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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: Dec 1969
Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - Traditional British
Retail Price: $29.95
In Scotland, where thrift and a “nice set of dentures” are generally admired, dental surgeon Dr. Frederick Gilchrist’s cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him a clientele.\n\nHowever, wiser Highlanders (like Hamish Macbeth) opt to steer clear of this reputed womanizer’s all-too-busy hands. A blinding toothache sends Hamish Macbeth 120 miles out of Lochdubh to the infamous dentist’s door. Unfortunately for Hamish and Gilchrist, someone has canceled all the doctor’s appointmentspermanently. Since everyone is pleased the dentist is deceasedpatients, several harassed women, and even his wifeMacbeth faces one of the more biting challenges of his career.\n\nA toothache can drive a man mad, and Hamish, with a mouth full of throbbing pain, decides to go after the killer alone.