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The Resource Death of a kingfisher, M.C. Beaton, (electronic resource)

Death of a kingfisher, M.C. Beaton, (electronic resource)

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When Scotland is hit by the recession, Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices that the Highland people are forced to come up with inventive ways to lure tourists to their sleepy towns. The quaint village of Braikie doesn't have much to offer, other than a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which was bequeathed to the town. The savvy local tourist director renames the woods "The Fairy Glen," and has brochures printed with a beautiful photograph of a kingfisher rising from a pond on the cover. 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 forever, the town turns to Hamish Macbeth. And when violence strikes again,the lawman's investigation quickly turns from animal cruelty to murder
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eng
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1 online resource (1 sound file)
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  • Unabridged
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9780792784920
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http://vpl.lib.overdrive.com/6EEE7B84-57C4-4FA2-8BF0-1291338422C0/10/50/en/ContentDetails.htm?id=9341FE23-BF27-43B0-AC12-52262884B0F5
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Death of a kingfisher
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Death of a kingfisher
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M.C. Beaton
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Language
eng
Summary
When Scotland is hit by the recession, Police Constable Hamish Macbeth notices that the Highland people are forced to come up with inventive ways to lure tourists to their sleepy towns. The quaint village of Braikie doesn't have much to offer, other than a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which was bequeathed to the town. The savvy local tourist director renames the woods "The Fairy Glen," and has brochures printed with a beautiful photograph of a kingfisher rising from a pond on the cover. 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 forever, the town turns to Hamish Macbeth. And when violence strikes again,the lawman's investigation quickly turns from animal cruelty to murder
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Beaton, M. C
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823/.914
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not applicable
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LC call number
PR6052.E196
LC item number
D4257 2012ab
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
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Read by Graeme Malcolm
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Malcolm, Graeme.
Series statement
A Hamish Macbeth mystery
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  • Macbeth, Hamish
  • Police
  • Murder
  • Tourism
  • Dysfunctional families
  • Highlands (Scotland)
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Death of a kingfisher, M.C. Beaton, (electronic resource)
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http://vpl.lib.overdrive.com/6EEE7B84-57C4-4FA2-8BF0-1291338422C0/10/50/en/ContentDetails.htm?id=9341FE23-BF27-43B0-AC12-52262884B0F5
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  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
  • Residents of other municipalities should check their local library
  • Unabridged
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unknown
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unknown
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other
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  • sz
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rdacarrier
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spoken word
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rdacontent
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Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
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unknown
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online
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9780792784920
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(electronic audio bk.)
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unknown
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audio
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rdamedia
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  • s
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digital.
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sound
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digital recording
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  • other
  • remote
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  • 4095526
  • (OCoLC)779938870
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Label
Death of a kingfisher, M.C. Beaton, (electronic resource)
Link
http://vpl.lib.overdrive.com/6EEE7B84-57C4-4FA2-8BF0-1291338422C0/10/50/en/ContentDetails.htm?id=9341FE23-BF27-43B0-AC12-52262884B0F5
Publication
Note
  • Available to Vancouver Residents only
  • Residents of other municipalities should check their local library
  • Unabridged
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
other
Carrier category code
  • sz
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
  • not applicable
  • unknown
Extent
1 online resource (1 sound file)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780792784920
Isbn Type
(electronic audio bk.)
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
unknown
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other physical details
digital.
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
  • other
  • remote
Speed
unknown
System control number
  • 4095526
  • (OCoLC)779938870
Tape configuration
not applicable
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not applicable

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