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Death of a Perfect Wife

A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 4

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Hamish Macbeth, the laid-back constable of Lochdubh, Scotland, has a new Land Rover to drive and a Highland summer to savor, but as fast as rain rolls in from the loch, his happy life goes to hell in a hand basket.

The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns from London - with a fiancé on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges, the diabolical Scottish mosquito, descend on the town. Then a paragon of housewifery named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh with her lapdog husband in tow. The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban tobacco, and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's fish-and-chips-loving men are up in arms.

Now faced with the trials of his own soul, Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime: the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife.

©2011 M.C. Beaton (P)2013 AudioGO Mystery Crime Fiction Crime Highlander Fiction Marriage Police Procedural Feel-Good
Engaging Characters • Interesting Plot • Cozy Mysteries • Unpredictable Stories • Masterful Accents • Warm Voice

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Great story, great narration. I love Hamish and the people he serves and protects. Only person hard to like is Priscilla. To me, she seems like she likes playing hard to get. Like she wants her cake and wants to eat it too. I think any of M. C. beaton's books are great for when you want something quick and easy, or for when you want to take a trip out of in my case, the U.S. for a while.

great story, great narration

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So far, this is my fave out of the series. Laugh out loud. The series is getting better and better. I laughed out loud at the ending. Wish I could’ve seen the look on Priscilla’s face.

Best ending

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I enjoy the Hamish Macbeth series. I do feel the narrator should be scottish as this narrator was Australian and it took away from the story.

A fun, light murder mystery

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I spent nearly the entire day finishing the previous book in this series and then listened to this one in it's entirety.
I enjoy the quaint Scottish village and the characters who live there.

Another Good Book

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I can’t stop listening to these books. They are so much fun. About to start #5

These books are fun

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