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Description edit
Jane Winters--Lady Jane--was a noted gossip columnist enrolled in the Lachdubh School of Casting (fish casting, that is). She had something on everyone in class--and so, bobby Hamish Macbeth figured, any one of them could have killed her. Martin's.
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Characters/People edit
- Hamish Macbeth: Scottish Police Constable
- John Cartwright: Owner of the Lochdubh School of Casting: Salmon and Trout Fishing
- Heather Cartwright: Married to John Cartwright and joint owner of the school
- Marvin Roth: American businessman and budding congressman
- Amy Roth: Married to Marvin Roth
- Lady Jane Winters: Society widow. A despicable gossip.
- Jeremy Blythe: Barrister from London.
- Alice Wilson: Secretary from London
- Charlie Baxter: Twelve-year-old child from Manchester visiting his aunt who lives in Lochdubh
- Major Peter Frame: Ex-army, expert angler
- Daphne Gore: Debutante from Oxford
- Priscilla Halburton-Smythe: Local landowner's daughter
- Detective Chief Inspector Blair: Head of Strathbane CID
- Detective Jimmy Anderson: Blair's assistant
- Detective Harry McNab: Blair's assistant
- John Harrington: Courting Priscilla Halburton-Smythe
- Colonel Halburton -Smythe: Local landowner, Priscilla's father
- Mrs. Halburton-Smythe: Priscilla's mother, married to the Colonel
- Mr. Johnson: Manager of the Lochdubh Hotel
- Angus MacGregor: Lochdubh resident and poacher
First Sentence edit
"I hate the start of the week." said John Cartwright fretfully.
Table of Contents edit
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven
Epilogue
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 30 in Hamish Macbeth Mysteries. (standard series)
Followed by Death of a Cad .
Authors & Contributors edit
- M. C. Beaton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0-7838-1472-0
Page Count: 149
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0-7838-1472-0
Page Count: 149
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823
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