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Death of a Charming Man by M. C. Beaton
Category: Fiction | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
Now that Priscilla Halburton-Smythe has agreed to marry him, Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can't imagine a more perfect life. There's not much crime in his remote Scottish village of Lochdubh, nothing much at all to do but fish, drink coffee, and slouch around. And now to spend time with lovely Priscil ...Show more
Death of a Dentist by M. C. Beaton
Category: Fiction | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
Just when Hamish most needs him - the dentist turns up dead...In Scotland, where thrift and a 'nice set of dentures' are generally admired, dental surgeon Dr Frederick Gilchrist's cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him a clientele. However, wiser Highlanders (like Hamish Macbeth) opt ...Show more
Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton
Category: Fiction | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
Just when Hamish most needs him - the dentist turns up dead...In Scotland, where thrift and a 'nice set of dentures' are generally admired, dental surgeon Dr Frederick Gilchrist's cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him a clientele. However, wiser Highlanders (like Hamish Macbeth) opt ...Show more
Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton
Category: Fiction | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
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 - 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 he's amazed to find ...Show more
Death of a Dreamer by M. C. Beaton
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
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 - 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 he's amazed to find ...Show more
Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton
Category: Fiction | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
When Fergus Macleod, Lochdubh's abusive, drunk dustman is put in charge of the local recycling centre and is dubbed the 'Environment Officer', Hamish Macbeth smells trouble. Sure enough, Fergus, imbued with his new powers, becomes a bullying tyrant and when his body is found stuffed in a recycling bin, ...Show more
Death of a Gentle Lady by M. C. Beaton
Category: Fiction | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
Mrs Gentle has fooled everyone into thinking she is as sweet as she sounds - Gentle by name and gentle by nature. But local constable Hamish Macbeth isn't fooled. He believes this little old lady is actually quite sly and vicious, but he's in a minority of one. Or is he? When Mrs Gentle dies under unusu ...Show more
Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth #1) by M. C. Beaton
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
When a famous gossip columnist is murdered at the local fishing school, no one is ready to talk. It's up to Hamish Macbeth, with the inspiring assistance of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, to sniff out the right rat amid all the cunning anglers with secrets to hide. But someone has baited a hook ...Show more
Death of a Hussy by M. C. Beaton
Category: Fiction | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
A tart with a heart of stone...Maggie Baird is neither kind or generous, but she is very, very rich. So when her car catches fire, with her inside it, there are five likely candidates for the role of murderer. All five had been houseguests at her luxurious Highlands home - Maggie's timid niece and four ...Show more
Death of a Macho Man by David Monteath (Read by); M. C. Beaton
Category: Audio | Series: A\Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery Ser.
Everyone in the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh called Randy Duggan 'the Macho Man'. Duggan went around the village and bragged about everything he had done and said he once was a wrestler in America and an explorer in the Middle East. At first his outrageous stories drew an admiring crowd at the ...Show more
Death of a Macho Man by M. C. Beaton
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
The unconventional Hamish Macbeth finds that his own impetuousness places him at the center of a murder investigation. Everyone in the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh called Randy Duggan 'the Macho Man'. Duggan went around the village and bragged about everything he had done and said he once was ...Show more
Death of a Maid by M. C. Beaton
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery
Amazing news is spreading like wildfire across the Scottish countryside: the most famous of all Highland bachelors, police sergeant Hamish Macbeth, is planning to marry at last! Everyone in the village of Lochdubh adores Josie McSween, Hamish's newest constable and blushing bride-to-be. While locals thi ...Show more