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Book

Death of a groom : a Hamish Macbeth murder mystery

Call Number

  • MYSTERY BEAT (CEN, EAS, OSH, WSQ)

Edition

First U.S. edition.

Publication Information

New York : Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Book Group, 2026.

Physical Description

xi, 222 pages ; 22 cm.

Summary

"It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can handle the weather, but with a surprise influx of high-society visitors for a Valentine's Day wedding at Tommel Castle Hotel, he has bigger problems. The guest list includes not one, but two women from his own romantic past! And Hamish isn't the only one disrupted by the arrival of the wedding party. The groom--the supposedly suave and sophisticated Darius Palmerston--is involved in a series of incidents in the local pub. Tensions between guests and villagers escalate until, shortly after the lavish wedding ceremony, a body is found in the hotel dining room"--

Subjects

Added Authors

R W Green