Death of an honest man / M. C. Beaton.
Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He 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 and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. 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. 'I speak as I find,' he bragged. Voices saying, 'I could kill that man,' could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan. And someone did. Now 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 Chief Inspector Blair berated Charlie one too many times, and the policeman threw Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own?
Record details
- ISBN: 9781455558315
- ISBN: 1455558311
- Physical Description: 244 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York ; Grand Central Publishing, [2018].
- Copyright: ©2018
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| Genre: | Detective and mystery fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC BEATON (Text) | 36015000220901 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F BEATON (Text) | 39493108219074 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/01/2025 |
| Alexander Main Library | M Beaton (Text) | 34269001201525 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F BEATON (Text) | 30664100280111 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | F BEATON (Text) | 34510000587632 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | MFIC BEA (Text) | 31111002973152 | Adult Fiction Mystery | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F BEATO (Text) | 34208203699557 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | FIC (Text) | 38344400187546 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | F BEATON (Text) | 31781064969957 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Beaton (Text) | 540191011098542 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He 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 and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. 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. 'I speak as I find,' he bragged. Voices saying, 'I could kill that man,' could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan. And someone did. Now 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 Chief Inspector Blair berated Charlie one too many times, and the policeman threw Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own?
