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by M.C. Beaton (Author) "Hamish Macbeth drove along a rutted one-track road on a fine September day ..." (more)
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  • Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Time Warner International; Reprint edition (31 Mar 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0446608289
  • ISBN-13: 978-0446608282
  • Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.6 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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Constable Hamish MacBeth goes undercover to investigate the mysterious death of a recovered heroin addict, whose church has been suspected of being in the drug trade.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Another great Hamish Macbeth mystery!, 28 Oct 2003
By Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death of an Addict (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery) (Hardcover)
This is the fifteenth in a series of wonderful mysteries featuring the detective work of small town, Highland Scottish detective Hamish Macbeth, P.C. In this book, when an ex-heroin addict is found dead of an overdose, the Strathbane police chalk it up as the well-deserved death of another junky. However, something tells Hamish that this death was no accident. When he goes to Strathbane to infiltrate the local drug scene, he quickly finds himself swimming in deeper waters then he could ever have expected. Teamed up with a non-nonsense woman Detective Inspector, Hamish faces one of the deadliest of drug lords, and keeping himself alive might prove hard work indeed!

This is another great M.C. Beaton (pseudonym of Marion Chesney) book! I love the setting and characters of these books, especially Hamish Macbeth himself. The author does an excellent job of swinging the story between lighthearted humor and deadly action. Indeed, this may be one of the most intense Hamish Macbeth books I have read.

Yep, this is another great Hamish Macbeth mystery, one that would make an excellent addition to your library!

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Take an Aspirin and Wait!, 27 Mar 2000
By Billy J. Hobbs "billhobbs" (Tyler, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death of an Addict (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery) (Hardcover)
M.C. Beaton's "Death of an Addict" presents us with her 15th Hamish Macbeth mystery. For those familiar with both Beaton and Macbeth, naturally, the plot, the circumstances, the characters, the resolution--they are all the same. The Macbeth series is a Formula One ride--little will surprise the devout. However, that said, Beaton treats us once again to what we have come to expect from her and Macbeth, the local constable from the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh. (It is in this

book that we learn that it is pronounced "Lock doo"!)

Basically, we find Macbeth once again tending his hens and sheep and lazing about; a newcomer is introduced to us and shortly thereafter is found dead, with "all the usual suspects"! Of course, "red herrings" is Beaton's middle name and the reader has to contend with them for the most part. But no matter, once again we are reminded of "the formula" and tolerate these additives.

While certainly a fan myself, this edition, however, I found, showed us that Ms Beaton was a bit out of her element. In "Addict," she and Macbeth undertake the world of the drug barons and lords and street dealers. Ms Beaton seems out of her element here, as her solutions are way too simplistic and she would have us think that this world is not any more wicked or problematic than her own local community murders (usually committed out of jealousy over some petty quarrel). The drug world is different, more complicated, and quite likely far more evil than any of the other crime settings. The usual Beaton solution is not convincing.

Hamish, of course, solves the situation, meets another woman he falls in love with (it never takes him long), and by the end of the book is once more alone. His long time love, Priscilla Smythe-Burton, keeps hanging about in all the books (Ms Beaton should "fish or cut bait" with her, however. How long does she think we--or Hamish--will hang on!

For the devotees, don't miss this one, of course, but a good sip of Highland malt will be needed to dull the pain of the book!

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hamish "hams" it up, 3 Aug 1999
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This review is from: Death of an Addict (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery) (Hardcover)
Both series by this author are delights...and this new addition is no exception. Hamish is expanding his horizons and going "uptown." Although I prefer him sticking to the village and just hanging around waiting for another murder to solve, I did enjoy this latest in the series and will continue to buy and read, in that order, of course. Hamish is in good form with a new romantic interest, but I do miss Patricia and hope she returns soon.
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