Death of a Spy by M.C. Beaton and R.W. Green
Snuggle up by the fire with a glass of good single malt and
check out the most recent Hamish Macbeth murder mystery. The Scottish background is enticing and the
pairing of an American agent named Bland with good old Macbeth can’t be beat.
These are short books and there are almost twenty of them. Hamish Macbeth is the
main sleuth and though he is often funny and a perfect boob with the women in
his life, he is a shrewd investigator. Another plus is that you can polish off one of these good-humored novellas in an evening.
Though Macbeth’s home base is a fictional northern Scottish
town, the places he visits are often real. In this outing Macbeth and his
visiting CIA sidekick are looking to put a long running Russian spy ring to
rest and that means finding the mole who is trying to eliminate all the rest of
the players in the cell he created. Along the way you roam the landscapes and
lochs of Scotland and find excitement from flooding rivers, wild pub brawls, and a high stakes conclusion in the middle of a British Military Firing Range.
Beaton and Green are aiming for escapist entertainment and they clear that bar easily. I’d recommend having one or two of their
yarns on your library shelf just waiting for those days when all you want to do is kick back.
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