Hamish Macbeth book 26 · 2011
Death of a Sweep
A body is found stuffed in a chimney, and the town blames the chimney sweep, until he too is found dead on the moors.
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Book facts
- Author
- M.C. Beaton
- Series
- Hamish Macbeth, book 26 of 38
- Published
- 2011
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Lochdubh, Scotland
- Characters charted
- 5
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Death of a Sweep
5 recurring or key characters from M.C. Beaton’s chart. Introduces Lugs and Sonsie.
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
- Lugs and SonsieFirst appearanceHamish’s dog and wildcat
Also featuring these characters
Other M.C. Beaton books that share the most characters with Death of a Sweep.
- Death of Yesterday2013 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Policeman2014 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Liar2015 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Death of a Nurse2016 · Hamish Macbeth · 5 shared charactersBuy on Amazon