Death of a Poison Pen

When the townspeople of Lochdubh begin receiving poison-penletters, no one takes them very seriously, even if they are full of wild accusations.But Hamish Macbeth fears that they might lead to something deadly.

His instincts provecorrect when the town's postmistress is found hanging from a rope with a poison-pen letter at her feet. Though it appears to be a suicide, Hamish suspectssomething more sinister. Attempting to trace the letters, the last thing Hamishneeds… (more)

When the townspeople of Lochdubh begin receiving poison-penletters, no one takes them very seriously, even if they are full of wild accusations.But Hamish Macbeth fears that they might lead to something deadly.

His instincts provecorrect when the town's postmistress is found hanging from a rope with a poison-pen letter at her feet. Though it appears to be a suicide, Hamish suspectssomething more sinister. Attempting to trace the letters, the last thing Hamishneeds is any distractions, but soon Jenny Ogilvie arrives in Lochdubhdetermined to seduce him. Realizing that she is unable to take Hamish's mindoff his case, Jenny decides to do a little investigating of her own. Hamish finds himself in a race to solve the mystery of the poison-pen lettersbefore someone else dies, including one likely target--Jenny.