Death of a Bore

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Famous author John Heppel is a horrible, self-important man who cruelly belittles the scribblings of the locals who have signed up for his writing course.  So when Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth finds Heppel murdered, his mouth filled with ink, it seems like a fitting fate.  Suddenly, Hamish's idyllic life of walks with his dog followed by afternoon tea disappears as the media descend on the village - along with DCI Heather Meikle, a maneater with a taste for bachelor constables.

Desperate to escape her clutches, Hamish rekindles dangerous passions with journalist and former girlfriend Elspeth.  And with Heather's hot breath on his neck he must draft a plan to capture a bad, mad killer - one crazy enough to strike again ...