Splendid fun. The New York Times Book ReviewA Hamish Macbeth mystery.Wealthy Maggie Baird is neither nice nor kind nor generous. Once she wasbeautiful but now a... » 

Splendid fun. The New York Times Book ReviewA Hamish Macbeth mystery.Wealthy Maggie Baird is neither nice nor kind nor generous. Once she wasbeautiful but now although middleaged she retains the appetites of abeautiful woman. When Maggies car catches fire with her inside it suspicionfocuses on the five houseguests staying at Maggies luxurious Highlandscottage her timid niece and four former lovers once of whom Maggie hadintended to pick for a husband. All five are impecunious. All five had ampleopportunity to monkey with Maggies car. So finding who did it requires allPolice Constable Hamish Macbeths extraordinary common sense and insight intohuman nature. And lazy lout though he may be Hamish lets no grass grow underhis feet when it comes to solving a murder. Especially when he may be the nexttarget. «