Death of a Cad
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4.5 • 62 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
From a “master of outrageous black comedy,” a cozy whodunnit mystery in which the guests of a party become suspects when one of them is found murdered (The Times Magazine).
When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her playwright fiance home to Lochdubh, everybody in town is delighted . . . except for love-smitten Constable Hamish Macbeth. But his jealousy will have to wait—because someone at Priscilla’s engagement party is found dead. Now, Hamish has to act fast.
Can he save Priscilla from a miserable marriage—and catch a killer—before it’s too late?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Beaton's charming Constable Hamish Macbeth returns in the sequel to Death of a Gossip, a mirthful mystery set in the Scottish Highlands. Hamish's time is taken up with investigating a death at the Halburton-Smythe castle, and with subtly wooing the daughter of the house, Priscilla, who has brought her fiance Henry Withering to meet her parents and houseguests. Among them is Peter Bartlett, loathed by almost everyone present and found dead in the morning. The constable's inept superiors declare the death an accident, but Hamish produces evidence of murder, after which he eliminates all the suspects except the guilty one. In the course of these events, Priscilla's feelings for Henry weaken and, in contrast, flourish for Hamish, which gives hints of the next entry in the delightful series.
