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“What evil’s come to Lochdubh?” — Mrs. McClellan “Whatever it is,” said Hamish grimly, “Fergus Macleod did something to bring it here.” Wildly politically incorrect and laced with hilarious dark comedy, this delightful mystery series set in the fictional village of Lochdubh in Scotland is a hoot. It f Leggi tutto

I'm telling you, people: M.C. Beaton's books are like potato chips! I can't stop! Every single one is a delight, a joy, a little vacation for the reader! I love her romances as Marion Chesney, I love her mysteries as M.C. Beaton, I LOVE HER!! Death of a Dustman brings us garbage collection gone terri Leggi tutto

An over ambitious environmental officer determines to ‘green’ a city over night, and sets off a string of events that lead to an environmental disaster of a size rarely seen in a quaint village and murder. I liked the way this mystery was solved. I didn’t particularly like any of the characters. Ev Leggi tutto

Same formula, but who cares. They're fun reads.

This was too sad for me but there were some happy endings for some. I felt very sorry for the battered wives. It seems that many of the men in the highlands drink entirely too much whisky. I get a kick out of Hamish's accent which M. C. Beaton knows how to write.

Beaton is such a delight. She has such a way at describing the idiosyncratic characters that populate her books. In this latest Hamish Macbeth story, Hamish has been promoted to sergeant and he now has to supervise a new constable, Clarry, who has few genuine police skills but is a great cook. Freda Leggi tutto

Never leave home without Hamish Macbeth. Really. What will I do when I've come to book 30 or is it 31. I'll think on that later. I love the Scottish terminology and was interested to learn that a "dustman" is a garbage man. So, right there I've improved my vocabulary. M.C. Beatton continues to rev up Leggi tutto