{"product_id":"9781538774755","title":"Death of a Groom","description":"\u003cb\u003eSergeant Hamish Macbeth returns to protect his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh in the latest mystery in M.C. Beaton’s beloved, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can handle the weather, but with a surprise influx of high-society visitors for a Valentine's Day wedding at Tommel Castle Hotel, he has bigger problems. The guest list includes not one, but two women from his own romantic past!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And Hamish isn't the only one disrupted by the arrival of the wedding party. The groom - the supposedly suave and sophisticated Darius Palmerston - is involved in a series of incidents in the local pub. Tensions between guests and villagers escalate until, on the night of the wedding, Darius is found dead in the dining room - the cake-cutting sword plunged into his chest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hamish suddenly has a murder investigation on his hands, and one with a very long list of suspects.","brand":"M. C. Beaton","offers":[{"title":"Grand Central Publishing |  Hardback  |  2026-02-10","offer_id":47343158853887,"sku":"9781538774755","price":37.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_30384b43-9e63-4416-bbcb-fe87a51e6906.jpg?v=1760116360","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781538774755","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}