Death of a Prankster
Hamish Macbeth - Book VII
by M. C. Beaton
Nobody liked old Andrew Trent, owner of a multi-million-pound baby food company. He was an inveterate practical
joker, who alienated his family and shocked everybody else. But when he sends out letters to his family telling
them that he has not long to live, they all hurry north to his Highland home: Arrat House. After he has played
tricks on everybody perhaps it is no surprise that he is found stabbed to death in a wardrobe. Finding out
whodunit is going to be no joke, because surely anybody would have wanted to kill Andrew.
Here is another house party murder mystery for Ms Beaton, complete
with an ending where the suspects are gathered together to hear
Hamish tell them who the murderer is. It seems that this type of
classic tale will never go out of fashion, and this pacy little
book shows why. The puzzle whodunit makes for compulsive reading
when done well, and I didn’t guess how it would turn out but had
a lot of fun trying. Once again the story is told partly through
the eyes (third person eyes) of a needy young girl who is wondering
whether she will ever walk up the aisle. Maybe this might also
lure in a few chick lit fans, especially as Hamish is not as in
the forefront here as he usually is. Once again we can also find
out what some of the other characters are up to, and all in just
over 200 pages.
Reviews of other titles in this series
|
The Book |
Robinson
(Constable and Robinson) |
September
2008 |
Paperback |
1845297369
/ 9781845297367 |
Mystery |
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at Amazon.com US
|| UK |
NOTE: US edition is different |
The Reviewer |
Rachel
A Hyde |
Reviewed
2009 |
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