About the Author

M. C. Beaton has won international acclaim for her New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries. The BBC has aired 24 episodes based on the series. Beaton is also the author of the bestselling Agatha Raisin series, which will air as an eight-episode dramatic series on Sky1, starring Ashley Jensen. She lives in the Cotswolds with her husband. For more information, you can visit MCBeaton.com. Graeme Malcolm is an actor and Earphones Award-winning audiobook narrator. He has performed on Broadway as Pharaoh in Aida and as Sir Edward Ramsay in The King and I. His television appearances include Law & Order, Follow the River, and Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier). His film credits include A Further Gesture, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and Reunion.

Reviews

"Bursting with quaint village fun, murder, mystery, deception, endearing characters, and devious villains, makes Death of a Gentle Lady a wonderfully charming and gripping read."-- "Examiner.com"

"Filled with Highlands scenery, sharp observation, and hairpin-turn plotting."-- "Booklist"

"Full of the author's trademark zest and wit... Beaton fans will be delighted."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Hamish's twent-third adventure is one of his best, with the usual charming details of Highland life and a crackerjack mystery to boot."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

Full of the author's trademark zest and wit, bestseller Beaton's 23rd Hamish Macbeth mystery (after 2007's Death of a Maid) finds the 50-year-old Scottish detective taking pity on a beautiful Turkish maid named Ayesha in danger of being deported, and asking her to marry him. When Ayesha goes missing and her employer, Mrs. Gentle, turns up murdered, Hamish discovers that his bride-to-be wasn't exactly who she claimed to be. The villagers thought Mrs. Gentle was a sweet old lady, but why would such a nice woman be the target of blackmail? Threaded throughout the ever-twisting plot of the murder investigation are the ongoing saga of Hamish's love life and the vendetta against him of his nemesis, Detective Chief Inspector Blair. Beaton fans will be delighted. (Feb.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

"Bursting with quaint village fun, murder, mystery, deception, endearing characters, and devious villains, makes Death of a Gentle Lady a wonderfully charming and gripping read."

"Filled with Highlands scenery, sharp observation, and hairpin-turn plotting."

"Full of the author's trademark zest and wit... Beaton fans will be delighted."-- "Publishers Weekly"

"Hamish's twent-third adventure is one of his best, with the usual charming details of Highland life and a crackerjack mystery to boot."