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Hamish Macbeth #19
Death of a Poison Pen
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Travel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series.
Death of a Poison A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
When the residents of Lochdubh begin receiving poison pen letters, no one takes them seriously. But Constable Hamish Macbeth fears them, and his instincts prove correct when the postmistress is found hanging from a rope with a vicious poison pen letter at her feet.
Death of a Poison A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
When the residents of Lochdubh begin receiving poison pen letters, no one takes them seriously. But Constable Hamish Macbeth fears them, and his instincts prove correct when the postmistress is found hanging from a rope with a vicious poison pen letter at her feet.
227 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1,2004
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227 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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January 1, 2005 by Warner Books
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9780446614894
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0446614890
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English
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Jimmy Anderson
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Elspeth Grant
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Marion Chesney Gibbons
aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward, Sarah Chester.
Marion Chesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and started her first job as a bookseller in charge of the fiction department in John Smith & Sons Ltd. While bookselling, by chance, she got an offer from the Scottish Daily Mail to review variety shows and quickly rose to be their theatre critic. She left Smith's to join Scottish Field magazine as a secretary in the advertising department, without any shorthand or typing, but quickly got the job of fashion editor instead. She then moved to the Scottish Daily Express where she reported mostly on crime. This was followed by a move to Fleet Street to the Daily Express where she became chief woman reporter. After marrying Harry Scott Gibbons and having a son, Charles, Marion went to the United States where Harry had been offered the job of editor of the Oyster Bay Guardian. When that didn't work out, they went to Virginia and Marion worked as a waitress in a greasy spoon on the Jefferson Davies in Alexandria while Harry washed the dishes. Both then got jobs on Rupert Murdoch's new tabloid, The Star, and moved to New York.
Anxious to spend more time at home with her small son, Marion, urged by her husband, started to write historical romances in 1977. After she had written over 100 of them under her maiden name, Marion Chesney, and under the pseudonyms: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester, she getting fed up with 1714 to 1910, she began to write detectives stories in 1985 under the pseudonym of M. C. Beaton. On a trip from the States to Sutherland on holiday, a course at a fishing school inspired the first Constable Hamish Macbeth story. They returned to Britain and bought a croft house and croft in Sutherland where Harry reared a flock of black sheep. But Charles was at school, in London so when he finished and both tired of the long commute to the north of Scotland, they moved to the Cotswolds where Agatha Raisin was created.
Learn more on her website!
Marion Chesney Gibbons
aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward, Sarah Chester.
Marion Chesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and started her first job as a bookseller in charge of the fiction department in John Smith & Sons Ltd. While bookselling, by chance, she got an offer from the Scottish Daily Mail to review variety shows and quickly rose to be their theatre critic. She left Smith's to join Scottish Field magazine as a secretary in the advertising department, without any shorthand or typing, but quickly got the job of fashion editor instead. She then moved to the Scottish Daily Express where she reported mostly on crime. This was followed by a move to Fleet Street to the Daily Express where she became chief woman reporter. After marrying Harry Scott Gibbons and having a son, Charles, Marion went to the United States where Harry had been offered the job of editor of the Oyster Bay Guardian. When that didn't work out, they went to Virginia and Marion worked as a waitress in a greasy spoon on the Jefferson Davies in Alexandria while Harry washed the dishes. Both then got jobs on Rupert Murdoch's new tabloid, The Star, and moved to New York.
Anxious to spend more time at home with her small son, Marion, urged by her husband, started to write historical romances in 1977. After she had written over 100 of them under her maiden name, Marion Chesney, and under the pseudonyms: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester, she getting fed up with 1714 to 1910, she began to write detectives stories in 1985 under the pseudonym of M. C. Beaton. On a trip from the States to Sutherland on holiday, a course at a fishing school inspired the first Constable Hamish Macbeth story. They returned to Britain and bought a croft house and croft in Sutherland where Harry reared a flock of black sheep. But Charles was at school, in London so when he finished and both tired of the long commute to the north of Scotland, they moved to the Cotswolds where Agatha Raisin was created.
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I always enjoy a good Hamish Macbeth story and this one didn't disappoint. Along with the crimes being investigated, Hamish has two women that are "fighting" over him - Priscilla and Elsbith. I kind of hope Elsbith wins (not sure if I'm spelling her name right or not), because he and Priscilla have already had too many close calls.
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Still 13 left in the series. Yay!
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Read this via B &N Readouts, 1/2 a chapter a day. Never read any of the other books in this series but I might pick up another. It was an easy, quick read, and although mysteries aren't usually my "thing," this one was engaging but fluffy. I can see how people would love Hamish Mabcth.
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I am loving this series of mysteries set in Scotland and the bumbling redheaded Detective Hamis MacBeth. I love the setting of this book and the interesting characters that populate village life here in the North of Scotland and the sexual tension that abounds between Elspeth and him.
In this Mystery someone is sending poison pen letters causing people to die and Hamish must find out who and why along the way fighting off the advances of Jenny.
In Beatons description of the North of Scotland you learn a lot about this area and the people and customs of this part of the U.K.
