This book is titled ‘Death of a Witch’ and it was written by M.C. Beaton. It is the 24th book in the Hamish Macbeth series, which follows the adventures of a Scottish police constable named Hamish Macbeth. In this book, Hamish returns to his village of Lochdubh from a vacation and discovers that a newcomer named Catriona Beldame is causing trouble. She is rumored to be a witch and has been supplying dangerous potions to the men of the village. When Hamish threatens her, he finds her slashed and her house burned down. Someone from her past or present has taken revenge