{"product_id":"death-of-a-spy-9781538743317","title":"Death of a Spy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, Sergeant Hamish Macbeth faces a string of mysterious robberies that are only the beginning of an international threat to his sleepy Scottish village of Lochdubh.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is worried about how the folks will react to his new assistant officer; the enigmatic American James Bland, whose true mission is to track down the members of a Russian spy network. In the meantime, he and Bland deal with it the usual crop of traffic incidents, lost wallets, lost dogs, and lost people, but a spate of burglaries committed by a man dubbed \"Spiderman\" give Hamish cause for serious concern. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Hamish has to use all of his contacts and every ounce of his Highland guile to find the robber and protect the village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. C. Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e, hailed as the \"Queen of Crime\" by the \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e, was the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Agatha Raisin novels--the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV and public television--as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton started her career writing historical romances under several pseudonyms as well as her maiden name, Marion Chesney. Her books have sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A long-time friend of M. C. Beaton, \u003cb\u003eR. W. Green\u003c\/b\u003e has written numerous works of fiction and non-fiction. He lives in Surrey with his family and a black Labrador called Flynn. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878228332818,"sku":"9781538743317","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c4ab9bf9-3583-4399-987a-8c81bbd803c0.jpg?v=1764755131","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/death-of-a-spy-9781538743317","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}