M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman (UK 2022)

From the Publisher:
Grime and punishment...
When Fergus Macleod, Lochdubh's abusive, drunk dustman is put in charge of the local recycling centre and is dubbed 'Environment Officer', Hamish Macbeth smells trouble. Sure enough, Fergus, imbued with his new powers, becomes a bullying tyrant and when his body is found stuffed in a recycling bin, no one is sorry - including his long-suffering family.

But Hamish is surprised to find that many of the despicable dustman's victims refuse to talk - and when violence strikes again, the lanky lawman must quickly unearth the culprit among a litter of suspects... before the killer makes a clean getaway!

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 Dustman. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472124524 (July, 2022), 279 p., £9.99 (?).

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman (UK 2018)

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472124524 (May, 2018), 279 p., £8.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman (UK 2013)

'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying.' -- Publishers Weekly
'A delightful entry in an altogether captivating series.' -- Booklist

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. C & R Crime / Little, Brown, ISBN: 9781472105356 (September, 2013), 260 p., £7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
A case of Grime and Punishment

When Fergus Macleod, Lochdubh's abusive drunkard of a dustman, is put in charge of the local recycling centre and is dubbed the 'Environment Officer', Hamish Macbeth smells trouble. Sure enough Fergus, imbued with his new powers, soon becomes a bullying jack-in-office and when his dead body is found stuffed in a recycling bin, no one is very sorry - not even his long-suffering family. But Macbeth is surprised to find that many former victims of the dustman's bullying refuse to talk - and if he can't make a breakthrough there's a distinct danger that Hamish's own clean-up rate will plummet...

'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying.' -- Publishers Weekly
'A delightful entry in an altogether captivating series.' -- Booklist

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Robinson, ISBN: 1849010781 (September, 2009), 279 p., £6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Dustman (USA 2002)

From the Publisher:
GRIME AND PUNISHMENT

The garbage collectors in Britain are still called dustmen. and Lochdubh's dustman is an abusive drunk named Fergus Macleod. When Fergus is put in charge of a recycling center and dubbed the "environment officer." Constable Hamish Macbeth smells trouble. Sure enough, Fergus soon becomes a bullying tyrant with his new power. And after his body is found stuffed in a recycling bin, no one's sorry-including his long-suffering family. But Macbeth is surprised to find that many of the despicable dustman's victims refuse to talk. And when violence strikes again, the lanky lawman must quickly unearth the culprit among a litter of suspects... before a killer makes a clean getaway.

"THIS SERIES IS PURE BLISS." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"BEATON IS AT HER BEST HERE." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer

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 Dustman. A Hamish Macbeth Mystery. Mysterious Press / Warner Books, ISBN: 0446609315 (January, 2002), 279 p., $6.99.