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Death of a Perfect Wife
Hamish Macbeth (Related to this series)
- Author
- M.C. Beaton
- Narrator
- David Monteath
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 14 April 2022
- Run Time
- 4 hours 53 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh with a new fiancé on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges descend on the town. And then a paragon of housewife perfection named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh with her cowed husband in tow.
The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban alcohol and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's menfolk are up in arms and Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime - the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife.
Critics Review
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M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic. The flavour is reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's Whisky Galore and I'm very glad to own a complete set
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The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series... a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life.
Good Book Guide
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The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status.
The Times
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Beaton, a Scot herself, excels at giving readers a taste of Highland life and creating a believable character in the lonely, brilliant, continually frustrated-in-love Macbeth.
Booklist
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Superb entertainment, as rich and warming as a fine malt whisky, and every bit as addictive
Houston Chronicle
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It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh
New York Times
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As usual, Beaton delivers a delightfully old-fashioned, absorbing village mystery.
Booklist
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This fictional world-part cozy, part unsparing-can be highly addictive.
School Library Journal
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Details
- Author
- M.C. Beaton
- Narrator
- David Monteath
- Duration
- 4 hours 53 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 April 2022
- ISBN
- 9781405555128
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Crime and / or mystery fiction
Synopsis
Hamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer, but as fast as the rain rolls in from the loch his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket.The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh with a new fiancé on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges descend on the town. And then a paragon of housewife perfection named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh with her cowed husband in tow.The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban alcohol and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's menfolk are up in arms and Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime - the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife.
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