Death of a Gentle Lady

2008 novel by Marion Chesney

0-446-58260-3 (first edition)OCLC123029835
Dewey Decimal
823/.914 22LC ClassPR6053.H4535 D34 2008Preceded byDeath of a Maid Followed byDeath of a Witch 

Death of a Gentle Lady is the twenty-fourth mystery novel in the Hamish Macbeth series by M. C. Beaton. It was first published in 2008.

Plot introduction

While the rest of the town is smitten by Mrs. Gentle, Hamish Macbeth distrusts and dislikes her. When she tries to close down his beloved station, he exacts his revenge and saves a beautiful woman from deportation at the same time by proposing to Gentle's maid Ayesha. By the time the wedding day arrives, Hamish is desperate to escape marriage; when Ayesha doesn't appear and Mrs. Gentle is found dead, he escapes one disaster only to be swept into another.[1]

References

  1. ^ "LBBG Imprint – Constable". 13 March 2019.
  • UK publisher Constable & Robinson
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Works by Marion Chesney aka M. C. Beaton
Hamish Macbeth series
Agatha Raisin seriesAdaptations
  • Hamish Macbeth
  • Agatha Raisin
    • Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death


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