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A Highland Christmas
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- Length: 2 hrs and 7 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In the dark, wintry highlands of Lochdubh, Scotland, where the local Calvinist element resists the secular trimmings of Christmas, the spirit of old Saint Nick is about as welcome as a flat tire on a deserted road. Nor is crime taking a holiday, as Constable Hamish Macbeth soon finds himself protecting an unhappy girl, unlocking the secrets of a frightened old woman, and retrieving some stolen holiday goods. Now the lanky lawman must use all his Highland charm and detective skills to make things right. And he had better do it quickly, for the church bells will soon toll and all Lochdubh will be forced to face another dreary winter without the comforting embrace of Yuletide cheer.
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- RFRMAC
- 12-14-15
Short & Sweet
Have never read this author before. Really liked the read. You left with a good feeling. While not very long, it did what it needed to do.
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- Donald
- 09-04-19
The Christmas Spirit
If you like an uplifting story of service, fellowship, and joy, then you should enjoy this little tale which counters the mendacious attitudes often found prevalent in entertainment and politics today.
5 people found this helpful
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- Patricia Godfrey
- 12-08-17
Just fun
MC Beaton is tricky- simple stories are carried in beautiful little turns of phrase. This is a good hearted tale with a good hearted hero. Just enjoy it!
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- R.Reader
- 02-25-15
Cute Christmas Story
Classic Hamish and the town celebrate Christmas. Lots of Cheer to go around. Very light and feel good - no murders.
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- Amanda McDonald
- 04-18-21
Caution- not actually book 1.5!
Fun short story for fans of Hamish Macbeth, but not actually book 1.5 as labeled- is from much later in series and will spoil some of the ongoing plot with Hamish and Priscilla!
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- Debbie
- 12-09-20
Calvinists at Christmas :)
It's winter in Lochdubh, Scotland and Hamish Macbeth is doing his best to spread Christmas cheer despite the local Calvinists who protest the putting up of any Christmas trees or lights in the tiny village. This is THE BEST short listen! Funny, charming, and filled with the wit that only M.C. Beaton can come up with. The search for the Mrs. Gallagher's lost cat turns into the a mission that unites the entire village in the most unusual way. Hamish is such a softy at heart. This "feel good" story of a grumpy old woman and a lonely school girl at Christmas is the perfect Christmas tale. Don't miss it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-21-15
One of the most heartwarming Christmas stories
Hamish Macbeth delves into some of the local mysteries and finds a way, with his keen Highland intuition, to bring a satisfying resolution to them while at the same time weaving some Christmas magic into it all. Graeme Malcolm was perfect, as usual.
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- Donna
- 01-06-21
5
Audible ate my homework. Lost my review, ticked me off. Dang it. This is a work of art. Pure schmaltz. A ticket to the imagination of a gifted wrter. This would be a fine choice for a college lit class for aspriring writers and aspiring readers. Read it now and again in the
future. My first Beaton book. Thanks to audible and the free books program.
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- TMCS
- 01-24-18
One of the best Hamish Macbeth stories
a good, fun Christmas story with a touch of small town eccentricity and Scottish humor
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- By: M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Kate Hibbert is all too eager to lend a hand to her neighbors. Although she has been a resident of the sleepy village of Lochdubh for only a year, in that time Kate has alienated one too many of its residents with her interfering—and not entirely well-intentioned—ways. When Kate’s neighbor sees her lugging a heavy suitcase to the bus stop, he hopes that the prying woman is gone for good. But two weeks later, Kate’s cousin arrives in town with the news that Kate has gone missing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I will continue
- By Joyce Prince on 02-14-23
By: M. C. Beaton, and others
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Death of an Honest Man
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 676
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 595
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 594
Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Winner
- By Carole Lyles Shaw on 07-12-19
By: M. C. Beaton
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Down the Hatch
- An Agatha Raisin Mystery (The Agatha Raisin Mysteries, Book 32)
- By: M. C. Beaton, R. W. Green - contributor
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 6 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 866
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 784
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 777
Private detective Agatha Raisin, having recently taken up power-walking, is striding along a path in Mircester Park during her lunch break when she hears a cry for help. Rushing over, she finds an elderly couple, Mr. and Mrs. Swinburn, in the middle of the green — with the body of an old man lying at their feet.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Go away RW… you are horrible it seems sacrilegious to see what he’s doing to her books.
- By Paige on 10-27-21
By: M. C. Beaton, and others
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Devil's Delight
- The Agatha Raisin Mysteries, Book 33
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 355
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 326
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 324
Toni and Agatha are in the car on the way to Officer Bill Wong’s long-awaited wedding when, much to their shock, a naked young man bursts through a hedge on the side of the road and comes running toward them. Terrified, he explains that he has just seen a dead body in the woods. Toni lends him an old t-shirt to cover himself, Agatha calls the police, and the young man takes them to the spot where he saw the body, across from a meadow where the Mircester Naturist Club is due to have its annual summer barbecue.
