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First UK hardback with a full 1 to 10 number sequence indicating a first printing. Pages 191 to 198 have a very tiny nick on the leading edges of the pages. Price still on dustjacket. A Hamish Macbeth murder mystery. “Hamish can’t help but admire the resourcefulness of the Highlanders during the recession – in tough times they have to lure tourists to their sleepy towns and the quaint village of Braikie has come up with a novel solution. It really doesn’t have that much to offer apart from a place of rare beauty called Buchan’s Wood, which the clued-up local tourist board director rechristens ‘The Fairy Glen’ and highlights its beautiful kingfishers. It isn’t long before coach tours begin to arrive but just as the town’s luck starts to turn, a kingfisher is found hanging from a branch in the woods with a noose around its neck. As a wave of vandalism threatens to ruin Braikie for ever, it is up to Hamish to get involved – and his investigation quickly turns from mistreatment of birds to murder…” IN STOCK FOR IMMEDIATE DESPATCH