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Highland Life reporter Crystal French arrives in Lochdubh aboard her bright yellow Porsche, sparking outrage among villagers and tension with local constable Hamish Macbeth. Her show’s interference in community life, coupled with her attempts to bribe and seduce, incites widespread hostility. When French is found dead—initially deemed a suicide but later proven murder—Hamish Macbeth, the very officer she had embarrassed, becomes the primary suspect. The case forces him to confront the tightly knit community’s secrets and question his own authority.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Marion Chesney
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