Skip to main content
Home

National Network for Equitable Library Service

The Canadian Accessible Library System (D10 Beta)

Menu
  • English
  • Français

User menu

  • Log in
Sign Up Login

Search the NNELS collection:

Main menu

  • Home
  • Tutorials
  • Info for Libraries
  • Grant Projects
  • News
  • About

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Search Results

Search Results

Displaying 1 - 15 of 34
  • Death of a bore
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    When John Heppel, a visiting writer to Lochdubh, first proposes forming a writers' circle, the idea is met with much enthusiasm from local residents.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Death of a dreamer
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    When local constable Hamish Macbeth calls on Effie Garrand, he is amazed to find the small woman still in residence after a particularly hideous winter.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Death of a maid
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    Mrs. Gillespie, famous for being the best maid in the northwest of Sutherland, is found dead, struck down by a metal bucket. Knowing Mrs.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Death of a valentine
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    Amazing news has spread across the Scottish countryside. The most famous of highland bachelors, police sergeant Hamish Macbeth, will be married at last.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Death of a kingfisher
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    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.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Bone Dance A Ladies Killing Circle Anthology
    Author:

    Boswell, Joan

    ,

    Pike, Sue

    Summary:

    Music may soothe the savage breast, but in this fifth collection of witty and wicked crime fiction from the Ladies’ Killing Circle, music provides the background for tales of murder and mayhem.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Detective and mystery fiction, Short stories

    Available Formats:

  • Fit to Die A Ladies Killing Circle Anthology
    Author:

    Boswell, Joan

    ,

    Pike, Sue

    Summary:

    Sport, fitness, games and murder are the main themes of this collection of wicked and witty crime fiction and poetry by the Ladies’ Killing Circle, who brought you Menopause is Murder and Cottage C

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • When Boomers Go Bad A Ladies Killing Circle Anthology
    Author:

    Boswell, Joan

    ,

    Pike, Sue

    Summary:

    This newest anthology of short crime fiction from the Ladies’ Killing Circle takes a spirited look at baby boomers as they go from young, hairy and hip to old, bald and bad.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Detective and mystery fiction, Short stories

    Available Formats:

  • The Ladies Killing Circle Anthology 4-Book Bundle Fit to Die / Bone Dance / When Boomers Go Bad / Going Out With a Bang
    Author:

    Boswell, Joan

    ,

    Fradkin, Barbara

    ,

    Pike, Sue

    Summary:

    This ebook bundle present all four of the Ladies Killing Circle's wicked collections of twisted and witty crime fiction.

    Genre: Canadian fiction, Detective and mystery fiction

    Available Formats:

  • On Remembrance Day
    Author:

    Creasey, Eleanor

    Summary:

    An exploration of Canadian Remembrance Day history, customs, and traditions. Who are the people who offered their lives in war? Why do we remember them? How do we honour their memory?

    Genre: Canadian nonfiction, History and geography, Juvenile nonfiction

    Available Formats:

  • Death of a gentle lady
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    Everyone in the sleepy Scottish town of Lochdubh adores elderly Mrs. Gentle--everyone but Hamish Macbeth, that is.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • Death of a chimney sweep
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    In the isolated villages in the north of Scotland, the villagers rely on the services of the chimney sweep, Pete Ray, and his old-fashioned brushes.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

  • There goes the bride : an Agatha Raisin mystery /
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    Bossy, impulsive, yet hopelessly romantic, Agatha is dreading the upcoming marriage of her ex-husband, James Lacey.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

    • s3://AU/WA/ABWA/restricted/S7725/There_Goes_the_Bride_S7725.zip
      Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
  • Death of a macho man
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    In Scotland, a boastful wrestler challenges Constable Hamish Macbeth to a fight. When the wrestler is murdered before the match, Macbeth's unfriendly superior names him the prime suspect.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

    • s3://AU/WA/ABWA/restricted/OCLC34319467/Death_of_a_Macho_Man_OCLC34319467.zip
      Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio
  • Death of a gossip
    Author:

    Beaton, M. C.

    Summary:

    This is the first of the Hamish Macbeth mysteries, set in the Scottish Highlands. A nasty member of a class in salmon fishing is murdered, and everyone has a motive.

    Genre:

    Available Formats:

    • s3://AU/WA/ABWA/restricted/S7937/Death_of_a_Gossip_S7937.zip
      Login to access DAISY 202 - Full Text and Audio

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Page 2
  • Page 3
  • next ›
  • last »

Not finding what you're looking for?

Request a title

Or request a different format.

Access Restrictions

  • Requires Login (27)

Creator

  • Grey, Andrew (94)
  • Patterson, James (78)
  • Johnstone, William W. (62)
  • Lane, Amy (59)
  • McCall Smith, Alexander (57)
  • Walters, Eric (55)
  • Calmes, Mary (54)
  • Brouwer, Sigmund (47)
  • Anderle, Michael (46)
  • Ulysse, Collectif (46)
  • Carr, Robyn (44)
  • Tremblay d'Essiambre, Louise (43)
  • Harris, Charlaine (42)
  • Brookes, Chris (39)
  • Greenwood, Kerry (39)
  • Peterson, Tracie (39)
  • Schraff, Anne (39)
  • de la Roche, Mazo (38)
  • Choyce, Lesley (37)
  • Allfrey, Ellah Wakatama (36)
  • Delany, Vicki (36)
  • Lemyre, Carl (35)
  • Miller, Linda Lael (35)
  • Albert, Susan Wittig (34)
  • Perro, Bryan (34)
  • Whitney, Phyllis A. (34)
  • Woods, Stuart (34)
  • Lennox, Doug (32)
  • McClintock, Norah (31)
  • Radio Archives (31)
  • Downie, Mary Alice (30)
  • Errington, Elizabeth Jane (30)
  • Robertson, Barbara (30)
  • Sandford, John (30)
  • Filey, Mike (29)
  • Fluke, Joanne (29)
  • Horn, Bernd (29)
  • Perry, Anne (29)
  • CARTLAND, Barbara (28)
  • Laurens, Stephanie (28)
  • STEEL, Danielle (28)
  • Steel, Danielle (28)
  • Tachna, Ariel (28)
  • Bergeron, Emilie (27)
  • Esrock, Robin (27)
  • Feehan, Christine (27)
  • King, Stephen (27)
  • Villeneuve, Corine (27)
  • Fradkin, Barbara (26)
  • (-) Beaton, M. C. (29)

Genre

  • Detective and mystery fiction
  • Canadian fiction
  • Short stories
  • Canadian nonfiction
  • History and geography
  • Juvenile nonfiction

File Format

Literary Format

  • Fiction (19)
  • Drama (5)

Certified Accessible By

Accessibility Tags

  • Heading navigation
  • Table of contents navigation
  • Customizable display
  • Described images
  • No accessibility information available
  • ​Print page numbers
  • Described math
  • Read aloud

Main menu

  • Home
  • Tutorials
  • Info for Libraries
  • Grant Projects
  • News
  • About

Questions about NNELS? Contact us!

Email: support@nnels.ca

Phone: 1-888-848-9250

Hours: 9 to 4 Pacific Time, Monday to Friday

Follow us: Bluesky, Facebook, YouTube, Linkedin

Subscribe to our newsletter.

Four blue figures are waving, two adults and two children, with the text living wage employer

Accessible Books Consortium logo, an open book with A, B, and C in text and braille Daisy logo, two blue swoops above and below the word DAISY The European Digital Reading Lab logo, a blue circle with EDRLab in the middle