{"product_id":"death-of-a-prankster-9780446573559","title":"Death of a Prankster","description":"\u003cb\u003eTravel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath of a Prankster: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdmittedly, there's a touch of black humor in the case. Rich, old practical joker Andrew Trent summons his kin to remote Arrat House in the dead of winter for a deathbed farewell. They arrive to find him in perfect health and eager to torment them with a whole new bag of unfunny jokes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this time the body that falls out of the closet is Andrew Trent's own. And nobody's laughing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEspecially not Constable Hamish Macbeth, who is hard put to glean any information from Trent's unappealing nearest and dearest. And when the lanky constable's former flame, Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, inserts her beautiful self into the case, Hamish must muster all his native guile to carry him through. Fortunately, he has a few clever tricks up his own sleeve, which enable this most endearing of crime fighters to get the best, and last, laugh.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. C. Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e has won international acclaim for her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries. The BBC has aired 24 episodes based on the series. Beaton is also the author of the bestselling Agatha Raisin series, which will air as an eight-episode dramatic series on Sky1, starring Ashley Jensen. She lives in the Cotswolds with her husband. For more information, you can visit MCBeaton.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645404614930,"sku":"9780446573559","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cccff0de-909f-4348-9011-37c08141d3ed.jpg?v=1733151371","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-of-a-prankster-9780446573559","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}