Sadly, I had forgotten about the Hamish Macbeth series. My mom is more of a mystery buff than I am, so I usually only listen to them when she passes along a book on CD to me. There’s a very Poroit feel to this series, but a bit less stuffy thankfully. These aren’t great books overflowing with stellar writing and solid story plots, but they are good fluff reads if you’re looking for a fun whodunit that will garner a chuckle here and there. I listened to it in the background while I was scrapbooking, so I wasn’t looking for anything thought provoking. It fit the bill perfectly for keeping me entertained without requiring an abundance of my attention. I suppose the love obsessed deputy determined to win over Hamish, any means necessary, is a bit contrived, but for some reason it worked for me.