Death of a Cad

Name: Death of a Cad
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: M. C. Beaton
ISBN: 9781504701433

Author: M. C. Beaton

Series: Hamish Macbeth Mysteries #2

Narrator: Antony Ferguson

Unabridged: 5 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 02/02/2016

Categories: Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, International Crime & Mystery, Small Town & Rural, Traditional British

Synopsis

When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé home to Lochdubh, everybody in town is delighted, except for love-smitten Constable Hamish Macbeth.Yet Hamish’s affairs of the heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla’s engagement party, has just been found murdered—shot while on a grouse hunt. Now with many titled party guests as the prime suspects, each with a reason for snuffing out the despicable captain, Hamish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case.When the hidden culprit strikes again, Hamish will find himself trying to save Priscilla from a miserable marriage—and catch a killer before he flies the coop.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton (1936–2019), hailed as the “Queen of Crime” by the Globe and Mail, was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels—the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV—as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton also wrote nearly one hundred historical romances under several pseudonyms. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages and sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide.

About Antony Ferguson

Antony Ferguson, Earphones Award–winning narrator, was born in London. He has performed successfully on both sides of the Atlantic and has played many leading roles in theater, film, and television.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ken

A pleasant cozy mystery that made for an ideal lazy Sunday reading. I didn’t quite enjoy this Mcbeth mystery as much as the first, but it’s short page count helps to keep the reader engrossed and can easily be read in a day. The mystery itself is fun, as the vile Captain Bartlett is killed on a goose......more

Goodreads review by ~☆~Autumn NOT RECEIVING NOTIFICATIONS)

This is a very good and an early one which is number 2. The tone seems a bit different than the later books. Now I need another one! Priscilla manages to drive 640 miles from London to Lochduh and I don't know how she manages that. Her fiancee decides he will never let her drive again after they get......more

Quotes

“Beaton’s charming Constable Hamish Macbeth returns in the sequel to Death of a Gossip, a mirthful mystery set in the Scottish highlands…[A] delightful series.” Publishers Weekly

“The author again makes fine use of both the bleak, forbidding terrain of the remote Scottish highlands and a motley cast of local characters. The chivalrous, slothlike Macbeth solves the case while unsuccessfully wooing the Halburton-Smythes’ daughter.” Booklist

“Hamish is a gem.” Kirkus Reviews