Death Of A Bore Av M.C. Beaton

<p><b>Not bored to death but murder most foul . . . <br><br></b>Celebrated author John Heppel is known in Lochdubh as a self-important bore, prone to belittling the scribblings of the locals in his creative writing class. So when he''s found dead, his mouth oozing ink, it seems a fitting fate.<br><br>But for PC Hamish Macbeth the murder is more than a disruption to idyllic village life - especially when the media arrive, trailing in their wake DCI Heather Meikle, a maneater with a taste for bachelor police constables. Hamish must rekindle an old flame to escape her clutches and pull out all the stops to find the killer . . .<br><br><b>Praise for M.C. Beaton</b> <br><br>''The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status'' Anne Robinson, <i>The Times</i><br><br>''The books are a delight: clever, intricate, sardonic and amazingly true to the real Highlands'' Kerry Greenwood<br><br>''It''s always a special treat to return to Lochdubh'' <i>New York Times</i></p>