Death of a Ghost

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Call Number: Mystery / Beaton, M. C., Adult Book / Fiction / Mystery / Cozy / Beaton, M.C.
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch

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"When Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth hears reports of a haunted castle near Drim, he assumes the eerie noises and lights reported by the villagers are just local teenagers going there to smoke pot or, worse, inject themselves with drugs. Still, Hamish decides that he and his policeman, Charlie "Clumsy" Carson, will spend the night at the ruined castle to get to the bottom of the rumors once and for all. There's no sign of any ghost...but then Charlie disappears through the floor. It turns out he's fallen into the cellar. And what Hamish and Charlie find there is worse than a ghost: a dead body propped against the wall. Waiting for help to arrive, Hamish and Charlie leave the castle just for a moment--to eat bacon baps--but when they return, the body is nowhere to be seen. It's clear something strange--and deadly--is going on at the castle, and Hamish must get to the bottom of it before the "ghost" can strike again" -- Provided by publisher.

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a bit confusing submitted by camelsamba on August 19, 2019, 8:08pm This is book 32 in a series. You don't have to read them in order to understand a particular story, although it does give you insight into the relationships between characters. (And if you do read them all, you will notice certain elements that repeat in every book!)

One of the things I don't understand in this series is why Superintendent Daviot is always in such a rush to pin a case in the wrong person (like the smugglers). Or why he gets so annoyed when Hamish finds new evidence that points to the real culprit - wouldn't he want the real killer off the streets as much as anyone else?

Parts I don't believe in this one:
- Hamish so quick to confide in Harriet. Between Harriet and Handy, he shows himself a real bad judge of character this time around.
- perhaps I am too naive, but the interaction between Blair and Fox seems over the top unrealistic.