About this title: When Maggie's car catches fire, with her inside, there are five likely perpertrators, all house guests at her luxurious Highlands cottage, and all with ample time to meddle with the car. Dectective Hamish Macbeth is called in to solve the murder.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780804107686ISBN:0804107688
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Very Good +++ Condition-small mark on cover where price sticker removed, otherwise fine condition, clean and tight book. Ships quickly. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 160 p. Audience: General/trade. (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 5) Very Good +++ Condition-small mark on cover where price sticker removed, otherwise fine condition, clean and tight book. Ships quickly. Death of a Hussy (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 5). The Scottish village of ... read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Fawcett
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780804107686ISBN:0804107688
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780804107686ISBN:0804107688
Description: New. This book has not been read and shows no obvious defects. It may have a remainder mark. Our ultimate goal is to provide you with a satisfying customer experience. read more
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Fawcett Books
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780804107686ISBN:0804107688
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Four numbers written on first inside page. Small bump to spine top. Still, a beautiful copy. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 160 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: MASS MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Fawcett
Date published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780804107686ISBN:0804107688
Description: Very Good. 0804107688 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; this book is in very good condition with light discoloration due to aging and other light wear. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: St Martins Press
Date published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780312050719ISBN:0312050712
Description: Reading Copy/Good-Minus. 0312050712 Ex-Library Hardback with dust jacket, ex-library with typical markings, binding partially split in two places, many pages waterlogged. Reading copy in Good-Minus dust jacket. read more
"I love the writing in these books. The mysteries are not predictable (most of them) but some of the descriptions of people just crack me up. When M.C. Beaton was describing one of the women in this novel, the description was something like, "She reminded him of one of those women you saw in German war films." Maybe I just have a very strange sense of humor."
"Margaret Baird is another of M.C. Beaton's deliciously evil murder victims. She is obnoxious to everyone and almost insures that she will be murdered. She has the usual poor relation ward whom she browbeats in the most obnoxiously patronizing way. Eventually the poor relation tries to break loose with mixed results. Add in a group of ex-lovers who have been invited by Margaret as prospective husbands and you have a perfect mystery for Hamish Macbeth to wade around in.
An unusual additions is that a different Detective Inspector is in charge of the case and Hamish has mixed feelings about him. He seems to be an improvement, but is he? This is a nice quick read and is very satisfying."
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