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Randy Duggan, the self‑styled "Macho Man" of Lochdubh, dominates the village with boastful tales of wrestling and exploration. His arrogance incites bullies and violence, culminating in a challenge to constable Hamish Macbeth. When Duggan is found shot, Macbeth faces suspension as his superiors suspect a staged confrontation. Macbeth probes Duggan’s mysterious past and the involvement of banker John Glover, who appears at Tommel Castle Hotel, and Rosy Draley, a romance novelist who was having an affair with Duggan. The investigation puts Macbeth’s career and the peaceful Highland life at risk, compelling him to uncover the killer to clear his name.
First publish date: 1996
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: Marion Chesney
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