M. C Beaton

In this Edwardian romance by the New York Times—bestselling author of the Hamish MacBeth mysteries, a lovelorn debutante finds herself in a deadly plot. In any given glittering social season, Edwardian London's dizzying whirl has its share of surprises. The latest is Kitty Harrison, once achingly poor, suddenly an heiress and now, thanks to her determined mother, she is about to become a Baroness. From the moment Kitty sets eyes on Lord Chesworth,...

How should a proper young lady spend her summer months in Regency England? By getting into plenty of mischief by masquerading as a servant girl, of course. Cassandra, or Cassie to her friends, sticks out like a redheaded weed amidst her family of tidy blooms. At Bramfield Park, Cassie's prim parents and attractive older sister, Sophia, wish for nothing but an advantageous marriage for their eldest and prettiest-and for Cassie to stay out of the way....

When young widow Lady Lovelace realized she had been swindled to near-bankruptcy by her curmudgeonly cousin, she knew she would have to marry again for money. These were the very thoughts of Lord Philip, who had nothing between him and destitution but his small army pension. And so these two attractive fortune-hunters somehow found each other and before long, popped into marriage - and into the bridal chamber - only to discover they were both virtually...

Agatha Raisin thinks she's in for a treat when her ex-husband, James Lacey, invites her on a holiday. But to her horror, his idea of an exotic destination is a small, rundown resort of Snoth-on-Sea. Needless to say, the break doesn't go as planned. When a fellow guest in their hotel is found murdered, Agatha herself becomes a suspect--and it looks as if she will be solving this particular case from the confines of a prison cell.

In welchen trüben Gewässern muss Hamish diesmal angeln? Eigentlich ist Tommy Jarret auf der Suche nach einem Seeungeheuer in der Nähe des Dorfes Drim. Aber dann ist er plötzlich tot. Offenbar starb er an einer Überdosis Drogen. Hamish Macbeth findet das Ableben des Jungen ein bisschen sehr merkwürdig-und seine Spürnase hat den schottischen Dorfpolizisten noch nie getäuscht! Daher beschließt er, undercover zu ermitteln, und schleust sich...

Als der schottische Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth die Nachricht erhält, dass im Gutshaus des schonungslosen Witzbolds Arthur Trent ein Mord geschehen ist, hält er das zunächst für einen schlechten Scherz. Umso überraschter ist er, dass Trent tatsächlich erstochen und anschließend erbarmungslos in einen Schrank gestopft wurde. An Verdächtigen ist auch kein Mangel: Das Haus ist voller habgieriger Verwandter, die alle mehr am Inhalt des Testaments...

Der letzte Kampf des Dorftyrannen Jeder in Lochdubh kennt Randy Duggan. Seine Beleidigungen haben bereits zu handfesten Schlägereien geführt. Und als der Kerl auch noch Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth zu einem öffentlichen Kampf herausfordert, überbieten sich die Dorfbewohner nur so mit ihren Wetten. Die meisten erwarten, dass Hamish im Kampf unterliegt - aber niemand rechnet damit, dass Randy ermordet wird, bevor die beiden überhaupt zum Duell...

Could she ever love a gentleman as much as she loved her magnificent home? Isabella Beverley is blessed with unparalleled beauty but, unfortunately, has been raised in the most snobbish and haughtiest of families. When her father gambles away their fortune-including Mannerling, the exquisite family mansion-Isabella discovers there is very little sympathy for her plight. As the eldest, Isabella is chosen to court Mr. Judd, the roguish bachelor who...

A classic title from M.C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth series Believing that someone is trying to murder her, gorgeous Jane Wetherby asks Hamish Macbeth to spend Christmas with her and an exclusive group of friends at her Scottish island health farm. With a cold in his head and no place to go for the holidays, Hamish accepts her invitation. He thinks the lady is a bit daft, but, arriving on the lonely isle of Eileencraig, he...

In the dark, wintry highlands of Lochdubh, Scotland, where the local Calvinist element resists the secular trimmings of Christmas, the spirit of old Saint Nick is about as welcome as a flat tire on a deserted road. Nor is crime taking a holiday, as Constable Hamish Macbeth soon finds himself protecting an unhappy girl, unlocking the secrets of a frightened old woman, and retrieving some stolen holiday goods. Now the lanky lawman must use all his Highland...