“Death of a Policeman” by M.C. Beaton is the latest Hamish MacBeth mystery. Set in Scotland, Beaton adds humor with her caricatures and old friendships and relations between Hamish, the locals and his bosses. Here Hamish is being spied on by an undercover policeman sent to reveal that Hamish does nothing so they can finally close down his small police station. The spy gets murdered and Hamish is no fool as he uncovers every stone in his attempt to find the murderer. Firmly in the cozy mystery category.
