Death of a Ghost

A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 32

De: M. C. Beaton

Narrado por: Graeme Malcolm

Duración: 5 h y 37 m

Resumen del Editor

Sergeant Hamish Macbeth - Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman - returns in M. C. Beaton's new mystery in her New York Times best-selling series

Death of a Ghost

When Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth hears reports of a haunted castle near Drim, he assumes the eerie noises and lights reported by the villagers are just local teenagers going there to smoke pot or, worse, inject themselves with drugs. Still, Hamish decides that he and his policeman, Charlie "Clumsy" Carson, will spend the night at the ruined castle to get to the bottom of the rumors once and for all.

There's no sign of any ghost...but then Charlie disappears through the floor. It turns out he's fallen into the cellar. And what Hamish and Charlie find there is worse than a ghost: a dead body propped against the wall. Waiting for help to arrive, Hamish and Charlie leave the castle just for a moment - to eat bacon baps - but when they return, the body is nowhere to be seen.

It's clear something strange - and deadly - is going on at the castle, and Hamish must get to the bottom of it before the "ghost" can strike again.

©2017 M. C. Beaton (P)2017 Hachette Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Longing for escape? Tired of waiting for Brigadoon to materialize? Time for a trip to Lochdubh, the scenic, if somnolent, village in the Scottish Highlands where M. C. Beaton sets her beguiling whodunits featuring Constable Hamish Macbeth." ( The New York Times Book Review)

Great copper

Love all of Mc Beaton books! mc Hamish, is my favorite this character is to me the Perry Mason of the Scotland’s.

I’ve read all the other Hamish books.

I’ve also listened to quite a few cozy mysteries. I enjoyed the voice of the narrator and the story line. However, I had a very difficult time differentiating the women’s voices including which ones were women. The second problem was that my mind kept wandering from the story. So I had to reverse and listen for almost the entire story. At the end I wasn’t sure who was in prison until I re-listened. I’d still recommend it and would listen to another by the author or narrator.

Scottish cops go wild!

The influence of a co-author is apparent. We often get a bonus story in the epilogue, and this one shows police politics with even less subtlety.
Compared to the prior 3 decades, characters in this edition express gender roles and relationships more boldly. There are quite a few characters to keep track of as the procedural aspects meander.
True to tradition, there are some outlandish moments but (maybe it’s just me) Graeme deadpans the narration so thoroughly that the impact isn’t felt. Ergo, closer attention and more forgiveness to some details may be needed.

Ultimately, we sense a change in the story arc with some positive expectation along with some trepidation.

Wonderful

I love all the characters! The Curry Sisters make me laugh out Loud! The mystery is finely crafted. The story moves along at a great pace. I also love the quotations I droning each chapter.

Another Hamish MacBeth murder mystery solved

This time Hamish was chasing ghosts, not really but there were a few bodies popping up in the town of Drim which is part of Hamish MacBeth's precinct and he and Charlie were in for some surprises. Great story and the narrator was great.

Delightful series of cozy mysteries

I have read almost all of the Hamish MacBeth books by M.C. Beaton and thoroughly enjoy this series and the cast of characters. They are a delightful set of cozy mysteries that can be read over and over again.

Who is really writing Hamish and Agatha?

Given the radical departure in content, style, tone and plot from previous offerings of both the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series, I am constrained to ask, who is really writing these two series now?

I started with the first book…

I can’t stop listening to this series. Not only is the story line excellent, the characters are so well developed that I forget that they are fictional! I do hope Hamich gets to see his cat again… and I hope we get to find out what is going on with Presilla, Pressila….…(oh, I know I spelt her name wrong, so sorry).

I want our cat back

I want our cat home . If I am correct she went off I to the wild time to mate and have wild cat kittens . I miss her .

Can a Ghost Die

Hamish is investigating the sounds of a ghost at the castle but finds a dead body inside! Another winding journey to find a murderer