Hamish Macbeth book 2 · 1987
Death of a Cad
Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her new fiancé home to her parents’ castle hotel near Lochdubh, and at the house party a cad who has insulted everyone is found shot.
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Book facts
- Author
- M.C. Beaton
- Series
- Hamish Macbeth, book 2 of 38
- Published
- 1987
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Lochdubh, Scotland
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Death of a Cad
4 recurring or key characters from M.C. Beaton’s chart.
Lead 1
- Hamish MacbethPolice constable in the Highland village of Lochdubh
Minor and cameo 3
- Priscilla Halburton-SmytheLaird’s daughter and Hamish’s great love
- Detective Chief Inspector BlairHamish’s bullying superior
- Jimmy AndersonDetective and Hamish’s friend
Also featuring these characters
Other M.C. Beaton books that share the most characters with Death of a Cad.
- Death of a Perfect Wife1989 · Hamish Macbeth · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Hussy1990 · Hamish Macbeth · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Snob1991 · Hamish Macbeth · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Prankster1992 · Hamish Macbeth · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon