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

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Unabridged: 4 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2013

Synopsis

A classic title from M.C. Beatons New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth series Believing that someone is trying to murder her, gorgeous Jane Wetherby asks Hamish Macbeth to spend Christmas with her and an exclusive group of friends at her Scottish island health farm. With a cold in his head and no place to go for the holidays, Hamish accepts her invitation. He thinks the lady is a bit daft, but, arriving on the lonely isle of Eileencraig, he feels a prickle of foreboding. The locals are openly threatening; the other guests, especially a terrible snob named Heather Todd, are barely civil. So when Heather meets an untimely end, Hamish knows he doesnt have far to look for the culprit. The only snag in his investigation is that all the guests were in the house when Heather vanished. Now, as mysterious events abound on Eileencraig, Hamish must work through the holiday sniffles to find the killeror else it will be a very miserable Christmas indeed.

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 Bobby on September 19, 2017

Down with a cold, an already grumpy Hamish Macbeth discovers he can't go home for Christmas in one of the most hilarious yet poignant entries in this marvelous mystery series by M.C. Beaton. This is one of my all-time favorites in this delightful series set in the Scottish Highlands. Feeling sorry f......more

Goodreads review by Lady Clementina on September 22, 2018

This is book 6 in the Hamish Macbeth series by Beaton, though the first in the series that I have read. This one finds Hamish ill in bed with a cold, looking forward to going home for Christmas, only to be told that he can’t go home because an aunt who hates him but has supported his family is arriv......more

Goodreads review by Anna on February 18, 2014

I was decidedly underwhelmed by the plot in this book -- and frankly, I think the author structured things in a way that breaks a "rule" I consider fundamental to detective stories. It almost seemed like Beaton had written a significant part of the story before deciding how to resolve certain plot p......more

Goodreads review by Gary on December 10, 2022

Hamish MacBeth heads out of town for Christmas and ends up getting involved in another murder case. A fun read.......more

Goodreads review by Cyndi on March 12, 2020

Poor Hamish. He thinks to go home for Christmas but his disagreeable aunt is there so his mother suggests he skip this year. When he is offered a job to find out who is trying to kill a health farm owner he jumps at the chance. He figures he can get some free food and spend some time relaxing while......more

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