- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Mysterious Press (Feb 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0892966777
- ISBN-13: 978-0892966776
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 919,050 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Another homerun for M.C. Beaton!,
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This review is from: Death of a Village: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries) (Hardcover)
This is the nineteenth (not eighteenth, you must include A Highland Christmas) in a series of mysteries featuring the detective work of small town, Highland Scottish detective Hamish Macbeth, P.C. In this book, Hamish must work overtime to avoid a promotion out of his beloved Lochdubh. But, that is not all of his problems. During a recent visit to the tiny village of Storye, he finds that the people there are acting quite strange, as if some sort of religious mania has gripped them. When the situation there turns dangerous and then deadly, Hamish knows he must get to the bottom of whatever it is that is going on.This is another homerun for M.C. Beaton (pseudonym of Marion Chesney)! This story is every bit as good (excellent) as the other Hamish books, and makes for some gripping reading. Somehow, the author succeeds in making the Hamish Macbeth stories swing effortlessly between lighthearted humor to deadly mystery, all without losing the seeming reality of the story. The characters in this story are likable and interesting, the story is gripping and entertaining, and the mystery quite fascinating. I think that this is a great book, one that you should consider buying!
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Religious revival in Stoyre,
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This review is from: Death of a Village (Hamish Macbeth 19) (Kindle Edition)
There seems to be a religious revival on Stoyre but none of the villagers are willing to talk about it. Hamish is determined to get to the bottom of it especially after one of the villagers of Lochdubh appears to have been frightened to death when she visits the village.
Before the mystery can be solved though there is the strange business of the old people's home, whose owners appear to have a novel way of making money. One of the Lochdubh residents is keen to move in to find out what it going on, but Hamish has doubts about her putting herself in danger. This is one of the most exciting of the Hamish Macbeth stories which I have read so far with some nail biting incidents which could go either way for Hamish towards the end of it. Village life and manipulation of the press are much to the fore in this story with Hamish once again in danger of earning the promotion he does not want. I really enjoyed this book and liked the way the many different characters are portrayed.
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"A TRULY UNAMBITIOUS MAN",
By Mr. D. L. Rees "LEE DAVID" (DORSET) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Death of a Village: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Hamish has a problem: any success increases the chance of promotion, departure forever from his beloved Lochdubh.
What hope for him now after solving a whole string of cases! Not just those weird goings-on in remote Stoyre, but a major insurance fraud, a killer wife, murders in a nursing home and a missing child. Surely transfer to ghastly Strathbane is inevitable? Although a voracious reader of Hamish Macbeth adventures, I had problems here - this rather a clutter, with too little standing up to close scrutiny. The main plot concerning Stoyre seemed ludicrous - its development largely dependent on people acting stupidly. (The account of that catastrophic storm WAS convincing, though, and I enjoyed the ingenious way Hamish ensured a future for the villagers.) The less said the better about the tailpiece to that saga - Hamish so implausibly yet again close to death. By the way, what happened to reporter Elspeth Grant's supernatural powers? They would have come in handy here, with Hamish on at least three occasions almost killed. Did she also have no inkling of the storm that was to do so much damage? The best books in this series are character-based, less reliant on creaking contrivances. Those seeking a light, undemanding read may well find much to enjoy. Others may be a little disappointed. Hopefully future adventures will prove more credible. Long may Hamish enjoy Lochdubh and we enjoy him!
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