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4.4/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Publication date November 1988 Originally published November 1988 Preceded by Death of a Cad | 3.8/5 Goodreads Country United Kingdom Followed by Death of a Perfect Wife | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pages 182 pp (Hardcover edition) Similar Works by Ann Fairfax, Hamish Macbeth mystery books, Mystery books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Death of an Outsider is the third mystery novel in the Hamish Macbeth series by Marion Chesney under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton. It was first published in 1988.
Plot introduction
While Hamish Macbeth is on duty temporarily in Cnothan, William Mainwaring, the most disliked man in town is murdered. No one wants to solve the crime, including Macbeth's superiors who want to keep the strange manner of Mainwaring's death hushed up.
References
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