M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch (UK 2019)

From the Publisher:
TOIL AND TROUBLE AHEAD FOR HAMISH!
Returning from holiday Hamish becomes unaccountably worried - it's as if he senses a dark cloud of evil hanging over Lochdubh. He soon learns that there is a newcomer to the village, a woman called Catriona Beldame, and that the villagers have decided she is a witch.

At first Hamish is charmed by her, but is dismayed when he finds out she's been supplying dangerous potions to certain local people. No one seems willing to listen to his warnings and when she is found murdered, poor Hamish is the prime suspect. Obviously, he must solve the murder to clear his own name and bring contentment back to his beloved Lochdubh.

PRAISE FOR M.C. BEATON: 'First rate... deft social comedy and wonderfully realised atmosphere' -- Booklist
'The books are a delight: clever, intricate, sardonic and amazingly true to the real Highlands' -- Kerry Greenwood
'It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh' -- New York Times

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472124609 (March, 2019), 310 p., £8.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch (UK 2013)

From the Publisher:
Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble for Hamish!
Returning from holiday Hamish becomes unaccountably worried - it's as if he senses a dark cloud of evil hanging over Lochdubh. He soon learns that there is a newcomer to the village, a woman called Catriona Beldame, and that the villagers have decided she is a witch.

At first Hamish is charmed by her, but is dismayed when he finds out she's been supplying dangerous potions to certain local people. No one seems willing to listen to his warnings and when she is found murdered, poor Hamish is the prime suspect. Obviously, he must solve the murder to clear his own name and bring contentment back to his beloved Lochdubh.

'First rate ... deft social comedy and wonderfully realised atmosphere.' -- Booklist
'It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh.' -- New York Times Book Review

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. C & R Crime / Little, Brown, ISBN: 9781472105431 (August, 2013), 290 p., £7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch (UK 2010)

From the Publisher:
Hubble, bubble, toil and trouble...
There's a dark cloud over PC Hamish Macbeth's beloved Lochdubh in the form of newcomer Catriona Beldame. The men of the village have been beating a path to her door; Hamish is charmed too - until he discovers her black-magic potions that are proving so popular among the villagers.

But no one will heed his warnings about Catriona's witchy ways; when she's found murdered, Hamish is prime suspect. To clear his name, and let sanity return to sleepy Lochdubh, he must weave a spell all his own to solve the murder of a witch.

'It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh.' -- New York Times Book Review
'The detective novels of M.C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status.' -- Anne Robinson, The Times

'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying.' -- Publishers Weekly

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Robinson, ISBN: 1845299647 (February, 2010), 290 p., £6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch (USA 2010)

From the Publisher:
A DEADLY BREW OF TOIL AND TROUBLE
Returning from a vacation, Constable Hamish Macbeth senses a dark cloud of evil hanging over his Scottish village of Lochdubh. Newcomer Catriona Beldame has cast a bewitching spell over the town, causing the local men to visit her cottage at all hours of the night and infuriating the women. Hamish suspects that she is a great danger to the town. Before he can prove that Catriona is truly wicked, she is brutally murdered-and Hamish becomes the prime suspect in the case. The constable will call upon the assistance of a pretty female forensic expert as he attempts to clear his name...and perhaps even find some romance. But when more violence breaks out, loyal Hamish must use all his detective skills to restore peace to his beloved village.

"THIS SERIES IS PURE BLISS." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"A TERRIFIC WHODUNIT... FILLED WITH HUMOR... A DELIGHTFUL SCOTTISH CHARMER... BEATON PROVIDES HER USUAL SUPERIOR TALE." -- Midwest Book Review

M.C. BEATON is the author of the Hamish Macbeth mystery series, as well as the acclaimed Agatha Raisin series.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch. A Hamish Macbeth Mystery. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 0446615498 (January, 2010), 245 p., $6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
The 24th case for Highland policeman Hamish Macbeth
Returning from holiday Hamish becomes unaccountably worried - it's as if he senses a dark cloud of evil hanging over Lochdubh. He soon learns that there is a newcomer to the village, a woman called Catriona Beldame, and that the villagers have decided she is a witch.

At first Hamish is charmed by Catriona, but is dismayed when he finds out she's been supplying dangerous potions to certain local people. No one seems willing to listen to his warnings and when she is found murdered, poor Hamish is the prime suspect.

Obviously, he must solve the murder to clear his own name and bring contentment back to his beloved Lochdubh.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 1845299183 (February, 2009), 290 p., £18.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
Returning from a foreign holiday, the redheaded Constable Hamish Macbeth senses a dark cloud of evil hanging over his Scottish village of Lochdubh. A newcomer, Catriona Beldame, has cast a spell over the town, and word of her magical powers spreads as fast as the Highland fog. The local men are visiting Catriona's cottage at all hours of the night and the women are outraged, ready to cast the witch into the sea loch. Hamish himself is charmed by her, too, until he begins to suspect that she is a danger to the town.

The townsfolk simply don't believe that Catriona is a serious threat, saying that the loveless constable has turned against all women, and before he can prove them wrong, she is murdered. Catriona, in her own wicked way, curses Hamish from beyond the grave, making him the prime suspect in her murder case. Hamish will call upon the assistance of a pretty female forensic expert as he attempts to clear his name -perhaps he will find romance at last! Lochdubh's loyal constable won't give up until he can bring peace and quiet back to his beloved village.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Witch. A Hamish Macbeth Mystery. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 0446196134 (February, 2009), 245 p., $24.99.