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She couldn't paint to save her life - so someone's given her a lesson by taking it! Most newcomers don't stay long in remote Lochdubh - usually boredom, dampness and nosy locals drive them out. But it looks as if artist Effie Garrand has come to stay. When Hamish Macbeth calls on her he's amazed to find the woman in residence after a particularly harsh winter. Unfortunately, Effie is also quite delusional, having convinced herself that fellow local artist Jock Fleming is in love with her, and that they are engaged. But after a lover's scrap with Jock, Effie is found dead, poisoned by hemlock. Suicide or murder? It's up to Hamish to find out whether the dreamer's death is the result of something much more serious than a broken heart...Praise for the Hamish Macbeth series: 'First rate ...deft social comedy and wonderfully realized atmosphere' - Booklist. 'The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' - Anne Robinson The Times. 'It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh' - New York Times. 'Readers will enjoy the quirks and unique qualities of the cast ...Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavour' Library Journal. 'Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying' - Publishers Weekly. 'The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series...beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations about rural life' - Good Book Guide.
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M.C. Beaton was born in Scotland and worked for many years as a journalist on Fleet Street. As well as the bestselling Agatha Raisin series, she is the author of the acclaimed Hamish Macbeth mysteries. She divides her time between the Cotswolds, where she lives in a village very much like Agatha's beloved Carsely, and Paris.
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Two artists have come to live in Lochdubh, first Effie Garrard, then genial Jock Fleming. Effie develops a crush on Jock, but he does not return her feelings. Then Effie is found dead, apparently by suicide, but Hamish suspects foul play. As usual, as well as solving the murder, Hamish has to struggle with his complicated love life, various women from his past keep popping up, and a few new ones as well.
This was quite an entertaining story, but it seemed a bit tired to me. The attractive man who arrives to create havoc in the village is a line that has been used before, and there are far too many lovesick women in the book, all of them rather pathetic, I found them getting on my nerves.
Worth reading if you are a Macbeth fan, but definitely not one of the best of the series.
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Effie Garrard - an artist - comes to live in Lochdubh and sells the pots and paintings she produces in local outlets. Her life is peaceful until the arrival of another artist - Jock Fleming - and his agent Betty Barnard closely followed by Jock's ex-wife, Dora. Hamish Macbeth, village policeman, is befriended by Betty and everything seems fine until Effie is found dead on a hillside. Blair - Hamish's superior - and his colleagues quickly decide it is suicide but Hamish is not so sure.
Everyone has secrets which they want to keep to themselves and trying to uncover the truth keeps Hamish fully occupied. This book has all the hallmarks of the Hamish Macbeth series - Hamish's knowledge of human nature and of his neighbours; Blair's antagonism and Hamish's continual pining for his lost love Priscilla - which does not stop him enjoying himself in the company of other ladies including Elspeth, the journalist.
This is an enjoyable read for anyone who likes their crime novels to provide a puzzle for them to solve. There is also very little violence or bad language and some interesting and eccentric characters to enjoy. A crime novel in the classic mould.
Everyone has secrets which they want to keep to themselves and trying to uncover the truth keeps Hamish fully occupied. This book has all the hallmarks of the Hamish Macbeth series - Hamish's knowledge of human nature and of his neighbours; Blair's antagonism and Hamish's continual pining for his lost love Priscilla - which does not stop him enjoying himself in the company of other ladies including Elspeth, the journalist.
This is an enjoyable read for anyone who likes their crime novels to provide a puzzle for them to solve. There is also very little violence or bad language and some interesting and eccentric characters to enjoy. A crime novel in the classic mould.
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Hamish MacBeth books may not set the literary world alight but they are easy, quick books to read - ideal when you are busy or have problems on your mind. I personally like the Hamish character very much - and - unlike more 'high brow' who dun its - I think these books actually challenge you far more to pit your wits and work out who did indeed do it - there are so many wonderful twists and turns. Sadly on this occasion I was wrong! I find Hamish's love life most amusing and only hope he doesn't settle down because I have to say its been the 'death' of a number of other detectives. Once saddled with a wife they seem to get exceptionally boring!!! I have logged on now to buy the next in the series to take on holiday with me. I am a bit tempted to read the early Hamish MacBeth books but at the moment I am steeling myself to only go onwards.....
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A DREAMER'S DEATH...
This is book twenty two in a delightful series of cozy mysteries featuring Constable Hamish Macbeth, a red-headed highlander responsible for law and order in the town of Lochdubh... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Lawyeraau
Death of the artist
I've read - or tried to read - most of the Hamish Macbeth series and I enjoyed this episode in the saga even more than usual. Read more
Published 9 months ago by T. Bently
brilliant
my favorite author and yet another great book.A gentle murder story with humor and poor Hamish unlucky in love again,a book that you have to finish even tho you should be asleep.
Published on 7 April 2009 by Mrs. A. Woodhouse
Fantasists unlimited.
A little bit too much like taking the best bits of her other books and boiling them up into a hotch potch. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2006 by Kipper
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