Death of a Glutton

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Death of a Glutton
Authors and Contributors      By (author) M. C. Beaton
SeriesHamish Macbeth
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 124
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
ISBN/Barcode 9781472124135
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General
Illustrations No illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Constable
Publication Date 2 November 2017
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Her table manners were a crime. But she didn't deserve to die! There's not a cloud in Hamish Macbeth's sky - just plenty of warm sunshine but not quite enough of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. But as eight hopeful members of the Checkmate Singles Club converge on Tommel Castle Hotel for a week of serious matchmaking, the clouds roll in. The four couples, carefully matched by dating director Maria Worth, immediately dislike one another. And the arrival of Maria's gross, greedy business partner, Peta, kills the last vestige of romance. And as love goes out the window, murder comes in the door. Peta soon slurps up her last meal and Hamish is left with the baffling puzzle: Who shared the fateful outing that left Peta dead with a large rosy red apple in her mouth...

Author Biography

M.C. Beaton (1936-2019) was the author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages and have sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide. She is consistently the most borrowed UK adult author in British libraries, and her Agatha Raisin books have been turned into a TV series on Sky.

Reviews

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