Death of a Pranksterby M.C. Beaton | |
| Category: |
"Fiction - Mystery" |
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| Pages: | 168 |
| Year of Publication: | 1992 |
| Date Added: | 07/31/2006 |
| Date Read: | 09/28/1995 |
| Notes: | Scottish constable Hamish Macbeth once again nails a murderer despite the crude bullying and dim detecting of his nemesis and superior, Chief Detective Inspector Blair. Wealthy local Andrew Trent, notorious for practical jokes that have far exceeded short-sheeted beds and whoopee cushions, has summoned his would-be heirs to his northern mansion with the false announcement that he has only a short time left to live. Braving the Highlands winter are his adopted son and his TV-star fiancee, two spinster daughters, his brother (with his brittle wife) and his scientist stepson (with his punk, pink-haired girlfriend and colleague). After Andrew is murdered in a prank that backfires, Macbeth wends his way through a tangle of family squabbles and secrets. |
| My Rating: | 5 |