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Constable Hamish Macbeth serves in Lochdubh, a small village in the Scottish Highlands. A man without ambition and often considered lazy, he nonetheless has an astute mind for solving crimes a fact often ignored by his superiors. Which, Of course, sometimes works in Hamishs favor: He prefers his station in the small community, and therefore actively avoids any promotion that would lead to him being moved to a post at a larger station. Below is a complete list to date of mysteries starring Hamish Macbeth, written by M.C. Beaton.

"Fee, fie, fo, fum. I smell the blood of an Englishman...""Even though Agatha Raisin loathes amateur dramatics, her friend Mrs. Bloxby, the vicar's wife, has persuaded her to support the local pantomime. Stifling a yawn at the production of "Babes in the Woods," Agatha watches the baker playing an ogre strut and threaten on the stage, until a trapdoor opens and the Ogre disappears in an impressive puff of smoke. Only he doesn't re-appear at final curtain. Surely this isn't the way the scene was rehearsed? When it turns out the popular baker has been murdered, Agatha puts her team of private detectives on the case. They soon discover more feuds and temperamental behavior in amateur theatrics than in a professional stage show--and face more and more danger as the team gets too close to the killer."The Blood of an Englishman" is Agatha's 25th adventure, and you'd think she would have learned by now not to keep making the same mistakes. Alas, no--yet Agatha's flaws only make her more endearing. In this sparkling new entry in M. C. Beaton's "New York Times" bestselling series of modern cozies, Agatha Raisin once again "manages to infuriate, amuse, and solicit our deepest sympathies as we watch her blunder her way boldly through another murder mystery"

There's not a cloud in Constable Hamish Macbeth's sky, just plenty of warm sunshine and not quite enough of beautiful Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. But as eight hopeful members of the Checkmate Singles Club converge on Tommel Castle Hotel for a week of serious matchmaking, the clouds roll in. The four couples, carefully matched by dating director Maria Worth, immediately dislike each other. The arrival of Maria's gross, greedy partner, Peta, kills the last vestige of romance. And as love goes out the window, murder comes in the door. Peta soon slurps up her last meal, and Hamish is left with a baffling puzzle: Who shared the fateful outing that left Peta dead with a big red apple in her mouth? Surely not of those singles...

Pour toutes ses clientes, Mr John est un magicien : un coiffeur aux doigts d''or qu''elles adorent ! Mais, peu après avoir confirmé ses talents auprès d''Agatha Raisin qui voit poindre ses premiers c

Ancombe, paisible petit village, possède une source d''eau douce réputée pour ses bienfaits. Mais l''arrivée d''une société qui veut l''exploiter échauffe les esprits et divise les habitants : s''enr

Allotment wars! Lord Bellingham, Carsely's biggest landholder, has enraged locals by saying he is going to sell off their allotments to make way for a new housing development. So when he turns up dead, poisoned by antifreeze, nobody mourns his passing. On another fine summer's day Agatha visits Carsley's allotments where everything looks peaceful and perfect: people of all ages digging in the soil and working hard to grow their own fruit and veg. Agatha feels almost tempted to take on a strip herself ...but common sense soon prevails. She doesn't really like getting her hands dirty. She is introduced to three oldtimers who have just taken over a new strip; Harry Perry, Bunty Daventry and Josephine Merriweather are lamenting the neglected condition of the patch. But as Harry starts to shovel through the weeds and grass his spade comes across something hard so he bends down and tries to move the object. And then he starts to yell ...The body is that of Peta Currie, a newcomer to the village - but who would want to murder her? Blonde and beautiful she's every local male's favourite.And then Lord Bellingham's son engages Agatha to do some digging of her own and very soon Agatha is thrown into a world of petty feuds, jealousies and disputes over land. It would seem that far from being tiny gardens of Eden, Carsley's allotments are local battlefields where passions - and the bodycount - run high! Praise for the Agatha Raisin series: 'Sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non-PC, M.C. Beaton has created a national treasure' Anne Robinson 'M.C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly 'The Miss Marple-like Raisin is a refreshing, sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likeable heroine' Booklist

