Death of a Celebrity

By: M. C. Beaton

Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm

Length: 5 hrs and 19 mins

Publisher's summary

Lochdubh, a remote village reached only by a one-track lane, nestles serenely amid Scotland's hills - until well-known TV reporter Crystal French races into town in her bright BMW. And Constable Hamish Macbeth, dourly wed to duty instead of the fiancée who dumped him, promptly gives her a summons for reckless driving. Outraged, Crystal makes Macbeth's life a misery with a TV report on policing in the Highlands. When she also rakes up old local scandals for her new hit show, Macbeth notes that someone besides himself might be dead keen to stop her. Then someone does - with stealth and violence. Finding out who did it will lead the laconic Macbeth down roads he never envisioned, into a dark story of passion and vengeance - and perhaps a crisis of the heart all his own.

©2015 M. C. Beaton (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Death of a celebrity

I enjoyed this audio book! I quite like these Scottish murder mysteries set in an old village.

Perennial village copper.

Hamish has it tough with women and his superiors, but he’s always a good policeman.

Really like the Macbeth series.

Classic Beaton

Another home run for Beaton. Love the depth of character created and the complete mystery of who done it. The performance was as always perfect for the story, lovely voice.

Great audio book

Good story and great narration. Really enjoyed it. Have a lot of the MC Beaton audio books… all very good

Most enjoyable so far

Great storyline. I like it when the story stays in Hamish’s town. The characters are great

As always, a delight.

Superb narration, fun and intriguing story, believable characters and dialogue. Love this entire series. This is our third time of listening to the series.

I love this series!

I listen to these when I'm doing my exercise walk and doing laundry! Also when I'm traveling, whether on a long trip or on the bus to my doctor.

As Ever, Classic Hamish

I always enjoy a Hamish story, especially when narrated my Graeme Malcom. One detail: The phrase, “a time to love and a time to die” is nowhere in Corinthians. I believe it’s the title of a book and movie in the 50’s. The closest thing in the Bible is Ecclesiastes.

I miss Shaun Grindell.

The characters brought to life partially thru Shaun Grindell's narration really sold me on the earlier McBeth mysteries. Graeme Malcolm's narration is distinctly different, but not so to really distract from the pleasure of the book. The story overall was great, but I think Grindell nailed it for me.

Fantastic narration that gives life to the characters

I picked up this book for exactly one reason: Graeme Malcolm. I thoroughly enjoyed his part in Agatha Christie’s The Man in the Brown Suit, and immediately after finishing it searched his name for more of his work. I knew nothing about the story just the name of the book and the narrator, and that worked out fine for me. The book is set in the highlands in Scotland. There are many characters with distinct personalities and Graeme portrays them all wonderfully. They all have their own accents and ways of speaking and you really get a sense of the person even if they only appear briefly in a short conversation. It’s amazing. The story itself is decent. It’s entertaining and unfolds steadily with no great complexity or shocking revelations. The telling of the story though, that’s where it’s at. Give it a listen.