Death of a Ghost
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Death of a Ghost
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Death of a Ghost
Hamish Macbeth - Lochdubh's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman - is back in his 32nd mystery.
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.
Series: Hamish Macbeth
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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.
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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