C. Beaton 2006, 2010 The right of M. C. Beaton to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out or otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition including this condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. A copy of the British Library Cataloguing in Publication data is available from the British Library UK ISBN: 978-1-84901-087-0 Printed and bound in the EU 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Epilogue To Alice Boatwright and Jim Mullins, with affection Hamish Macbeth fans share their reviews . . . ‘Treat yourself to an adventure in the Highlands; remember your coffee and scones – for you’ll want to stay a while!’ ‘I do believe I am in love with Hamish.’ ‘M.