{"product_id":"death-of-a-perfect-wife-9781472124098","title":"Death of a Perfect Wife","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer, but as  fast as the rain rolls in from the loch his happy life goes to hell in a  handbasket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla  Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh with a new fiancé on her arm. His  miseries multiply when clouds of midges descend on the town. And then a  paragon of housewife perfection named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh  with her cowed husband in tow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe newcomer quickly convinces the  local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban alcohol and begin  bird-watching. Soon the town''s menfolk are up in arms and Macbeth must  solve Lochdubh''s newest crime - the mysterious poisoning of the perfect  wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eM C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic. The flavour is reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's \u003ci\u003eWhisky Galore\u003c\/i\u003e and I'm very glad to own a complete set\u003cbr\u003eThe much-loved Hamish Macbeth series... a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life. * Good Book Guide *\u003cbr\u003eM C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic. The flavour is reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's \u003ci\u003eWhisky Galore\u003c\/i\u003e and I'm very glad to own a complete set\u003cbr\u003eThe much-loved Hamish Macbeth series... a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life. * Good Book Guide *\u003cbr\u003eThe detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eBeaton, a Scot herself, excels at giving readers a taste of Highland life and creating a believable character in the lonely, brilliant, continually frustrated-in-love Macbeth. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eThe detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status. * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eBeaton, a Scot herself, excels at giving readers a taste of Highland life and creating a believable character in the lonely, brilliant, continually frustrated-in-love Macbeth. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eSuperb entertainment, as rich and warming as a fine malt whisky, and every bit as addictive * Houston Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eSuperb entertainment, as rich and warming as a fine malt whisky, and every bit as addictive * Houston Chronicle *\u003cbr\u003eIt's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh * New York Times *\u003cbr\u003eAs usual, Beaton delivers a delightfully old-fashioned, absorbing village mystery. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eAs usual, Beaton delivers a delightfully old-fashioned, absorbing village mystery. * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003eThis fictional world-part cozy, part unsparing-can be highly addictive. * School Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThis fictional world-part cozy, part unsparing-can be highly addictive. * School Library Journal *","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739369812311,"sku":"9781472124098","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472124098.jpg?v=1720052046","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/death-of-a-perfect-wife-9781472124098","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}