The most hated man in Scotland is sleeping with the fishes--literally dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans. All that remain of the murder victim are his bones.

Hamish Macbeth sorely misses his beloved Lochdubh. But wherever Hamish goes, he's bound to find a new case to solve. He'll have to contend with a difficult detective chief inspector, a dark-haired lass who's trying to seduce him, and a killer who will no doubt strike again . . .