Death of a Nag - Softcover

M.C. Beaton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845297326 ISBN 13: 9781845297329

Publisher: Robinson Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

After a romantic disappointment and an undeserved demotion, Scots village bobby Hamish Macbeth decides a week's holiday at the coastal village of Skag might be just the ticket. He's dead wrong, of course: the food is dire, and the man in the next room nags his wife so loudly and continuously that more than one person at the Friendly House bed-and-breakfast wishes him dead, though only Hamish is heard threatening him. When this chap's body is found floating in the river Skag, Hamish is the prime suspect. While clearing his name, the lanky Scot has to deal with the widow who's suddenly making eyes at a refined bachelor, two leather-skirted Glaswegian beauties intent on raising disco hell, and the rude revelation of one family man's secret life. Some holiday! Praise for M.C. Beaton: The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status. Anne Robinson, The Times

About this title

Review:

Beaton's Hamish MacBeth stories are always good, but the latest is a standout. The plot is even better than usual, the characters are more engaging, and even the mostly dour and serious Hamish is funnier and more likable than usual. (Booklist)

Beaton has fine-tuned her MacBeth series into something altogether winning. In this 11th entry, her plot is top-notch, a few somber notes demonstrate her touch for understated compassion and, as always, Hamish and his highland cohorts are lovingly rendered. (Publishing News)

Book Description:

The eleventh Hamish Macbeth mystery, beautifully republished with a brand new cover

About this edition

• Publisher: Robinson Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1845297326
• ISBN 13: 9781845297329
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272