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2 out of 5 stars
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an abysmal attempt
- By Amazon Customer on 12-15-22
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Traitor
- By: M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 60
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 60
Kate Hibbert is all too eager to lend a hand to her neighbors. Although she has been a resident of the sleepy village of Lochdubh for only a year, in that time Kate has alienated one too many of its residents with her interfering—and not entirely well-intentioned—ways. When Kate’s neighbor sees her lugging a heavy suitcase to the bus stop, he hopes that the prying woman is gone for good. But two weeks later, Kate’s cousin arrives in town with the news that Kate has gone missing.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I will continue
- By Joyce Prince on 02-14-23
By: M. C. Beaton, and others
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Death of an Honest Man
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 676
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 595
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 594
Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Another Winner
- By Carole Lyles Shaw on 07-12-19
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Green-Eyed Monster
- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, Book 34
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 6 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 400
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 361
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 357
Hamish's new constable, Dorothy McIver, may be the most beautiful woman he's ever seen. Completely bewitched by her sparkling blue eyes, Hamish spends the summer traveling with her up and down Sutherland until finally, he can take it no longer. He gets down on one knee beside the Land Rover and begs her to marry him — and to his amazement and delight, she says yes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great to have more Hamish
- By Jeanie on 02-16-22
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Bore
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 701
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 557
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 554
When John Heppel, a visiting writer to Lochdubh, first proposes forming a writers' circle, the idea is met with much enthusiasm from local residents. However, once the classes get underway, attendance quickly falters due to one undeniable fact: John Heppel is a long-winded, consummate bore. But is dullness a motive for murder? Hamish Macbeth wouldn't ordinarily think so. So when Heppel is found dead, Hamish begins looking for deeper meaning in the writer's stories.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Lochdubh rides again
- By E.D. on 05-04-13
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Charming Man
- The Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, Book 10
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 6 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 458
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 423
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 422
Hamish Macbeth ambles over to the nearby backwater of Drim, ostensibly to check out a posh English chap who is causing a most unusual problem. Single, wealthy, and terribly attractive, newcomer Peter Hynd has thrown the middle-aged matrons of Drim into a flutter and put their men, dour Highlanders whose feelings run deep, on a slow burn. Hamish’s instincts tell him this seemingly charming young man likes to stir up trouble, and it’s not long before the seething emotions transform the sleepy village into a hotbed of threats, domestic rows, and violent murder.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I love the Hamish McBeth books. Well narrated
- By Kris on 05-15-20
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Kingfisher
- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 626
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 564
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 557
When Scotland is hit by the 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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Chilling!
- By Sylvia on 07-24-15
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Maid
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 780
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 580
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 572
Mrs. Gillespie is famous for being the best maid in the northwest of Sutherland. But to Hamish Macbeth, she is a malicious gossip who bangs around the furniture and clanks pots. When Hamish wins Mrs. Gillespie's services in a church raffle, he spends most of the day trying to avoid her. He doesn't understand how she managed to gain such a fine reputation. Then she is found dead, struck down violently by a metal bucket of water.
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4 out of 5 stars
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THE NARRATOR!!!!!!!!
- By vancouverquilter on 02-08-12
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Gentle Lady
- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 736
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 580
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 578
Gentle by name, gentle by nature. Everyone in the sleepy Scottish town of Lochdubh adores elderly Mrs. Gentle - everyone but Hamish Macbeth, that is. Hamish thinks the gentle lady is quite sly and vicious, and the citizens of Lochdubh think he is overly cranky. Perhaps it's time for him to get married, they say. But who has time for marriage when there's a murder to be solved? When Mrs. Gentle dies under mysterious circumstances, the town is shocked and outraged.
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5 out of 5 stars
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This is just a great story
- By BBCUE05 on 05-03-08
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Witch
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 749
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 599
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 593
When the Catriona Beldame is found murdered and her home set ablaze, Hamish Macbeth must clear his own name and then work to solve yet another murder to bring peace and quiet back to his beloved village. His investigations are complicated by a romance with a female forensic expert. Perhaps the Scotish Highlands' most stubborn bachelor will get married at last!
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4 out of 5 stars
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The narrator really makes the story
- By vancouverquilter on 07-09-12
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Dentist
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
- Length: 6 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 406
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 366
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 366
In Scotland, where thrift and a "nice set of dentures" are generally admired, dental surgeon Dr. Frederick Gilchrist’s cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him a clientele. However, wiser Highlanders (like Hamish Macbeth) opt to steer clear of this reputed womanizer’s all-too-busy hands. A blinding toothache sends Hamish Macbeth 120 miles out of Lochdubh to the infamous dentist’s door. Unfortunately for Hamish and Gilchrist, someone has canceled all the doctor’s appointments - permanently.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beaton is always a good read or listen
- By Linda S on 07-04-20
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of Yesterday
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 553
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 505
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 509
When a local woman tells Sergeant Hamish Macbeth that she doesn't remember what happened the previous evening, he doesn't begin to worry. She had been out drinking, after all, and he'd prefer not to be bothered with such an arrogant and annoying woman. But when her body is discovered, Hamish is forced to investigate a crime that the only known witness - now dead - had forgotten.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Like visiting an old friend
- By Sharron on 03-30-13
By: M. C. Beaton
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Death of a Valentine
- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 6 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 850
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 628
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 630
Amazing news has spread across the Scottish countryside. The most famous of highland bachelors, police sergeant Hamish Macbeth, may actually marry at last. The entire village of Lochdubh adores Macbeth's bride-to-be. Josie McSween is Hamish's new constable, and she is a pretty little thing, with glossy brown hair and big brown eyes. The local folk think that Josie is quite a catch, but Hamish couldn't be more miserable.