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Death of a Ghost

Series: Hamish Macbeth
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Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton immerses readers in the quaint Scottish Highlands, where Sergeant Hamish Macbeth faces a perplexing mystery. During the unveiling of a supposedly haunted castle, a dead body surfaces, sending the local community into a frenzy. As Macbeth digs deeper, uncovering hidden pasts and unravelling complex relationships, he must solve the mystery before the next victim emerges.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate cosy mysteries with a touch of wit and charm. Set in the Scottish Highlands, this engaging story follows Detective Hamish Macbeth as he navigates the quirky local community while solving a murder. M.C. Beaton's delightful writing style and the intriguing whodunit element will keep crime and thriller fans entertained.

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Death of a Ghost

Hamish Macbeth - Lochdubh's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman - is back in his 32nd mystery.

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There are many ruined castles in Scotland. One such lies outside the village of Drim. Hamish begins to hear reports that this castle is haunted and lights have been seen there at night, but he assumes it's some children or maybe the local lads going there to smoke pot, or, worse, inject themselves with drugs. Hamish says to his policeman, Charlie 'Clumsy' Carson, that they will both spend a night there.

The keening wind explains the ghostly noises, but when Charlie falls through the floor, Hamish finds the body of a dead man propped up in a corner of the cellar. After Charlie is airlifted to the hospital, Chief Detective Inspector Blair arrives to investigate the body, but there is none to be found. Dismissed as a drunk making up stories, Hamish has to find and identify the body and its killer before the Death of a Ghost can strike again.

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Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton is celebrated for its clever and intricate storytelling, resonating with the charm akin to Compton MacKenzie's Whisky Galore. The Hamish Macbeth series is praised for its blend of wry humour and keen observations of rural life, with Beaton's novels reaching a cult status, highlighted for their outrageous black comedy. Readers find it a special treat to revisit the setting of Lochdubh.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472117410

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Constable

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 200.0mm

Weight: 178g

Pages: 256

About the Author

M.C. Beaton (1936-2019) was the author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages and have sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide. She is consistently the most borrowed UK adult author in British libraries, and her Agatha Raisin books have been turned into a TV series on Sky.

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