M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider (UK 2021)

From the Publisher:
The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fishes, of - more accurately - has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans. All that remains of the murdered victim are his bones. But once the lobsters have been shipped off to Britain's best restaurants, the whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth.

Exiled to the dreary outpost of Cnothan, Macbeth sorely misses his beloved Lochdubh. But 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...

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 an Outsider. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Contstable, ISBN: 9781472124081 (September, 2021), 246 p., £8.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider (UK 2017)

From the Publisher:
THE MOST HATED MAN IN THE MOST DOUR TOWN IN SCOTLAND IS SLEEPING WITH THE FISHES, OR - MORE ACCURATELY - HAS BEEN DUMPED INTO A TANK FILLED WITH CRUSTACEANS.

All that remains of the murdered victim is his bones. But once the lobsters have been shipped off to Britain's best restaurants, the whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth. Exiled to the dreary outpost of Cnothan, Macbeth sorely misses his beloved Lochdubh, but 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...

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Contstable, ISBN: 9781472124081 (May, 2017), 246 p., £7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider (UK 2013)

From the Publisher:
Hamish has had his fill of murder...
The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fishes, or - more accurately - has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans. All that remains of the murdered victim are his bones. But once the lobsters have been shipped off to Britain's best restaurants, the whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth.

Exiled to the dreary outpost of Cnothan, Macbeth sorely misses his beloved Lochdubh, but 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...

'The detective novels of M.C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status.' -- ANNE ROBINSON, The Times
'Looking for escape? .... Time for a trip to Lochdubh... where M.C. Beaton sets her beguiling whodunits featuring Constable Hamish Macbeth.' -- New York Times Book Review

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. C & R Crime / Little, Brown, ISBN: 9781472105226 (March, 2013), 219 p., £7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
Murder is a fishy business... What a gruesome find in a tank of lobsters! The remains of the most hated man in Cnothan have been dumped into a tank filled with the crustaceans. Once the lobsters have been extricated from the bones of the murder victim, and shipped off to Britain's best restaurants, the case quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth.

Exiled to the dreary outpost of Cnothan, Macbeth is sorely missing his beloved Lochdubh, but before he can head 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 fishmeal of his last victim, and will no doubt strike again...

'The detective novels of M.C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status.' -- The Times
'Looking for escape? .... Time for a trip to Lochdubh... where M.C. Beaton sets her beguiling whodunits featuring Constable Hamish Macbeth.' -- New York Times Book Review

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider. A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery. Robinson, ISBN: 1845296680 (April, 2008), 206 p., £5.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider (USA 2005)

From the Publisher:
MURDER IS A TASTY DISH
The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland sleping with the fishes, of-more accurately-dumpel nto a tank filled with crustaceans. All that remain of the murderod victim are his boncs. But after the lobsters are shipped off to Britain) best restaurants, the whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macheth. Exiled with his dog. Touser, to the dreary outpost of Caochan, Macheth sorely misses his beloved Lochdubh his formerly beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, and his days of doing nothing but staring at the sheep grazing in a acarby croft.

Now the lawman has to contend with a detective chief impoctor who wants the modus operandi hushed up, a dark-haired lass who has an ulterior motive to seduce him, and a killer who has made mincemeat of his victim-and without doube will strike again...

"SUPERB ENTERTAINMENT, AS RICH AND WARMING AS A FINE MALT WHISKY, AND EVERY BIT AS ADDICTIVE." -- Houston Chronicle
"MACBETH IS THE SORT OF CHARACTER WHO SLYLY GROWS ON YOU." -- Chicago Sun-Times

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 an Outsider. A Hamish Macbeth Mystery. Warner Books, ISBN: 0446614726 (July, 2005), 194 p., $6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider (USA 1990)

From the Publisher:
IT'S A WONDER SOMENNE DIDN'T MURDER WILLIAM MAINWARING LONG AGO.
Nobody in the Scottish town of Cnothan had liked the abrasive Englishman, and now that he has been murdered-in a most original fashion-nobody much minds. Constable Hamish Macbeth's hard luck is that he happens to be on temporary duty in this cloistered Highlands village when the killer strikes. And he has his work cut out for him, dragging from Mainwaring's close-mouthed neighbors enough facts to start solving this peculiar case. But Hamish is crafty, and with practiced aplomb he slowly extracts from the locals a scandalous tale of illicit romance, secret vices, real-estate wheeling and dealing, even witchcraft-all so unbelievable that it can only be true.

"Macbeth is the sort of character who slyly grows on you.. as you realize that beneath his unassuming exterior, he's a whiz at cutting through all the hokum." Chicago Sun-Times

M.C. Beaton: Death of an Outsider. An obnoxious Englishman goes looking for trouble -- and finds it. A Hamish Macbeth Mystery. Ivy Books, ISBN: 0804104875 (April, 2008), 148 p., $3.95.