Death of an Outsider by M. C. Beaton

Format: Audiobook

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Blurb

Dreary Cnothan’s most hated man is dumped into a tank filled with lobsters then eaten in Britain’s best restaurants.

Exiled there with his dog Towser, Hamish Macbeth misses his beloved Highland village Lochdubh, Priscilla and easy lazy days. His superiors want the business hushed up, a dark-haired lass wants his body, and a killer is out for more blood.

My review

In order to keep to the trend, I’ve gone backwards instead of forwards with this series. I completed book 4 recently and then decided to read book 3. I know, I’m crazy to go backwards, but it really was not an issue as this book was not set in the same town. It worked out perfectly for me.

Hamish is sent to another town to fill in while the regular police officer had a well-deserved holiday. But, of course, things go wrong as soon as Hamish turns up. Yet there is an upturn of events for Hamish in other areas. Wink, wink, say no more.

This storyline was a little more twisted and I didn’t like the townspeople much. I don’t have much more to say other than I would read more books in the series.