M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad (UK 2017)

From the Publisher:
WHEN PRISCILLA HALBURTON-SMYTHE BRINGS HER LONDON PLAYWRICHT FIANCE HOME TO LOCHDUBH, EVERYONE IN TOWN IS DELIGHTED... EXCEPT FOR LOVE-SMITTEN HAMISH MACBETH. YET THE AFFAIRS OF HIS HEART WILL HAVE TO WAIT.

Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla's engagement party, has just been found murdered - shot while on a grouse hunt. Now with so many titled party guests as prime suspects, each with their own reason for snuffing out the despicable captain, Harish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case... and catch a killer, before they fly the coop!

PRAISE FOR M.C. BEATON:
'The books are a delight: clever, intricate, sardonic and amazingly true to the real Highlands' -- Kerry Greenwood
'It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh' -- New York Times

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Contstable, ISBN: 9781472124074 (May, 2017), 259 p., £8.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
Murder most fowl...
When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh, everyone in town is delighted... except for love-struck Hamish Macbeth. But affairs of the heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla's engagement party, has just been found dead during a grouse shoot - murder most fowl! Now with so many posh party guests as prime suspects, each with their own reason for snuffing out the despicable captain, Hamish must take care to smooth ruffled feathers in his hunt for the killer.

'An enchanting series... M.C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery.' -- New York Times Book Review
'The detective novels of M.C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status.' -- The Times

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. C & R Crime / Little, Brown, ISBN: 9781845296667 (April, 2008), 252 p., £6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad (USA 2012)

From the Publisher:
MURDER MOST FOWL
When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé home to Lochdubh, Everybody in town is delighted... except for love-smitten Constable Hamish Macbeth. Yet his affairs of the heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla's engagement party, has just been found murdered-shot while on a grouse hunt. Now with many titled party guests as the prime suspects, each with a reason for snuffing out the despicable captain, Hamish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case. When the hidden culprit strikes again, Hamish will find himself trying to save Priscilla from a miserable marriage-and catch a killer before he flies the coop.

"THIS SERIES IS PURE BLISS.". -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT. AS RICH AND WARMING AS A FINE MALT WHISKY. AND EVERY BIT AS ADDICTIVE." -- Houston Chronicle

M.C. BEATON is the author of the Hamish Macbeth mystery series, as well as the acclaimed Agatha Raisin series.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 9781455524051 (December, 2012), 249 p., $7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad (USA 2004 / 3rd printing)

"THIS SERIES IS PURE BLISS.". -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT. AS RICH AND WARMING AS A FINE MALT WHISKY. AND EVERY BIT AS ADDICTIVE." -- Houston Chronicle

M.C. BEATON is the author of the Hamish Macbeth mystery series, as well as the acclaimed Agatha Raisin series.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Grand Central Publishing, ISBN: 0446607142 (July, 2004 - 3rd printing, no date given), 214 p., $6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad (UK 1995)

From the Publisher:
THE HUNTER IS HUNTED
When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé home to Lochdubh, the whole town is delighted, save perhaps for love-smitten bobby Hamish Macbeth. But the morning after a tastefully posh engagement party, one of the guests, Captain Bartlett - who so enraged everyone with his boorish and caddish comments - has the bad manners to be murdered on a grouse shoot.

Unfortunately, the prime suspects are the titled party guests, each with a decidedly unfriendly feeling toward the newly deceased. And a second shocking murder really is the last straw. Though alibis abound, it takes Hamish Macbeth, the quiet law enforcement genius, to smooth ruffled feathers and track a clever murderer, even as he subtly woos lovely Priscilla from her jealous city sophisticate.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad. Bantam Books, ISBN: 0553407929 (April, 1995), 222 p., £3.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad (USA 2004)

From the Publisher:
THE HUNTER IS HUNTED
When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh, the whole town is delighted, save perhaps for lovesmitten bobby Hamish Macbeth. But the morning, after a tastefully posh engagement party,one of the guests, Captain Bartlett-who so enraged everyone with his boorish behavior and caddish comments-has the bad manners to be murdered on a grouse hunt. Unfortunately, the prime suspects are the titled party guests, each with a decidedly unfriendly feeling toward the newly deceased. And a second shocking murder really is the last straw. Though alibis abound, it takes Hamish Macbeth, the quiet law enforcement genius, to smooth ruffled feathers and track a clever murderer, even as he subtly woos lovely Priscilla from her jealous city sophisticate.

"Inspired... satisfying fun... Hamish is a gem." -- The Kirkus Reviews

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Cad. A simple grouse hunt proves deadly for a scoundrel... Ivy Books, ISBN: 0804102252 (November, 1988), 187 p., $3.50.