Hamish Macbeth 03; Death of an Outsider

at the Lochdubh Hotel with great relish. There was a blackness emanating from Hamish. Skeleton, she thought suddenly.

Mainwaring was killed at Cnothan Game and Fish Company. Jamie Ross was famous for his lobsters. Scratches on the skeleton.

She put a hand on his knee.

“We’ll never eat lobster again, Hamish.”

Hamish let out a long sigh. “Quick on the uptake, aren’t you? I’d forgotten that.”

“Dinner at the Lochdubh on me,” said Priscilla firmly. “They do a very good vegetarian salad.”