{"title":"M. C. Beaton","description":"M. C. BEATON (1936-2019), the \"Queen of Crime\" (The Globe and Mail), was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels--the basis for the hit show on Acorn TV and public television--as well as the Hamish Macbeth series and the Edwardian Murder Mysteries. A long-time friend of M. C. Beaton, R.W. GREEN has written numerous works of fiction and non-fiction.","products":[{"product_id":"death-of-a-groom-paperback","title":"Death of a Groom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. 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