Branle-bas de combat à Carsely ! Un grand propriétaire terrien local veut transformer le jardin communautaire en lotissement. Les villageois, révoltés, ont à peine le temps de se mobiliser que le nom

La détective Agatha Raisin s'est récemment mise à la marche sportive : c'est bon pour la santé, mais... pas de tout repos ! Sur le terrain de boulingrin d'un parc, le corps d'un vieux monsieur lui fa

Une jolie jeune femme au volant d'une BMW sur les routes désertes des Highlands écossaises, ça se remarque ! Surtout lorsqu'elle appuie un peu trop sur le champignon. Qu'importe à Hamish Macbeth qu'i

Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAYAgatha and her assistant, Toni, are driving to their friend Bill Wong's wedding, thinking of nothing more than what the beautiful bride will be wearing when a terrified young man comes running down the country lane towards them wearing. . . nothing at all.The encounter leads them to become embroiled with a naturist group, a disappearing corpse, fantasy games, witchcraft, an ice cream empire, intrigue and murder. In the meantime, Agatha's hectic life swirls along at dizzying pace, her private detective agency as busy as ever and her private affairs in turmoil - old loves to contend with and a new suitor on the scene.

Un tournage au hameau de Drim, décor d'une nouvelle série policière, vient rompre la monotonie du rude hiver écossais. Mais la société de production sème la pagaille et un cadavre se retrouve bientôt

Le dentiste Frederick Gilchrist doit son succès à ses tarifs très compétitifs. Et à quelques ruses pour attirer les patients et surtout les patientes, car il est imbattable en matière de séduction. S

À peine installée à Carsely, Jill Davent, une psychologue aux airs prétentieux, attire déjà l'antipathie. Non seulement elle flirte avec James, l'ex-mari d'Agatha, mais en plus elle fouine dans le pa

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Toil and trouble in store for Agatha! Cotswolds inhabitants are used to bad weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Harris, the new vicar and his wife, drive slowly home from a dinner party in their village of Sumpton Harcourt. They struggle to see the road ahead - but then screech to a halt. Right in front of them, aglow in the headlights of their car, a body hangs from a lightning-blasted tree at the edge of town. But it's not suicide; Margaret Darby, an elderly spinster of the parish, has been murdered - and the villagers are bewildered as to who would commit such a crime, and why. Agatha Raisin rises to the occasion, delighted to have some excitement back in her life as if truth be told, she was getting bored of the long run of lost cats and divorces on the books. But Sumpton Harcourt is an isolated and unfriendly village, she finds a place that poses more questions than answers. And when two more murders follow the first, Agatha begins to fear for her reputation - and her life. That the village has its own coven of witches certainly doesn't make her feel any better...

Agatha Raisin tombe une nouvelle fois amoureuse ! Cette fois, elle a jeté son dévolu sur George Marston, un jardinier récemment arrivé à Carsely. Hélas, elle n'est pas la seule à lui faire les yeux d

Maggie Baird est aussi riche que pingre, ce qui ne la rend guère populaire dans son petit village écossais. Aussi, quand elle périt dans sa voiture en feu, il ne fait aucun doute que c’est pour sa

Noël a été décevant dans les Cotswold, fief d’Agatha Raisin. Pour réchauffer les cœurs et les estomacs, le petit village de Winter Parva propose une fête avec costumes, danseurs folkloriques et coc

Revenge is a dish best served warm...High-flying public relations supremo Agatha Raisin has decided to take early retirement. She's off to make a new life in a picture-perfect Cotswold village. To make friends, she enters the local quiche-making competition - and to make quite sure of first prize she secretly pays a visit to a London deli.Alas, the competition judge succumbs after tasting her perfect quiche, and Agatha is revealed as a cheat and potential poisoner. Definitely not the best start. So Agatha must turn amateur sleuth - she's absolutely got to track down the real killer and clear her name!