Death of an Outsider is the third mystery

Mystery fiction

Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...

 novel in the Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth

Hamish Macbeth is a fictional police officer who serves as his town's detective in a series of mystery novels created by M. C. Beaton . The novels are published in the UK by Constable & Robinson. In an interview, the author recalls,...

 series by Marion Chesney

Marion Chesney

Marion Chesney is a popular and prolific author. She has written numerous successful historical romance novels under her own name, including the Travelling Matchmaker and Daughters of Mannerling series. Using the pseudonym M. C...

 under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton. It was first published in 1988

1988 in literature

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Plot introduction

While Hamish Macbeth is on duty temporarily in Cnothan, William Mainwaring, the most disliked man in town, is murdered. No one wants to solve the crime, including Macbeth's superiors who want to keep the strange manner of Mainwaring's death hushed up.

External links

• UK publisher Constable & Robinson