Death of a Dustman

Death of a Dustman
By M. C. Beaton
Mysterious Press, 2001. 215 pgs. Mystery

Freda Fleming, a Strathbane council member, decides the best way to get noticed in the media is to make an example of Lochdubh as a “green village.” She appoints the local dustman (garbage man) Fergus Macleod to be the environmental officer. The problem is everyone in town dislikes him because of his nasty habit of going through the village garbage looking for blackmail material. It does not surprise anyone that after a few weeks on the job he is found dead in a garbage can. Now it is up to Hamish MacBeth to find the murderer among so many suspects.

Another enjoyable cozy read in the Hamish Macbeth series. I recommend listening to the audio book to hear the Scottish brogue.

KK