Hamish Macbeth book 3 · 1988
Death of an Outsider
Exiled from Lochdubh to a dreary town, Hamish finds a hated local man dead in a lobster tank, and sets out to find who killed him.
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Book facts
- Author
- M.C. Beaton
- Series
- Hamish Macbeth, book 3 of 38
- Published
- 1988
- Setting
- Set in the fictional Lochdubh, Scotland
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Death of an Outsider
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 an Outsider.
- Death of a Gossip1985 · 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