Hamish's new constable, Dorothy McIver, may be the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. Completely bewitched by her wide blue eyes, Hamish spends the summer traveling with her up and down Sutherland until finally, he can take it no longer. He gets down on one knee beside the Land Rover and begs her to marry him -- and to his amazement and delight, she says yes.

But the wedding is not to be. Instead, Hamish finds himself with a new murder on his hands -- and himself as the prime suspect. If he doesn't find the real killer, fast, Hamish may find himself locked up for good....