
Ebook
Published by Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 9780446574099
Published 25 February 2011
Mass Market Paperback
Published by Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 9780446547406
Published 1 January 2012
Death of a Chimney Sweep
Hamish Macbeth Mysteries Novel #26
By M.C. Beaton
First published February 2011
Travel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series.
Death of a Chimney Sweep: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
In the south of Scotland, residents get their chimneys vacuum-cleaned. But in the isolated villages in the very north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the itinerant sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes. Pete is always able to find work in the Scottish highlands, until one day when Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices blood dripping onto the floor of a villager's fireplace, and a dead body stuffed inside the chimney. The entire town of Lochdubh is certain Pete is the culprit, but Hamish doesn't believe that the affable chimney sweep is capable of committing murder. Then Pete's body is found on the Scottish moors, and the mystery deepens. Once again, it's up to Hamish to discover who's responsible for the dirty deed–and this time, the murderer may be closer than he realizes.