An untimely death wipes the smile from Hamish\'s face .
.In Scotland, where thrift and a \'nice set of dentures\' are generally admired, Dr Frederick Gilchrist\'s cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him quite a clientele.
However, wiser Highlanders - like Hamish Macbeth - opt to steer clear of this reputed womanizer\'s all-too-busy hands.
An untimely death wipes the smile from Hamish\'s face . . .In Scotland, where thrift and a \'nice set of dentures\' are generally admired, Dr Frederick Gilchrist\'s cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him quite a clientele. However, wiser Highlanders - like Hamish Macbeth - opt to steer clear of this reputed womanizer\'s all-too-busy hands. Only jaw-throbbing agony drives Hamish to Gilchrist\'s surgery, but what he finds there is the dentist\'s dead body - putting several angry husbands in the frame for murder . . .Praise for M.C. Beaton:\'The books are a delight: clever, intricate, sardonic and amazingly true to the real Highlands\' Kerry Greenwood\'It\'s always a special treat to return to Lochdubh\' New York Times Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm