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M.C. BEATON has won international acclaim for her bestselling Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin mysteries. She is also the author of over 100 romance titles and a series of romantic suspense, The Edwardian Mystery Series. M. C. Beaton lives in a Cotswold cottage with her husband.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Death of a Prankster, February 1, 2002

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Ricky N. "Ricky C. Nelson" (Commerce, GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death of a Prankster (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 7) (Mass Market Paperback)

"Death of a Prankster" is the seventh Hamish Macbeth mystery by M. C. Beaton. Andrew Trent, a rich old man, who is a terrible practical joker has called his family to his home telling everyone he is dying. It is a practical joke, but comes to pass as he is murdered. When Hamish Macbeth is told that Mr. Trent has been murdered at his home, he hesitates thinking it is just another practical joke. But Andrew Trent has been murdered. Hamish Macbeth investigates finding several people in his family that wanted him dead. Was he killed for hate, or was he killed for money? This novel is good, but some of the local Scottish flavor that is in the other books is absent in this one, but if you are reading through the series, as I am, it is worth your time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, January 8, 2001

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This review is from: Death of a Prankster (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 7) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my first M.C.Beaton book, and so far I have read many more. My mother bought it for me becasue she enjoyed his writing for a long time. This was a funny mystery because the prankster would play pranks even after he was gone... The best M.C Beaton book i have read.
The humor and incidents leading to the crime are exciting and fast moving. I couldn't figure out who did it, and it takes a skill to make the reader wonder and not feel the need ot give up at the same time, without giving the answer away.

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3.0 out of 5 stars An average book by an extraordinary author., March 26, 2000

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This review is from: Death of a Prankster (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 7) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book has a good plot, but the plot is over shadowed by the amount of descriptive detail that hovers around a hippie with pink hair.A good book, but not the greatest. I recommend Death of A Gossip or Death of A Snob.

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3.0 out of 5 stars One of Beaton's better efforts
Here, Beaton has actually created a mystery that is more important than Hamish's engaging ramblings, and it does get you hooked. Read more

Published 3 months ago by B. Judell

2.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointing entry in usually charming Hamish Macbeth series
We've read two of Beaton's more recent "Death of" set, featuring village cop, Scot Hamish Macbeth - and generally enjoyed rather charming stories with slightly more crime solving... Read more

Published 4 months ago by Gerald M. Bull

3.0 out of 5 stars THE JOKE'S ON HIM...
When a rich and elderly practical joker, Andrew Trent, summons his nearest and dearest to his remote Scottish manor in the dead of winter to play a series of unpleasant pranks on... Read more

Published 6 months ago by Lawyeraau

3.0 out of 5 stars M.C Beaton Always Comes Through
Death of a Prankster is another good tale from the master of cozy mysteries, M.C. Beaton. If you'd like a light hearted mystery that keeps you reading and isn't too heavy handed... Read more

Published 13 months ago by C. Irish

4.0 out of 5 stars Local Color Mystery
I have purchased all of the Hamish McBeth mysteries for my recreational reading and am now consuming them all. Read more

Published on June 2, 2009 by Playingpossum

2.0 out of 5 stars not hamish at his best
iam an avid fan of the agatha raisin series and hamish macbeth;this novel had no really likeable characters;ok not one of the beat in series.

Published on February 24, 2009 by Barbara I. Stern

4.0 out of 5 stars Assembling the clan
The entire clan has assembled at the highland manor house of an extremely wealthy old man who is thought to be on his last legs. Read more

Published on May 3, 2008 by Roger Long

3.0 out of 5 stars Beaton channels Agatha Christie
Easy going Hamish Macbeth has been called in to investigate a death in the neighboring parish. Macbeth has been there before and fully expected this trip as well to be a... Read more

Published on February 17, 2008 by Jeanne Tassotto

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Much to Laugh or Smile About
Death of a Prankster is that rarity in this series, a pretty ordinary mystery and story that borders on not quite being up to the average level. Read more

Published on January 19, 2007 by Donald Mitchell

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of her best
In this book we see Hamish called to Arrat House on the demise of the master of the house, Mr. Arthur Trent. Read more

Published on October 14, 2003 by S. Schwartz

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MONEY, OR THE PROSPECT OF IT, MAKES HOPE SPRING eternal, and so that was probably the reason a small group of people were packing their bags to travel to the very north of Britain to stay with Mr. Trent. Read the first page

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Andrew Trent, Arrat House, Titchy Gold, Hamish Macbeth, Charles Trent, Paul Sinclair, Jeffrey Trent, Miss Gold, Betty Trent, Miss Betty, Angela Trent, Jim Gaskell, Melissa Clarke, Jimmy Anderson, Detective Chief Inspector Blair, Jan Trent, Miss Clarke, John Sinclair, Land Rover, Marilyn Monroe, Miss Trent, Good God, Miss Trotter

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