M.C. Beaton: Death of a Snob

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

From the Publisher:
MURDER IN PARADISE...
When Jane Wetherby offers PC Hamish Macbeth a holiday at her 'Happy Wanderer' health farm on the isle of Eileencraig, he is more than happy to accept.

Unfortunately the visit doesn't prove to be the pampering experience he had been hoping for. Windswept Eileencraig is inhabited by hostile islanders, many of whom would be more than happy to be rid of the 'Happy Wanderer' and its proprietor.

And the company at the health farm is hardly better. The volatile party includes an ex-husband, an illicit lover, and Morag Todd, an unadulterated snob who criticizes everybody and everything. So when Morag is found lying at the foot of a cliff with a broken neck, no one seems too broken up about the event - leaving it up to Hamish to solve the death of a snob.

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 Snob. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472124111 (August, 2017), 224 p., £8.99.

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

From the Publisher:
Murder in Paradise...
When Jane Wetherby offers PC Hamish Macbeth a holiday at her 'Happy Wanderer' health farm on the isle of Eileencraig, he is more than happy to accept. Unfortunately the visit doesn't prove to be the pampering experience he had been hoping for. Windswept Eileencraig is inhabited by hostile islanders, many of whom would be more than happy to be rid of the 'Happy Wanderer' and its proprietor.

'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.' -- Anne Robinson, The Times

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Snob. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. C &, R Crime / Little, Brown, ISBN: 9781472105257 (September, 2013), 191 p., £7.99.

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

From the Publisher:
Holidays can be so bad for your health...
When Jane Wetherby offers PC Hamish Macbeth a holiday at her 'Happy Wanderer' health farm on the isle of Eileencraig, he is more than happy to accept. Unfortunately the visit doesn't prove quite the relaxing experience he had been hoping for. The dour inhabitants of windswept Eileencraig are unenchanted by the 'Happy Wanderer' and its proprietor and would be very happy if they both wandered off elsewhere.

The company at the health farm is little better. The party includes several disgruntled characters, notably Heather Todd, a snobbish madam who looks down her nose at everybody. So when Heather is found lying at the foot of a cliff with a broken neck, no one seems too broken up - leaving it up to Hamish to find out who pushed her and why.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Snob. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Robinson, ISBN: 1845296702 (August, 2008), 192 p., £5.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Snob (USA 1992)

From the Publisher:
IT'S CHRISTMAS, AND CONSTABLE HAMISH MACBETH IS ONE BIG BUNDLE OF MISERY.
With a cold in his head and no place to go for the holidays, Hamish snaps up the invitation of gorgeous Jane Wetherby to spend Christmas at her Scottish island health farm-and determine whether someone really is trying to kill her.

In his heart, Hamish believes the lady is a wee bit daft; but, arriving on lonely Eileencraig, he feels a prickle of foreboding. The locals are openly threatening: and the other guests, especially a terrible snob named Heather Todd, are barely civil.

So when Heather meets an untimely end, Hamish feels he hasn't far to look for her killer. There's just one problem: all the guests were in the house when Heather vanished. Not even the weirdly mysterious mumbo jumbo that abounds on Eileencraig can account for that mystery...

"Reading about the adventures of Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth is an experience delicious, stimulating and cozy... A perfectly paced tale, told with just the right light touch." -- Publishers Weekly

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Snob. On a lonely Scottish isle, a killer joins a most exclusive gathering. A Hamish Macbeth Mystery. Ivy Books, ISBN: 0804109125 (July, 1992), 148 p., $3.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Snob (USA 1991)

From the Publisher:
It's Christmastime, and Police Constable Hamish Macbeth is suffering from a nasty bout of the flu. He would like to be taken care of, particularly by an attractive woman, and preferably by his former love, Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. But Priscilla -- who has begun running a hotel in her family's stately home -- is too busy looking after her guests to bathe Hamish's fevered brow.

When Priscilla's friend Jane Wetherby shows up for a surprise visit, Hamish's spirits begin to rise. Jane, the owner of "The Happy Wanderer" health farm, has been frightened by an astrologist's prediction of her imminent demise, and she offers Hamish free room and board during the holiday in exchange for his protection. Thinking that he has finally found a source of some tender, loving care, Hamish is tempted away from his sleepy Highland town of Lochdubh, and his beloved dog Towser, to the desolate Scottish isle of Eileencraig.

Unfortunately, the visit doesn't prove to be the holiday Hamish had hoped for. Windswept Eileencraig is inhabited by hostile islanders, more than a few of whom would gladly be rid of "The Happy Wanderer" and its proprietor. The company at the health farm is hardly better, for Jane's volatile party includes an ex-husband, an illicit lover, and Morag Todd, an unadulterated snob who criticizes just about everyone and everything.

M.C. Beaton: Death of a Snob. A Hamish Macbeth Mystery. St. Martin's Press, ISBN: 0312058519 (July, 1991), 151 p., $15.95.