Death of a Charming Man
- Published
- 1 January 1994
- Pages
- 257
- ISBN-13
- 9780786290468
- Type
- novel
About this book
M. C. Beaton's Death of a Charming Man (1994) is the tenth book, continuing Hamish's serial inability to leave a case alone even when it isn't officially his, set against Lochdubh's rotating cast of locals.
Key facts about Death of a Charming Man
Death of a Charming Man is a novel by M. C. Beaton. Readers have had it since 1994. It runs to 257 pages.
Our list holds 3 editions of Death of a Charming Man. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780786290468 to find the main one.
Death of a Charming Man is book 10 of 38 in the Hamish Macbeth series. The series has 38 published books. However, the series starts with Death of a Gossip (1985). Death of a Groom is the latest book in the series with a full release date, out on 10 February 2026.
Additionally, M. C. Beaton writes The Six Sisters, A House for the Season and School for Manners, plus 6 more series. Those series sit on our historical romance, cozy mystery and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, Death of a Groom is the latest published M. C. Beaton book on file, from 10 February 2026.
About M. C. Beaton
M. C. Beaton was the pen name of Marion Chesney, a Scottish-born author who wrote prolifically across romance and mystery before finding her signature register with two long-running cozy mystery series set worlds apart in tone and geography. See every M. C. Beaton book in order.
Its place in Hamish Macbeth
Death of a Charming Man is book 10 in the Hamish Macbeth series. It follows Death of a Travelling Man. It is followed by Death of a Nag. See the full Hamish Macbeth reading order.
Constable Hamish Macbeth is the laziest ambitious man in the Scottish Highlands: a lanky, red-headed village policeman in the fictional coastal town of Lochdubh who works hard at exactly one thing, staying a lowly constable, because promotion would mean a desk in Strathbane and losing the poaching, fishing and gossiping that make his unhurried life worth living. M. C. Beaton (the pen name of Marion Chesney) built the series as the gentler, more whimsical sibling to her later Agatha Raisin books: the crimes are…
Editions
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780786290468
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780759501850
- edition · unknown publisher · — · ISBN 9780759561854