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From an internationally bestselling author, a cozy whodunnit mystery in which the guests of a party become suspects when one of them is found murdered--perfect for fans of Agatha Christie.

From the author of the Agatha Raisin television series... Death of a Cad: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh, everybody in town is delighted . . . except for love-smitten Constable Hamish Macbeth. Yet... Read Full Overview

First published in 1987, this early novel in the mystery series featuring Hamish Macbeth, Scotland's most laconic and low-tech policeman, is available once again.

When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fianc home to Lochdubh, everybody in town is delighted, except for love-smitten Constable Hamish Macbeth.

Yet Hamish's affairs of the heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of... Read Full Overview

First published in 1987, this early novel in the mystery series featuring Hamish Macbeth, Scotland's most laconic and low-tech policeman, is available once again.

Following a society party, one of the guests, boorish cad, Captain Bartlett, has the bad manners to be murdered on a grouse hunt. The titled party guests are the prime suspects. And a second shocking murder is the last straw. Hamish Macbeth tracks the murderer, as he woos the... Read Full Overview