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Death of a Perfect Wife

By M.C. Beaton
Series: Hamish Macbeth
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Death of a Perfect Wife by M.C. Beaton is a crime and thriller novel featuring the amiable Constable Hamish Macbeth. In this instalment, his peaceful village in the Scottish Highlands is upheaved by the arrival of a new couple who aim to modernise the community. However, when the seemingly flawless wife is found dead, Hamish must untangle a web of secrets and grievances to uncover the truth.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy a blend of cosy village mysteries and sharp wit. Set in a quaint Scottish town, it follows a charismatic local policeman as he unravels a tangled web of secrets and motives among the townsfolk. If you appreciate charming, eccentric characters with a touch of suspense, you'll likely find this an entertaining read.

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Death of a Perfect Wife

The fourth in the much loved Hamish Macbeth series from the author of the bestselling Agatha Raisin series - with a delightful new jacket style.

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Hamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer, but as fast as the rain rolls in from the loch, his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket.

The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh with a new fiancé on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges descend on the town. And then a paragon of housewife perfection named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh with her cowed husband in tow.

The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban alcohol, and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's menfolk are up in arms, and Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime—the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife.

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Death of a Perfect Wife by M.C. Beaton is part of the beloved Hamish Macbeth series, praised for its clever and sardonic storytelling. The book offers a charming mix of wry humour and sharp insights into rural life, reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's style. M.C. Beaton's detective novels are considered cult classics for their masterful black comedy and are always a pleasure to revisit for fans of the series.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472124098

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 May 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Constable

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 180g

Pages: 240

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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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