Death of a kingfisher : a Hamish Macbeth murder mystery
Beaton, M. C.2012
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The quiet village of Braikie doesn't have much to offer apart from a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which the tourist board has rechristened 'The Fairy Glen'. It isn't long before coach tours begin to arrive but then a kingfisher is found hanging from a branch with a noose around its neck. PC Hamish Macbeth can't help but admire the resourcefulness of the Highlanders during the Recession - in tough times they have to lure tourists to their sleepy towns and the quaint village of Braikie has come up with a novel solution. It really doesn't have that much to offer apart from a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which the clued-up local tourist board director has rechristened 'The Fairy Glen' and has had brochures printed with a beautiful kingfisher rising from a lake on the cover.It isn't long before coach tours begin to arrive but just as the town's luck starts to turn, a kingfisher is found hanging from a branch in the woods with a noose around its neck. As a wave of vandalism threatens to ruin Braikie forever it is up to Hamish to get involved... and his investigation quickly turns from mistreatment of birds to murder...
Main title:
Death of a kingfisher : a Hamish Macbeth murder mystery / M.C. Beaton.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Constable, 2012.
Collation:
200 p. ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
Originally published: New York: Grand Central.
ISBN:
9781849010221 (hbk)9781780330792 (ebook)
Dewey class:
823.914
LC class:
PR6053.H4535
Language:
English
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BRN:
240170