Hamish Macbeth book 16 · 2001
Death of a Dustman
A drunken, bullying dustman becomes a tyrant once he is put in charge of recycling, and then his body turns up in a recycling bin.
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Book facts
- Author
- M.C. Beaton
- Series
- Hamish Macbeth, book 16 of 38
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Lochdubh, Scotland
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Death of a Dustman
5 recurring or key characters from M.C. Beaton’s chart. Introduces Elspeth Grant.
Lead 1
- Hamish MacbethPolice constable in the Highland village of Lochdubh
Minor and cameo 4
- Priscilla Halburton-SmytheLaird’s daughter and Hamish’s great love
- Detective Chief Inspector BlairHamish’s bullying superior
- Jimmy AndersonDetective and Hamish’s friend
- Elspeth GrantFirst appearanceJournalist and Hamish’s love interest
Also featuring these characters
Other M.C. Beaton books that share the most characters with Death of a Dustman.
- Death of a Village2003 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Poison Pen2004 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Bore2005 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Dreamer2006 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon