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Ladataan... Death of a Celebrity (2002)Tekijä: M. C. Beaton
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Crap! I've already forgotten the plot. This is another of those stories of constable Hamish Macbeth, who is the local cop in a small town in the Scottish Highlands. Someone gets murdered, I think a diva TV personality, and Hamish has to figure out who dunnit. Along the way, he manages to get a local journalist enamored with him, but he's still hung up on his one-time fiancée, and hardly notices her come-hither hints (actually, I could identify with such behavior, but my spouse saved me). Anyway, even though I don't remember a lot of the book, it really was very engaging. My spouse insisted I read my first Hamish Macbeth book. I've now read two more on my own volition, and plan to read more. Hamish is quite a fun and flawed character. The interesting reserve that he feels for Elspeth, and the natural feeling of being gun-shy, mixed with the investigation of the hot shot and not so nice reporter was a fun read. The burgeoning workplace jealousy, juxataposed against what is happening to "himself" and the CID.. nice touch! I LOVE Scotland and I loved the way she writes their manner of speaking,e.g. "I couldnae believe it" or "I was chust making a pot (of tea)". So much fun! Give one of these a try, they are a an easy, enjoyable read. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
Kuuluu näihin sarjoihinHamish Macbeth (17) Sisältyy tähän:Hamish Macbeth Ten Books (Death of a Gentle Lady / Death of a Poison Pen / Death of a Village / Death of a Celebrity / Death of a Dustman / Death of an Addict / Death of a Scriptwriter / Death of a Dentist / Death of a Macho Man / Death of a Nag) (tekijä: M. C. Beaton) Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery Collection (Death of a Nag, Death of a Macho Man, Death of a Dentist, Death of a Scriptwriter, Death of an Addict, Death of a Dustman, Death of a Celebrity, Death of a Village, Death of a Poison Pen, Death of a Dreamer, Death of a Gentle Lady, Death of a Valentine) (tekijä: M. C. Beaton)
Fiction.
Mystery.
HTML: Lochdubh, a remote village reached only by a one-track lane, nestles serenely amid Scotland's hills ... until well-known TV reporter Crystal French races into town in her bright BMW. And Constable Hamish Macbeth, dourly wed to duty instead of the fiancée who dumped him, promptly gives her a summons for reckless driving. Outraged, Crystal makes Macbeth's life a misery with a TV report on policing in the Highlands. When she also rakes up old local scandals for her new hit show, Macbeth notes that someone besides himself might be dead keen to stop her. Then someone doesâ??with stealth and violence. Finding out who did it will lead the laconic Macbeth down roads he never envisioned, into a dark story of passion and vengeance ... and perhaps a crisis of the heart all his own. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (2015) of the Mysterious Press hardcover original (2002)
Death of a Celebrity has outsider TV presenters descending on Constable Hamish Macbeth's beloved Highland village of Lochdubh in order to mock local residents and expose their past scandals. The presenters are rivals as well and it becomes a case of murder that the reluctant Macbeth must again sort out.
After discovering M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery series due to the Estonia cameo in "Death of Yesterday", I started to seek out the earlier books by finding several at Toronto's Sleuth of Baker Street. I enjoyed those and found them to be an especially delightful diversion during this continuing pandemic. My next plan was to go back and read the series in order. I then discovered the rather terrific bonus that most of the books are available for free on Audible Plus, a service that I had previously been underwhelmed by (some early attempts with longer books had audio difficulties, with book narrations freezing in midstream). Beaton's shorter books (usually 4 to 5 hours on audio) seem to be perfect for this medium.
This edition on Audible Audio has narrator Graeme Malcolm in place of series regular Shaun Grindell. Malcolm does an excellent job as well. ( )