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Loading... Death of a Poison Pen (2004)by M. C. Beaton
None.  CozyBookJournal | Apr 13, 2012 |  A rash of poisoned pen letters creates misery and unleashes a string of murders. Hamish Macbeth must deal with the crimes while juggling the attentions of three women with a little better luck than usual. (  ) Bjace | Oct 2, 2010 | M.C Beaton has created a Scottish constable, Hamish Macbeth, who gets in trouble with lady friends as much as dead bodies. In this "episode" someone is sending poison pen letters which cause people to die. On the surface, it looks like suicide but Macbeth knows better and tries to solve the crimes. Of course his superiors aren't happy neither are his girlfriends . A light hearted read! ( ) elliezann | Jan 23, 2010 | no reviews | add a review
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(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:31:37 -0500)
"Vacationer Jenny Ogilvie comes to Lochdubh with plans to seduce perennial bachelor Hamish Macbeth. Terribly jealous of Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, her snooty co-worker and Macbeth's former fiancee, the pretty and flirtatious Londoner arrives at the gale-swept loch expecting the craggy Highlander of her dreams. Instead, she finds a tall, gangling, red-haired policeman too preoccupied to notice her overtures." "Indeed, Macbeth has more serious matters on his mind. The minister's wife has gotten an anonymous letter accusing her of an adulterous affair with none other than Macbeth himself. Things turn deadly when the postmistress from nearby Braikie is found hanged in her room...with a poison-pen letter beneath her dangling feet. Macbeth's superiors call it an obvious suicide, but the recalcitrant Macbeth pronounces it a murder - and promptly sets off a media circus.". "While Jenny tries to impress him by playing amateur sleuth, local reporter Elspeth Grant sets out to land the story and Macbeth for herself. Surveying his bevy of women, the hapless constable must not lose sight of the dangers he faces. For the poison pen has unleashed a murderous fury that will imperial any nosy villager who ventures too near."--BOOK JACKET.… (more)
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Och! How I love a good Hamish Macbeth mystery. They may not be filled with profound or flowery imagery or obscure literary references, but they always tie up the loose ends. They at least make sense. Hoorah! (