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Death of a Cad

By M.C. Beaton
Series: Hamish Macbeth
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Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton is a delightful crime novel set in a Scottish village. Detective Hamish Macbeth gets caught up in investigating the suspicious death of an unwelcome guest at an aristocratic house party. The book combines humour with a cleverly woven mystery as tensions and motives slowly unravel.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you love cosy mysteries filled with quirky characters and a Scottish countryside setting. You might enjoy the charming yet bumbling detective who unravels a convoluted plot with a darkly humorous touch, making it perfect for fans of character-driven crime stories.

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Death of a Cad

The second Hamish Mcbeth crime mystery, delightfully recovered and re-issued for all the fans of Agatha Raisin.

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When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé 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 Cad by M.C. Beaton is praised for its clever and intricate storytelling, with a sardonic flavour reminiscent of Whisky Galore. It is part of the much-loved Hamish Macbeth series, known for its wry humour and sharp observations of rural life. The series has reached cult status, offering a special treat for readers returning to the fictional town of Lochdubh.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472124074

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Constable

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 124.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 288

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction M.C. Beaton Series: Hamish Macbeth

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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