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Not my favorite, too much Miami Vice in the Highlands. Drug Lords, seamy big town crime. Not my cuppa.
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Hamish Macbeth #15
Death of an Addict
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From the author of the Agatha Raisin television series...
DEATH OF AN A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
Former drug addict Tommy Jarret rents a Scottish chalet to check out reports of a sea monster. But when he is found dead of an apparent drug overdose, constable Hamish Macbeth suspects foul play. Teaming with Glasgow Detective Inspector Olivia Chater, Macbeth goes undercover and dives into the underworld to root out a cartel secretly entrenched in the Highlands.
DEATH OF AN A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
Former drug addict Tommy Jarret rents a Scottish chalet to check out reports of a sea monster. But when he is found dead of an apparent drug overdose, constable Hamish Macbeth suspects foul play. Teaming with Glasgow Detective Inspector Olivia Chater, Macbeth goes undercover and dives into the underworld to root out a cartel secretly entrenched in the Highlands.
214 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1,1999
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214 pages, Mass Market Paperback
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March 1, 2001 by Warner Books
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9780446608282
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0446608289
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English
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Jimmy Anderson
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Angela Brodie
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Hamish Macbeth
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Olivia Chater
a hard Detective Inspector from Glasgow...
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Archie Macloud
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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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5/8/22 - Still really love this one! And now I'm taking a break from my headlong hurtle through Hamish Macbeth re-read (re-listen?), but will be back shortly! Love him!
One of my favorites of the series! Hamish has to go undercover twice and gets his cover blown with near-deadly repercussions - it's a very exciting and different installment that has Hamish away from Lochdubh and all the usual suspects there and investigating the drug underground.
One of my favorites of the series! Hamish has to go undercover twice and gets his cover blown with near-deadly repercussions - it's a very exciting and different installment that has Hamish away from Lochdubh and all the usual suspects there and investigating the drug underground.
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Very Dark. Not the usual light read.
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Ce tome, écrit par M.C. Beaton, s’inscrit parfaitement dans le genre policier cosy pour lequel l’auteur est si réputé. L’intrigue, riche en suspense, tient le lecteur en haleine, même si l’identité du coupable devient assez prévisible vers la fin.
Les personnages sont bien construits, en particulier Hamish et Olivia, dont la relation complexe apporte une profondeur intéressante au récit. Cependant, la fin concernant Olivia laisse un goût amer et suscite de nombreuses émotions.
La demande en mariage de Hamish surprend, tout comme le fait qu’il conserve une photo de Priscilla alors qu’il entretient une relation ambiguë avec Olivia. Ces éléments ajoutent une certaine tension, mais interrogent sur les choix du personnage.
La plume fluide de M.C. Beaton rend la lecture agréable et immersive. J’ai désormais hâte de découvrir les prochains tomes pour voir comment les événements et les relations évolueront.
Les personnages sont bien construits, en particulier Hamish et Olivia, dont la relation complexe apporte une profondeur intéressante au récit. Cependant, la fin concernant Olivia laisse un goût amer et suscite de nombreuses émotions.
La demande en mariage de Hamish surprend, tout comme le fait qu’il conserve une photo de Priscilla alors qu’il entretient une relation ambiguë avec Olivia. Ces éléments ajoutent une certaine tension, mais interrogent sur les choix du personnage.
La plume fluide de M.C. Beaton rend la lecture agréable et immersive. J’ai désormais hâte de découvrir les prochains tomes pour voir comment les événements et les relations évolueront.
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An entertaining "who dunnit." Once again Hamish tries mixing work and romance while trying to solve a murder.
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So, with the Hamish Macbeth series, my review is the same. Good, cozy read with some great extra detail. These mysteries are not going to break your brain, but they provide a nice break from heavier reading and a fun, predictable storyline. I only like cozy mysteries, so I am biased. If you like a deeper, more psychological thriller, this is definitely not it. Overall, I'm happy with this series and can truly reccomend for someone with similar tastes.
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Another very pleasant read in the Hamish Macbeth mystery series. I am thoroughly enjoying the series.
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Hamish Macbeth #15 is quite a departure from the previous Hamish books. I enjoyed the new character, Olivia, who is actually his superior officer, and someone different than old Priscilla as a love interest. I didn't care much for all the drug dealing plot but it was an interesting adventure in the Scottish Highlands once more!
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