M. C. Beaton’s Hamish Macbeth is the local bobby in the tiny
village of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands. Unambitious (some say lazy), he
is content to tend to his sheep, poach an occasional fish and live quietly with
his dog and cat. However, his keen observational skills and gift for crime solving
often put him in the limelight, either garnering praise (and possible unwanted promotion)
for his investigative skills, or punishment and threats of firing for eclipsing
the police work of his pompous superiors.
A quirky recurring cast of townspeople, a wonderful
evocation of the Scottish Highlands, a touch of humor and a tiny bit of romance
(will he ever settle down, with either patrician Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, or
ambitious Elspeth Grant?), and 29 titles so far and no signs of stopping are
factors to recommend this delightful series.
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