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Death of a Charming Man (Hamish MacBeth, Bk 10)
Death of a Charming Man - Hamish MacBeth, Bk 10 Author:M. C. Beaton All Sergeant Hamish Macbeth wants to do is fish and drink coffee with his fiance. Then a mysterious stranger moves into the neighboring village -- a rich, unmarried heartbreaker, causing rivalry among the local women. It is amusing until death threats, assault and murder shatter the tranquil countryside. Hamish must investigate the darker side o... more »f love and desire.« less
Very interesting story about a backwater village's upheaval when a posh English chap moves in. This is the tenth in the Police Constable Hamish Macbeth series and one of the best.
One of the best in the series so far because Hamish and Priscilla's relationship changes, Hamish actually has to do some sleuthing, and the way he solves the murder is somewhat accidental and comical.
purplehummingbird reviewed Death of a Charming Man (Hamish MacBeth, Bk 10) on
this book continues in the tradition of M.C.Beaton series about Hamish MacBeth in being light, easy reading. Enjoyable in the fact that the characters become familiar and the mystery is always new.
Hamish and Priscilla are working out their unspoken engagement and Hamish is already regretting it since Priscilla is trying to change him. While trying to solve a murder of a man who deliberately set out to destroy a village's friendships, Hamish travels to London and other cities in Scotland "unofficially". I so enjoy this series!
Death of a Charming Man a puzzle of how he got his comeuppance
The above title by M C Beaton is another in a long line of charming murder mysteries in which a rather lazy Scottish policeman, Hamish Macbeth, always manages to solve.
In this one, the grim little town of Drim is set agog by a stunningly attractive young man who enjoys pitting one admirer against the others. Every female with a breath is coloring her hair and working out at the local exercise studio to reduce the size of her bum. Of course business is booming for the hairdresser and instructor, but even they are caught in the web of the Charmer.
The Charmer evens takes Macbeth's sweetheart Prsicilla out to dinner now that's going too far.
Macbeth drives up from his base in Lochdubh to observe the goings-on and then to investigate the disappearance of the Charmer a case that appears to be a non-case because there has been no official complaint of a missing person. It looks like Macbeth is on a wild goose chase until all of a sudden ooh, I can't say any more or I'll give it away.
Along the way there's also time for fishing for trout, with a little help from a paganish child named Heather, foiling a burglary, and house-hunting with Priscilla.
So is the Charmer missing or not, dead or not, gone off to his rented-out house or on vacation or what? You'll have to read it to find out, sorry.
Lisa R. (lisareinke) reviewed Death of a Charming Man (Hamish MacBeth, Bk 10) on + 123 more book reviews 