In this Mystery someone is sending poison pen letters causing people to die and Hamish must find out who and why along the way fighting off the advances of Jenny.
In Beatons description of the North of Scotland you learn a lot about this area and the people and customs of this part of the U.K.
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It's amazing how increasingly complicated these stories get. What starts as an irritating case of poison pen letters ends with multiple shocking deaths in the village of Braikie.
Hamish's investigations are helped and hindered by two women. Though both have an interest in him, their motivations are muddled. Jenny, a visitor with a jealous streak, is mostly eager to put Priscilla's nose out of joint. Elspeth, the local reporter, is genuinely attracted to the man but is also very keen to find a story.
On the balance, I like Elspeth. But I think both she and Hamish are not completely themselves with each another. I find myself hoping they won't become a proper item. Still, her presence in the story gives Hamish someone clever and invested to discuss ideas with - someone more down-to-earth than Perfect Priscilla.
Both this book and the last make particular use of the ferocity of the Highland weather. Beaton often emphasizes the dangers of not giving nature its due respect, but here and in Death of a Village, the consequences are striking. Her description of violent waves battering houses, cars, and people is frightening. It reminded me of why I've never loved driving along coast roads in Ireland.
After lots of death and scandal, it's only fair that Beaton wrap everything up with a bit of humor. I find any time the villagers of Lochdubh all get together for a gossip or on a mission, hilarity is soon to follow. The final scenes do not disappoint. Ah, Hamish. How the locals do despair of you and love you all at once.
Hamish's investigations are helped and hindered by two women. Though both have an interest in him, their motivations are muddled. Jenny, a visitor with a jealous streak, is mostly eager to put Priscilla's nose out of joint. Elspeth, the local reporter, is genuinely attracted to the man but is also very keen to find a story.
On the balance, I like Elspeth. But I think both she and Hamish are not completely themselves with each another. I find myself hoping they won't become a proper item. Still, her presence in the story gives Hamish someone clever and invested to discuss ideas with - someone more down-to-earth than Perfect Priscilla.
Both this book and the last make particular use of the ferocity of the Highland weather. Beaton often emphasizes the dangers of not giving nature its due respect, but here and in Death of a Village, the consequences are striking. Her description of violent waves battering houses, cars, and people is frightening. It reminded me of why I've never loved driving along coast roads in Ireland.
After lots of death and scandal, it's only fair that Beaton wrap everything up with a bit of humor. I find any time the villagers of Lochdubh all get together for a gossip or on a mission, hilarity is soon to follow. The final scenes do not disappoint. Ah, Hamish. How the locals do despair of you and love you all at once.
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Blurb:n When the residents of Lochdubh begin receiving poison pen letters, no one takes them seriously. But Constable Hamish Macbeth fears them, and his instincts prove correct when the postmistress is found hanging from a rope with a vicious poison pen letter at her feet.n
Jenny Ogilvie was jealous of Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. Priscilla had it all. A successful fiancé, beauty, breeding, and gracefulness. Why then was she constantly talking about the village constable, as though he was the most important person in her life. So, Jenny decided to take a holiday in Lochdubh and overhaul Priscilla's happiness a bit ... well, claim some of it for herself ...
An atmosphere of threat and suspicion was hanging over Braikie town's residents ever since the letters were being delivered to homes in which the people's darkest secrets were implied. Some reacted with fear, and others with anger, and Hamish knew something seriously bad was going to happen. And then it did. With an adult insouciance, teenager Penny Roberts, the pet pupil of Miss McAndrew, the school principal, led Hamish onto a path nobody ever envisioned, which rocked the village. Macbeth is determined to prove that a suicide was in fact a murder. It opened up a Pandora's box of secrets and heartaches, but in the process more than one murder was finally solved. There were as much sorrow as joy in the unraveling of the residents' personal histories. Finding the author of all those nasty letters, was just the beginning...
This was a riveting tale, with many characters, and a fast-moving plot. A quick, cozy, compelling drama in 227 pages.
Jenny Ogilvie was jealous of Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. Priscilla had it all. A successful fiancé, beauty, breeding, and gracefulness. Why then was she constantly talking about the village constable, as though he was the most important person in her life. So, Jenny decided to take a holiday in Lochdubh and overhaul Priscilla's happiness a bit ... well, claim some of it for herself ...
An atmosphere of threat and suspicion was hanging over Braikie town's residents ever since the letters were being delivered to homes in which the people's darkest secrets were implied. Some reacted with fear, and others with anger, and Hamish knew something seriously bad was going to happen. And then it did. With an adult insouciance, teenager Penny Roberts, the pet pupil of Miss McAndrew, the school principal, led Hamish onto a path nobody ever envisioned, which rocked the village. Macbeth is determined to prove that a suicide was in fact a murder. It opened up a Pandora's box of secrets and heartaches, but in the process more than one murder was finally solved. There were as much sorrow as joy in the unraveling of the residents' personal histories. Finding the author of all those nasty letters, was just the beginning...
This was a riveting tale, with many characters, and a fast-moving plot. A quick, cozy, compelling drama in 227 pages.
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