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In the isolated villages of northern Scotland, the residents rely on chimney sweep Pete Ray. After Police Constable Hamish Macbeth finds a dead body stuffed inside a chimney, the entire town of Lochdubh suspects Pete. Then Pete's body is found on the Scottish moors, and the mystery deepens.
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 23
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English
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"She is known as being gentle by name and nature. Everyone in the Scottish town of Lochdubh adores the elderly Mrs. Gentle -- everyone, that is, but local constable Hamish Macbeth. He believes the gentle lady is actually quite sly and vicious, but the citizens all feel that Hamish has become overly cranky. When Mrs. Gentle dies under unusual circumstances, the town is shocked. Chief Detective Inspector Blair suspects that members of her family may...
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 27
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English
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Police Constable Hamish Macbeth investigates incidents of vandalism and violence in a quaint Scottish village that is trying to lure tourists to its newly christened "Fairy Glen."
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English
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Returning from a foreign holiday, Hamish Macbeth is worried because he senses a dark cloud of evil hanging over the Highland village of Lochdubh. He learns that a newcomer, Catriona Beldame, is regarded as a witch and various men have been seen visiting her. Hamish himself is charmed by her until he finds out she has been supplying dangerous potions. At first the villagers won't listen to him, saying that the loveless Hamish has turned against all...
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 28
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English
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Sergeant Hamish Macbeth pays no mind to a bothersome woman who had been out drinking and forgot all the events of the previous evening, until she turns up murdered.
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 21
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
Description
Surprised that a newcomer to the Scottish Highlands has remained steadfast to her new home in spite of an inhospitable winter, constable Hamish Macbeth learns that the woman has deluded herself into believing that she is engaged to a local artist.
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 1
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
Description
Lady Jane Winters is a gossip and one of her victims is Hamish Macbeth. Even though she is disliked, he is still surprised to find her murdered. Now he must maneuver through her life to discover her killer. The cad is Captain Bartlett, found murdered at an engagement party. Many of the guests had motive, and Hamish must tread carefully as he searches for the assassin.
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[2013]
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English
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The most hated man in the harshest town in Scotland has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans and all that's left is his bones. The whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth. Before he can head back home he has to contend with a detective chief inspector who wants the murder hushed up, a dark-haired lassie who is out to seduce him, and a killer who has made mincemeat of his last victim-and will no doubt strike again....
13) Death of a spy
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2024.
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English
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"Sergeant Hamish Macbeth has some major problems to deal with--crimes and criminals, even law enforcement agents, that he doesn't want anywhere near his beloved Highland village in Lochdubh. Hamish is worried about how the locals...will react to his new assistant officer..Having recently become involved in identifying a Russian spy ring to solve a murder, he is aware that Bland's mission is to track down the members of the spy network still at large"--...
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""New York Times bestselling author M. C. Beaton is back with a new mystery featuring Scotland's most laconic and low-tech policeman."--
"Local police stations all over the Scottish Highlands are being threatened with closure. 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...
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