."-- "Local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure. This presents the perfect opportunity for Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who would love nothing more than to get rid of Sergeant Hamish Macbeth. Blair suggests that Cyril Sessions, a keen young police officer, visit the...

"M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth series continues with a new mystery featuring Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman. James Harrison has recently moved to a restored hunting lodge in Sutherland with his gorgeous private nurse Gloria Dainty. When Hamish visits Mr. Harrison to welcome him to the neighborhood, the old man treats him very rudely. Gloria apologizes for her employer's behavior, and Hamish takes...

"Sergeant Hamish Macbeth--Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman--returns in M.C. Beaton's new mystery in her New York Times bestselling series. DEATH OF AN HONEST MAN Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons...

When an interferring resident goes missing, Seargeant Hamish Macbeth uncovers lies, intrigue, and scandal during his investigation and quickly finds himself on the trail of a killer.