Death of a Kingfisher, M. C. Beaton
Death of a Kingfisher, M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Kingfisher

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Graeme Malcolm

Unabridged: 5 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/01/2012

Synopsis

When Scotland is hit by recession, police constable Hamish Macbeth notices that the Highland people are forced to come up with inventive ways to lure tourists to their sleepy towns. The quaint village of Braikie doesn't have much to offer, other than a place of rare beauty called Buchan's Wood, which was bequeathed to the town. The savvy local tourist director renames the woods "The Fairy Glen," and has brochures printed with a beautiful photograph of a kingfisher rising from a pond on the cover. It isn't long before coach tours begin to arrive. But just as the town's luck starts to turn, a kingfisher is found hanging from a branch in the woods with a noose around its neck. As a wave of vandalism threatens to ruin Braikie forever, the town turns to Hamish Macbeth. And when violence strikes again, the lawman's investigation quickly turns from animal cruelty to murder.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton, 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 Graeme Malcolm

Graeme Malcolm was an actor and winning audiobook narrator who earned twelve AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has performed on Broadway as Pharaoh in Aida and as Sir Edward Ramsay in The King and I. His television appearances include Law & Order, Follow the River, and Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier). His film credits include A Further Gesture, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and Reunion.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Fiona on March 29, 2017

Okay I'll admit it, Hamish becomes more and more appealing with every book I read. I find him infuriating, selfish, arrogant yet completely endearing. Here he is down at Brailke investigating fairies, kingfishers and psychopaths, whilst trying not to fall in love with a possible suspect. Charming tr......more

Goodreads review by Kelley on May 08, 2024

I'm a huge fan of this series, but from the first page to the middle of the story, I wondered who had taken over writing these books for MC Beaton and thought he/she needed to go back and read the early books. This (and the book before this) is not the Hamish Macbeth mystery I've come to love and lo......more

Goodreads review by ~☆~Autumn on July 11, 2024

This was started out telling quite a bit about how some Scots believe in fairies and I thought it was only the Irish. It is very entertaining. As the book went along it got better and better but the plot is very complicated and there are so many suspects, however, I enjoyed very much reading about t......more

Goodreads review by Pat on May 09, 2015

I love Hamish Macbeth. I have read all 28 of the books in the series. BUT, I did not enjoy this one as much as the others. I felt the author was reaching too far, the mystery was too complicated, the characters too over the top. Usually her characters are the center of the story. In this one, Hamish......more

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