"Death of an Outsider"

This third book in the Constable Hamish Macbeth mystery series by M. C. Beaton was a quick afternoon read. Macbeth has been loaned out to Cnothan while their constable and his wife take a lengthy holiday. The local folk tend to be a little cool towards outsiders but Macbeth is able to thaw a few out and make some friends. Things heat up when a murder occurs. The victim has made so many enemies that there are no lack of suspects. As usual, Detective Chief Inspector Blair and his staff arrive to take over the case but it is Macbeth who solves it in the end while juggling a local romance. Is this the end of his pining for Prescilla Halburton-Smythe? You'll have to read it to find out!

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