Praise for M.C. Beaton'The detective novels of M.C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The Times'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I...

Hamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer, but as fast as the rain rolls in from the loch his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket. The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh...

Latest in the series of reissues of the "Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery" books, with new covers designed by Francis Farmar. 'An enchanting series... M.C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery' "New York Times Book Review"...