{"product_id":"highland-christmas-book-mc-beaton-9781845298906","title":"A Highland Christmas","description":"In dark, wintry Lochdubh, Christmas Cheer is about as welcome as a flat tyre on a deserted road. The Calvinist element in town has always resisted what they view as secular frivolity, so for most of the townsfolk there'll be no carols, feasting, gifts - or even whiskey on Christmas Day! And for PC Hamish Macbeth there's no holiday from crime - he finds himself hunting for a missing cat belonging to a lonely spinster. Curt and unfriendly, the woman is convinced her pet has been stolen but once behind her heavily-bolted door, Hamish can spot her true problem - she lives in fear, though of who or what he cannot guess. Then someone steals a Christmas tree and lights from the nearby village of Cnothan. So it is up to Hamish to sort all these problems out - and he had better do it quickly, for the church bells will soon be tolling on the eve of Christmas. Praise for the \"Hamish Macbeth\" series: 'First rate...deft social comedy and wonderfully realized atmosphere' - \"Booklist\". 'It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh' - \"New York Times\". 'Readers will enjoy the quirks and unique qualities of the cast...Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavor' - \"Library Journal\". 'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying' - \"Publishers Weekly\".","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49506053194001,"sku":"GOR001268519","price":3.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49527766188305,"sku":"GOR001451998","price":3.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51681818411281,"sku":"GOR008750990","price":4.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/184529890X.jpg?v=1751435435","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/highland-christmas-book-mc-beaton-9781845298906","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}