Death of a Kingfisher

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<b>'Explosive and engaging' - Booklist</b> <i>A featherbrained scheme to make cold, hard cash . . .</i> PC Hamish Macbeth can't help but admire the resourcefulness of the Highlanders during the Recession - in tough times they have to lure tourists to their sleepy towns and the quaint village of Braikie has come up with a novel solution. It really doesn't have that much to offer apart from a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which the clued-up local tourist board director has rechristened 'The Fairy Glen' and has had brochures printed with a beautiful kingfisher rising from a lake on the cover. It isn't long before coach tours begin to arrive but just as the town's luck starts to turn, a kingfisher is found hanging from a branch in the woods with a noose around its neck. As a wave of vandalism threatens to ruin Braikie forever it is up to Hamish to get involved... and his investigation quickly turns from mistreatment of birds to murder... <b>Praise for M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth series:</b> 'Once again M C Beaton has concocted an <b>amusing brew of mystery and romance</b> that will keep her fans turning the pages' <i>Publishers Weekly</i> '<b>It's always a pleasure to return to Loch Dubh</b>' - <b><i>New York Times Book Review</i></b>