Death of an Outsider

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Death of an Outsider
First edition
AuthorM. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesHamish Macbeth
GenreDetective, Mystery novel
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
November 1988
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages182 (Hardcover edition)
ISBN0-312-02188-7 (first edition)
OCLC17918653
823/.914 19
LC ClassPR6052.E196 D44 1988
Preceded byDeath of a Cad 
Followed byDeath of a Perfect Wife 

Death of an Outsider is the third mystery novel in the Hamish Macbeth series by Marion Chesney under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton. It was first published in 1988.

Plot introduction[edit]

While Hamish Macbeth is on duty temporarily in Cnothan, William Mainwaring, the most disliked man in town is murdered. No one wants to solve the crime, including Macbeth's superiors who want to keep the strange manner of Mainwaring's death hushed up.[1]

External links[edit]

Footnotes[edit]