Death of a Maid.Death of a Maid M. C. Beaton Mysterious Press 1271 Sixth Ave., NY, NY 10020 0892960108 $23.99 www.hachettebookgroupUSA.com 800-759-0190 The customary elements of this long-standing wonderful series remain in place: Constable An official of a Municipal Corporation whose primary duties are to protect and preserve the peace of the community. In medieval law, a constable was a high functionary under the French and English kings. Hamish Macbeth's romantic life remains in flux flux In metallurgy, any substance introduced in the smelting of ores to promote fluidity and to remove objectionable impurities in the form of slag. Limestone is commonly used for this purpose in smelting iron ores. , he is content to solve crimes in the little fishing village of Lochdubh in the Scottish Highlands
The Scottish Highlands (A' Ghàidhealtachd but give credit to anyone else because he doesn't want a promotion and wants to remain there with his dog and tamed tame adj. tam·er, tam·est 1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state. 2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: "The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame" wild cat. In this case, a cleaning woman famous for gossiping and fairly poor work is discovered by Hamish outside the home of one of her clients with her head bashed in, apparently hit with her own cleaning pail. The list of suspects includes all five of her clients because Hamish suspects that while cleaning, the woman discovered secrets and blackmailed the clients. It is a simple tale, but Hamish's investigation is anything but. As in past entries he doggedly dog·ged adj. Stubbornly persevering; tenacious. See Synonyms at obstinate. dog  ged·ly adv. pursues clues right up to the end. As usual, the book is well-written, the plot well-staked out and Hamish's love life more than complicated. A delight to read.
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