Death of a Policeman

Author(s): M. C. Beaton

Fiction

A pen pusher from Head Office soon finds himself pushing up the daisies...Local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure and this presents the perfect opportunity for Detective Chief Inspector Blair, who would love nothing more than to get rid of Sergeant Hamish Macbeth. Blair suggests that Cyril Sessions, a keen young police officer, visit the town of Lochdubh to monitor exactly what Hamish does every day. On hearing of Blair's plans Hamish is fully prepared to ensure young Cyril returns back to headquarters with a full report ...but before he can do that, Cyril is found dead and Hamish very quickly becomes the prime suspect for his murder...

General Information

  • : 9781780331065
  • : Constable and Robinson
  • : Robinson Publishing
  • : 0.4
  • : 01 February 2014
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 01 May 2014
  • : books

Other Specifications

  • : M. C. Beaton
  • : Hardback
  • : 823.914
  • : 272

More About The Product

Village Green Mysteries

The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series... a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life Good Book Guide The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status Anne Robinson, The Times It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh New York Times

This is M C Beaton's 29th Hamish Macbeth novel. She is also the author of 24 Agatha Raisin mysteries, a quartet of Edwardian murder mysteries and numerous Regency romances, also published by Constable & Robinson. She lives in Paris and a Cotswolds village that is very much like Agatha's beloved Carsely.