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 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.

MC Beaton is the author of the Hamish Macbeth mystery series, as well as the acclaimed Agatha Raisin series.