Death of a prankster
Called on to investigate the death of wealthy baby food magnate and perennial prankster Arthur Trent, Hamish Macbeth finds himself faced with a list of suspects that includes Trent's greedy relations.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Grand Central Pub.,
2012.
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| Edition: | First Grand Central Publishing mass market edition |
| Series: | Beaton, M. C. Hamish Macbeth mysteries ;
7. |
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| Summary: | Called on to investigate the death of wealthy baby food magnate and perennial prankster Arthur Trent, Hamish Macbeth finds himself faced with a list of suspects that includes Trent's greedy relations. |
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| Item Description: | Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1992. |
| Physical Description: | 215 pages ; 18 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780446573559 0446573558 |
| Author Notes: | Working at one time or another as a theater critic, newspaper reporter, and editor, she used her British background to write a series of regency romances set in England and Scotland. Some of her regency romances include The Folly, Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue, and Regency Gold. In 1986, she was awarded the Romantic Times Award for Outstanding Regency Series Writer. She has also written two mystery series under the pseudonym M. C. Beaton: The Hamish Macbeth Series, which became the inspiration for a television show in England, and The Agatha Raisin Series, about a retired advertising executive. Her title His and Hers made The New York Times Best Seller List for 2012. Marion Chesney passed away on December 31, 2019 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) |
