Death of an Addict Quotes

“Although she far outranked Hamish, she had to wait patiently, because this was Lochdubh, where Hamish Macbeth was king.”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of an Addict

“The birch trees around the chalet which Tommy had rented were weeping rainwater. Ferocious midges danced in and out of the raindrops.”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of an Addict

“He thought that perhaps it had a lot to do with the location. It lay at the end of a black sea loch surrounded by towering mountains. It was almost as if the geography had made the people turn inwards upon themselves, suspicious of strangers, and anyone from outside was a stranger.”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of an Addict

“Lochdubh always seemed light and friendly. Drim was all that on the surface, but underneath there were black passions among the villagers, easily stirred up.”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of an Addict

“Two of the women saw a monster. They phoned the police in Strathbane, but whoever they spoke to told them to go and have a cup of black coffee.”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of an Addict

“to a black velvet sky where only a few faint stars glimmered. The black clouds he had seen earlier had retreated. The evening was cool and the air was sweet.”
― M.C. Beaton, Death of an Addict