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Death Of A Bore
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Not bored to death but murder most foul... Celebrated author John Heppel is known in Lochdubh as a self-important bore prone to belittling the scribblings of the locals in his creative writing class. So when he's found dead his mouth oozing ink it seems a fitting fate. But for PC Hamish Macbeth the murder is more than a disruption to idyllic village life
- especially when the media arrive trailing in their wake DCI Heather Meikle a maneater with a taste for bachelor police constables. Hamish must rekindle an old flame to escape her clutches & pull out all the stops to find the killer. Praise for the Hamish Macbeth series: The detective novels of M. C. Beaton a master of outrageous black comedy have reached cult status". (Anne Robinson The Times). " First rate.. .deft social comedy & wonderfully realized atmosphere". (Booklist). " It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh". (New York Times). " Readers will enjoy the quirks & unique qualities of the cast... Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography & succinctly describes its distinct flavour". (Library Journal). " Befuddled earnest & utterly endearing Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying". (Publishers Weekly)."
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Death Of A Cad
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When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh everyone in town is delighted...except for love-smitten Hamish Macbeth. Yet the affairs of his heart will have to wait. Vile boorish Captain Bartlett one of the guests at Priscillas engagement party has just been found murdered
- shot while on a grouse hunt. Now with so many titled party guests as prime suspects each with their own reason for snuffing out the despicable captain Hamish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case...and catch a killer before they fly the coop!
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Death Of A Cad
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When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh everyone in town is delighted...except for love-smitten Hamish Macbeth. Yet the affairs of his heart will have to wait. Vile boorish Captain Bartlett one of the guests at Priscilla's engagement party has just been found murdered
- shot while on a grouse hunt. Now with so many titled party guests as prime suspects each with their own reason for snuffing out the despicable captain Hamish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case...and catch a killer before they fly the coop!
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Death Of A Celebrity
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Lochdubh remotely nestling in the Highlands is perfectly anonymous...until well-known TV reporter Crystal French races into town in her bright new BMW. & PC Hamish Macbeth dourly wed to duty rather than the fiancee who dumped him promptly gives her a ticket for reckless driving. Outraged Crystal makes Macbeth's life a misery with a TV report on policing in the Highlands...but when she also rakes up old local scandals for her new hit show Macbeth notes that someone besides himself might be dead keen to stop her. & then someone does. Now finding out who did away with the nosy reporter will lead the laconic Macbeth down roads he never envisioned...and perhaps a crisis of the heart all his own. ...
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Death Of A Charming
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Now that Priscilla Halburton-Smythe has agreed to marry him Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth cant imagine a more perfect life. Theres not much crime in his remote Scottish village of Lochdubh nothing much at all to do but fish drink coffee & slouch around. & now to spend time with lovely Priscilla. But his days arent as tranquil as his dreams. For one thing Priscillas renovation schemes are driving him out of his cottage. Not to mention her ambitious plans for his career as a policeman away from Lochdubh. This might be a good time to find out why Peter Hynds arrival in nearby Drim was causing so much trouble. An attractive unmarried man with an independent income would always attract attention in such a small place. But this time Hynds arrival seems to have caused bitter rivalry among the women of Drim. Hamish finds their petty fights amusing & a clever excuse to avoid Priscilla & her schemes for a new electric stove (to replace his beloved woodburning appliance) a posh new bathroom & virtuous nutrition. Amusing that is until death threats physical abuse & murder make statistical history in one of Scotlands most picture postcard-perfect towns. Praise for M.C. Beaton: The detective novels of M. C. Beaton a master of outrageous black comedy have reached cult status
- Anne Robinson The Times"."
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Death Of A Dreamer
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She couldn't paint to save her life
- so someone's given her a lesson by taking it! Most newcomers don't stay long in remote Lochdubh
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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
- & when violence strikes again the lanky lawman must quickly unearth the culprit among a litter of suspects...before the killer makes a clean getaway!

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Death Of A Gentle Lady
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Mrs Gentle has fooled everyone into thinking she is as sweet as she sounds
- Gentle by name & gentle by nature. But local constable
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Death Of A Glutton
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Her table manners were a crime. But she didnt deserve to die! Theres not a cloud in Hamish Macbeths sky
- just plenty of warm sunshine
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Death Of A Glutton
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Her table manners were a crime. But she didn't deserve to die! There's not a cloud in Hamish Macbeth's sky
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Death Of A Dreamer

She couldnt paint to save her life - so someones given her a lesson by taking it! Most newcomers dont stay long in remote Lochdubh - usually boredom dampness and nosy locals drive them out. But it looks as if artist Effie Garrand has come to stay. When Hamish Macbeth calls on her hes amazed to find the woman in residence after a particularly harsh winter. Unfortunately Effie is also quite delusional having convinced herself that fellow local artist Jock Fleming is in love with her and that they are engaged. But after a lovers scrap with Jock Effie is found dead poisoned by hemlock. Suicide or murder? Its up to Hamish to find out whether the dreamers death is the result of something much more serious than a broken heart. Praise for The Hamish Macbeth Series": First rate...deft social
comedy and wonderfully realized atmosphere - "Booklist". The detective novels of M C Beaton a master of outrageous black comedy have reached cult status - Anne Robinson "The Times". Its always a treat to return to Lochdubh - "New York Times". Readers will enjoy the quirks and unique qualities of the cast...Beaton catches the beauty of the areas natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavour - "Library Journal". Befuddled earnest and utterly endearing Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying - "Publishers Weekly". The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series...beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations about rural life - "Good Book Guide"."
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She couldnt paint to save her life
- so someones given her a lesson by taking it! Most newcomers dont stay long in remote Lochdubh
- usually boredom dampness & nosy locals drive them out. But it looks as if artist Effie Garrand has come to stay. When Hamish Macbeth calls on her hes amazed to find the woman in residence after a particularly harsh winter. Unfortunately Effie is also quite delusional having convinced herself that fellow local artist Jock Fleming is in love with her & that they are engaged. But after a lovers scrap with Jock Effie is found dead poisoned by hemlock. Suicide or murder? Its up to Hamish to find out whether the dreamers death is the result of something much more serious than a broken heart. Praise for The Hamish Macbeth Series": First rate...deft social comedy & wonderfully realized atmosphere
- " Booklist". The detective novels of M C Beaton a master of outrageous black comedy have reached cult status
- Anne Robinson " The Times". Its always a treat to return to Lochdubh
- " New York Times". Readers will enjoy the quirks & unique qualities of the cast... Beaton catches the beauty of the areas natural geography & succinctly describes its distinct flavour
- " Library Journal". Befuddled earnest & utterly endearing Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying
- " Publishers Weekly". The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series...beguiling blend of wry humour & sharp observations about rural life
- " Good Book Guide"."

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