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Death Of A Dustman -
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When Fergus Macleod, Lochdubh's abusive, drunk dustman is put in charge of the local recycling centre & is dubbed the ' Environment Officer', Hamish Macbeth smells trouble. Sure enough, Fergus, imbued with his new powers, becomes a bullying tyrant & when his body is found stuffed in a recycling bin, no one is sorry
- including his long-suffering family. But Macbeth is surprised to find that many of the despicable dustman's victims refuse to talk
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Death Of A Friend
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Headbutted by a horse when protesting against the local Devon hunt, it is safe to say Nina Cattermole had a rather unusual death.

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Death Of A Friend, A
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Rebecca Tope, Fiction
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Nina Cattermole had an unusual death. Headbutted by a horse as she protested against the local Devon hunt. The official verdict is a freak accident but when a hunt saboteur is found dead in a ditch on the day of Nina's funeral, local DC Den Cooper is sent to investigate. It soon becomes clear that this is not another accident. Charlie Gratton was trampled to death by a horse but the blows that killed him were struck with such precision that they could only have been delivered by an animal under the control of an experienced rider. Charlie, a practising Quaker, has been murdered. As Den tries to solve the case he finds himself drawn into an insular Quaker community & a village divided by loyalties & past misdeeds... This book has 476 pages & is 17.7cm x 10.2cm x 2.9cm ...
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Death Of A Gossip
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The very first Hamish Macbeth crime mystery, from internationally bestselling author M.C. Beaton

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Death Of A Hussy
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A tart with a heart of stone...

Maggie Baird is neither kind or generous, but she is very, very rich. So when her



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Death Of A Poison Pen
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A sudden outbreak of maliciousness strikes the town of Lochdubh in the form of a rash of poison pen letters.

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Death Of A Poison Pen
- Hamish Macbeth
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A sudden outbreak of maliciousness strikes the town of Lochdubh in the form of a rash of poison pen letters. Things turn deadly when the local postmistress is found hanged in her room... with a vicious note beneath her dangling feet. Though his superiors call it suicide, PC Hamish Macbeth pronounces it murder. But Hamish is soon distracted by Jenny Ogilvie, a friend of his ex-fiancee, who arrives in Lochdubh to seduce him. & then he's ambushed by local reporter Elspeth Grant, who sets out to land the story
- & Hamish
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Death Of A Polaroid -
A Manics Family Album
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An incredible visual biography of the Manic Street Preachers from bassist & lyricist Nicky Wire. Nicky is the bass player & lyricist with the Manic Street Preachers. The group have released ten critically acclaimed albums over two decades, during which time they have won
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Death of a Policeman - Detective Novels by M C Beaton (Paperback)
Death Of A Policeman
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M C Beaton (Paperback)
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Books Detective Novels Detective Chief Inspector Blair seizes the perfect opportunity to try to get rid of Sergeant Hamish Macbeth when local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure... So Blair suggests that Cyril Sessions, a keen young police officer, goes to visit the town of Lochdubh to monitor exactly what Hamish does every day. But Hamish is fully prepared to ensure young Cyril returns back with a report under his arm. Before that happens, Cyril is found dead & Hamish has now become the prime suspect of his murder... Product Information: • ISBN: 9781472124654 • Author: M C Beaton • Publisher: Constable • Format: Paperback • Pages: 266 • Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2 cm ...
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Death Of A Red Heroine
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Shanghai in 1990. An ancient city in a country that despite the massacre of Tiananmen Square is still in the tight grip of communist control. Chief Inspector Chen, a poet with a sound instinct for self-preservation, knows the city like few others. When the body of a prominent Communist Party member is found, Chen is told to keep the party authorities informed about every lead. Also, he must keep the young woman's murder out of the papers at all costs. When his investigation leads him to the decadent offspring of high-ranking officials, he finds himself instantly removed from the case & reassigned to another area. Chen has a choice: bend to the party's wishes & sacrifice his morals, or continue his investigation & risk dismissal from his job & from the party. Or worse.. . ...
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Death Of A Nag

After losing both his promotion and the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, PC Hamish Macbeth decides the best cure for a broken heart is a week's break at the charming coastal village of Skag. When he arrives at the 'Friendly House' B&B, however, he finds the atmosphere chilling, the food inedible and his fellow guests an unappealing lot. They include the annoying Miss Gunnery, a moaning family from London, and Bob Harris, who so nags his wife that everybody wants to kill him. And then somebody does. So Hamish must put aside both his holiday and his sore heart
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After losing both his promotion & the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, PC Hamish Macbeth decides the best cure for a broken heart is a week's break at the charming coastal village of Skag. When he arrives at the ' Friendly House' B&B, however, he finds the atmosphere chilling, the food inedible & his fellow guests an unappealing lot. They include the annoying Miss Gunnery, a moaning family from London, & Bob Harris, who so nags his wife that everybody wants to kill him. & then somebody does. So Hamish must put aside both his holiday & his sore heart

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With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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