#1: Death of a Gossip by Mc Beaton

#1: Death of a Gossip by Mc Beaton

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Society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters' strangled body is fished out of the river. But with a school of suspects who aren't willing to talk, and the dead woman telling no tales, constable Hamish Macbeth may well be in over his head for he knows that secrets are dangerous, and killers when cornered usually do strike again.

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#1: Death of a Gossip by Mc Beaton

When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joins the local fishing class she wastes no time in ruffling feathers - or should that be fins? - of those around her.Among the victims of her sharp tongue is Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, yet not even Hamish thinks someone would seriously want to silence Lady Jane's shrill voice permanently - until her strangled body is fished out of the river.Now with the help of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, Hamish must steer a course through the choppy waters of the tattler's life to find a murderer. But with a school of suspects who aren't willing to talk, and the dead woman telling no tales, Hamish may well be in over his head for he knows that secrets are dangerous, knowledge is power, and killers when cornered usually do strike again.
"* 'Beaton, a Scot herself, excels at giving readers a taste of Highland life and creating a believable character in the lonely, brilliant, continually frustrated-in-love Macbeth' - Booklist * 'An enchanting series....M.C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery.' - New York Times Book Review * 'Recommended for all mystery collections.' - Library Journal * 'Superb entertainment, as rich and warming as a fine malt whisky, and every bit as addictive' - Houston Chronicle"
M. C. Beaton worked as a Fleet Street journalist. She is the author of the Agatha Raisin novels, the Hamish Macbeth series and an Edwardian murder-mystery series. She divides her time between Paris and the Cotswolds, where she lives in a village very much like Agatha's beloved Carsely.
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ISBN 13 9781845296650
ISBN 10 1845296656
Title #1: Death of a Gossip
Author Mc Beaton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Year published 2008-04-24
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.