{"product_id":"9781472117427","title":"Death of an Honest Man","description":"Author: M.C. Beaton\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781472117427\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Little Brown\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 26 Feb 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSergeant Hamish Macbeth - Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman - returns for the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaul attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair. He told Jessie Currie - who repeated all the last words of her twin sister - that she needed psychiatric help.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'I speak as I find,' he bragged. Voices saying, 'I could kill that man,' could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd someone did.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Hamish is faced with a bewildering array of suspects. And he's lost the services of his clumsy policeman, Charlie, who has resigned from the force after throwing Chief Inspector Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own?\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for M. C. Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'The \u003cb\u003emuch-loved Hamish Macbeth\u003c\/b\u003e series . . . a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life'\u003ci\u003e The Good Book Guide\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It's \u003cb\u003ealways a special treat \u003c\/b\u003eto return to Lochdubh'   \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'\u003cb\u003eFirst rate\u003c\/b\u003e . . . deft social comedy and wonderfully realised atmosphere'   \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are \u003cb\u003ea delight: clever, intricate and  sardonic\u003c\/b\u003e' Kerry Greenwood","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46717712531614,"sku":"ADS-9781472117427","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781472117427.jpg?v=1776128804","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781472117427","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}