Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 4)
by M. C. Beaton
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Author: M. C. BeatonEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1989-11
ISBN: 0312033222
Publisher: St Martins Pr
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Book Review: Another great M. C. Beaton book
Summary: 5 Stars
Death of a Perfect Wife is another great book by Beaton. One woman moves to Hamish's quiet town and turns it upside down. Changes so many lives and ends up disliked. Turns out this paragon and saver of bats is really a slick chick that knows antiques and how to get them from people, and turn around and sell them for a big profit. Hamish is as always on track to expose her. Clever Hamish figures out how she was killed and who did it. Of course we expect nothing less of our poaching cop. I listen to the audio versions and love Davina Porter she is a one man show. It's amazing how she can change her voice to suit every character and never miss a beat. Even more amazing is she does it for every book. She's wonderful. Graeme Malcolm can't hold a candle to her. Graeme Malcolm doesn't seem to change the voices very well for the various characters. His voice kind of drags or monotones a lot. Sure wish Porter was doing the newer books. But even Graeme Malcolm can't ruin a Beaton book.
You can't go wrong listening to anything by this fab author. I love her wry humor. Also learned a lot of things because I look up on google some of the things she talks about, like the Sutherland Clearances. Never learned about that in school.
Read and enjoy or better yet listen and enjoy even more.
Summary of Death of a Perfect Wife (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 4)
"Offbeat, utterly endearing . . ." Booklist.A Hamish Macbeth Mystery.When Paul and Trixie Thomas move to the village of Lochdubh, Trixie jumps into things with a vengeance. She organizes an anti-smoking league, promotes vegetarian cooking, even starts a birdwatching society. It's too much . . . too perfect. It doesn't feel like the old Lochdubh anymore. So when Trixie is murdered, not everyone is exactly devastated. Constable Macbeth, head over heels in love with beautiful Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, must interrupt his romance at the most inopportune time to solve the mystery. But how to do that when the list of suspects includes the entire town?British Books
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