DEATH OF A GHOST

New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2017. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. The 32nd book in Beaton's long-running, highly-regarded cozy mystery series set in rural Scotland and featuring Sgt. Hamish Macbeth. This time Macbeth decides to put an end to a haunted castle rumor by spending the night at the ruined castle with patrolman Charlie Carson. Carson promptly falls through a hole in the rotten floor to the cellar where he and Macbeth discover a corpse, which promptly disappears while they wait for reinforcements. Macbeth must now find a murderer before any more bodies appear. Or disappear. First U.S. edition, first printing (with complete numberline). About 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, 246 pages in green paper-covered boards with blue backstrip and silver lettering on spine. Pictorial front panel of dustjacket shows woman in blue coat and dress on cobblestone path walking toward castle under stormclouded sky. Back panel contains five blurbs of praise for Hamish Macbeth series. Remainder dot on top edge of text, o/w boards and text are complete, clean and unmarked, with no significant flaws or damage. No tears, no creases, no bumped ends or corners. Not ex-library. Dustjacket shows only a bit of edge wear and surface rubbing. No tears, chipping, or scratching. Not price-clipped. A collectable copy.