{"product_id":"death-of-a-scriptwriter-hardcover","title":"Death of a Scriptwriter - Hamish Macbeth #14 Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eM. C. Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the author of the Agatha Raisin television series...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEATH OF A SCRIPTWRITER: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery\u003c\/b\u003e HOLLYWOOD IN THE HIGHLANDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatricia Martyn-Broyd was not an easy woman to like. The hawk-nosed spinster had retired to Scotland, unable to write another book since her 1965 mystery featuring the aristocratic Scottish detective Lady Harriet Vere. Local constable Hamish Macbeth thought Patricia must be lonely beneath her rigid pride. A bit lonely himself since the breakup of his engagement, he extended his friendship. But that was before fame and the movie people arrived... A British TV company had decided to feature Lady Harriet in a new series. The constable knew there would be trouble between the middle-aged, dour townsfolk and the flashy, urbane filmmakers. And there was - murder. When one of the scriptwriters for the series is found dead, the tension escalates on the set and in the streets of Drim. And as Hamish pokes into the town's secrets and the TV people's hidden agendas, he finds a large cast of people who wanted to cut out the writer for good - from the boozehound husband jealous of his actress wife's flagrant flirting to the tough, ambitious producer who was threatened with dismissal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. C. BEATON\u003c\/b\u003e, hailed as the \"Queen of Crime\" by the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, was the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Agatha Raisin novels--the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV and public television--as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton started her career writing historical romances under several pseudonyms as well as her maiden name, Marion Chesney. Her books have sold more than twenty-four million copies worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA long-time friend of M. C. Beaton's, \u003cb\u003e R. W. GREEN \u003c\/b\u003ehas written numerous works of fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Surrey with his family and a yellow Labrador named Ossian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.47 x 5.65 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 22, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49009582833818,"sku":"9780892966448","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/5045\/4938\/files\/faK9YDaVlf9780892966448.webp?v=1786729383","url":"https:\/\/backroadsbookshop.com\/products\/death-of-a-scriptwriter-hardcover","provider":"Backroads Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}