Death of a Charming Man
A Hamish MacBeth Mystery
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4.4 • 116 Ratings
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Publisher Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin television series, travel to the Scotland Highlands with a classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery.
All Sergeant Hamish Macbeth wants to do is fish and drink coffee with his fiance. Then a mysterious stranger moves into the neighboring village—a rich, unmarried heartbreaker, causing rivalry among the local women.
It is amusing until death threats, assault and murder shatter the tranquil countryside.
Hamish must investigate the darker side of love and desire.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
One of the warmest and quirkiest mystery series around boasts a new publisher and a welcome burst of fresh energy. Making his 10th appearance (following Death of a Travelling Man ) is lanky, tousle-haired Scottish Highland copper Hamish Macbeth, in the company here of his lazy dog Towser, his higher-born fiancee Priscilla and the quixotic inhabitants of the village of Lochdubh. Hamish, known for his slovenly lifestyle and crafty detecting, meets handsome newcomer, Peter Hynd, whose suave looks send the village womenfolk running to the hairdresser and aerobics classes. Soon they are at each other's throats and queueing up for a place in his bed. The Lothario goes missing and soon the body of one of his conquests is found on the beach, leaving Hamish with two mysteries to solve while his domestic life deteriorates. Beaton's tremendously likable policeman stars here in a tightly wrought tale, with a gem of an ending in which Hamish manages to be both dead right and dead wrong. Further good news is that the series has been optioned by Zenith Productions, the team responsible for the absorbing TV series starring Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse.
Customer Reviews
Death of a Charming Man
Hamish Mac Beth is such a wonderful leading character in this series set in far northern Scotland. This is the one book I had been missing - not only the usual murder with our man Hamish capturing the killer, but also the romance between Hamish and Priscilla, daughter of the castle owners. Many subsequent books refer to the action and heartache in this book. Hamish is definitely a charming man, with his little doggie, red hair, Scottish accent, police uniform, croft house, hens, fishpole and police Land Rover. But the real charming man of the story is the missing man and eventual dead body. Why can't Priscilla and his police chiefs overlook his slight faults and see him as the wonderful hero that he is?