Death of a Greedy Woman, M. C. Beaton
Death of a Greedy Woman, M. C. Beaton
List: $16.95 | Sale: $11.87
Club: $8.47

Death of a Greedy Woman

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Unabridged: 4 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2013

Synopsis

A classic title from M. C. Beatons New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth series Peta Gore is the bane of her friends otherwise successful life. Maria Worth has come to hate her old frienda noisy, vulgar glutton. There is no other way to describe Peta. She doesnt just have a good appetiteshe sucks and chomps and chews with relish. Not only are her table manners horrifying, but she has a habit of showing up at Marias carefully planned singles gatherings and spoiling everything by flirting with all the men. This time Maria is determined to keep her latest event a secret. The gathering is to be at Tommel Castle Hotel in the remote Scottish village of Lochdubhthe perfect setting for a particularly difficult group. Nothing can go wrong. Except that somehow Peta finds out about the gathering and shows up, thoroughly disgusting everyone. Guests and staff band together in mutual loathing. But does someone hate her enough to kill her? When she is found dead, an apple stuck unceremoniously in her mouth, Constable Hamish Macbeth is on the scene. With a castle full of odd suspects, the lazy, long-limbed constable has to put his wooing of the hotel proprietress, Priscilla, on hold to solve the case.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton has won international acclaim for her New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries. The BBC has aired 24 episodes based on the series. Beaton is also the author of the bestselling Agatha Raisin series, which will air as an eight-episode dramatic series on Sky1, starring Ashley Jensen. She lives in the Cotswolds with her husband. For more information, you can visit MCBeaton.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Luffy Sempai on March 18, 2021

This series, despite this dip in form, still holds the promise of riches to come. I do get the impression however, that just like Pyramid schemes weren't invented in Egypt, these accents of the Scottish brogue sound dreadfully fake as a nose job. The Glutton in question was not offensive enough, and......more

Goodreads review by Bobby on August 07, 2017

Charm, humor, and the hilarious political incorrectness of Death of a Glutton make this entry in the long-running Hamish Macbeth series great fun. Hamish’s dog, Towser, and the possibility of Hamish and Priscilla reigniting the flame after their first break-up mark this as an older entry, but all th......more

Goodreads review by Kailey (Luminous Libro) on February 18, 2014

I remember now why I don't like this author. The writing is pretty great, but I hate the portrayal of every female character. They are weak, vain, stupid, indecisive, clingy, sad, selfish, on and on.... There's not a good one in the bunch! And they make bad decisions about the men in their lives. No......more

Goodreads review by Laurie on March 25, 2018

Literary potato chips — can’t read just one, delicious going down, lots of empty calories to regret later.......more

Goodreads review by Cyndi on October 06, 2020

The Great M.C. Beaton created some wonderful characters and I often wonder if they were waiting for her in heaven so she can finally be near them. If so, she and Hamish are having a lot of fun, I'm sure. They are probably fishing in a loch and drinking a pint at a local pub. So in this installment......more

Add to Cart
Add to Wish List