Suddenly recently banished Scottish Police Constable Hamish MacBeth, grateful for Lochdubh newcomer Maggie Baird's efforts to restore him, must dig into her sordid past to ferret out her killer.

When an astrologer predicts that she will soon die, a health farm owner calls Constable Hamish Macbeth to her desolate Scottish isle to protect her, but the prediction proves not quite accurate.

When an astrologer predicts that she will soon die, a health farm owner calls Constable Hamish Macbeth to her desolate Scottish isle to protect her, but the prediction proves not quite accurate.

When Paul and Trixie Thomas, an unemployed English couple, move to Lochdubh, the villagers are wary of them--and when Trixie is found dead, village police inspector Hamish MacBeth suspects her husband from the very start.

When Constance Lamberton comes to serve as Lady Amelia's chaperone, she quickly wins the heart of the man Lady Amelia wished to marry, who searches for her when she disappears after their marriage.

After falling in love with her husband, who married her for her money, country lady Mary Tyre tries to inflame his desire.

Scottish police Constable Hamish Macbeth investigates the haunted house of English newcomer William Mainwaring and finds the case complicated by a gruesome murder

When Paul and Trixie Thomas, an unemployed English couple, move to Lochdubh, the villagers are wary of them--and when Trixie is found dead, village police inspector Hamish MacBeth suspects her husband from the very start.

Hired to investigate the murder of a widow, in the Cotswold Hills, Agatha Raisin learns about the victim's penchant for keeping borrowed items in a case that is complicated by secrets and a killer who would make Agatha a next target.

Hired to investigate the murder of a local widow, Agatha Raisin learns about the victim's penchant for keeping borrowed items in a case that is complicated by secrets and a killer who would make Agatha a next target.