Death of a Traitor (Hamish Macbeth)

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All the time, she was watching him, always looking for another chance to point out how he was failing his wife. R W Green makes a good effort to stay true to the character, I still really miss the original Hamish. Gregor hated Hibbert but, while she never claimed they were the best of friends, Clara tolerated her at first. That sort of unchanging environment was a comfort during the COVID lockdown era with its uncertainty. Greene has captured the essence of Lochdubh and its inhabitants, keeping the lightness of heart Hamish’s stories have always had while building strong characters, new and old.

By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. W. Green, readers will look forward to spending more time in the future with Hamish as he protects the land and people he loves dearly. I love Hamish, so will continue to read any books that might follow, but I hope the story line gets closer to Beaton's style. He scanned the track and the road, waiting for Hibbert to reappear, musing over the problems she had caused. He tutted, setting off down the hill to find a spot where he could catch sight of her again when she reappeared, Bonnie trotting at his heels.Gregor Mackenzie gazed out over the hillside above Lochdubh, leaning on his cromach walking staff and admiring his sheep grazing contentedly in the late morning sunshine.

The book is a regular length allowing for a complete experience beyond the main investigation, but it is segmented into only ten chapters challenging my literary OCD. I have an affection for both characters and their fictional communities as I binged virtually all of them (roughly 60+ books) during the worst years of the COVID pandemic. When Hibbert does eventually resurface, however, a storm of lies, intrigue and scandal threatens Macbeth’s tranquil village of Lochdubh. I note that the UK audiobook Death of a Traitor: A Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery released February 2, 2023 by Hachette Audio UK is narrated by David Monteath. There’d been enough interference by this woman over the year she’d been here that he is glad to see the back of her.This book deals with trust, lies, and secrets and those that keep them, reveal them, or blackmail because of them. Torn between loyalty to his local community and his responsibilities as a police officer, he begins threading his way through a maze of deceit, quickly finding himself on the trail of a ruthless, treacherous murderer. He holds little confidence in those sent to investigate, and when his old friend, DCI Jimmy Anderson, is sidelined, Macbeth is asked to “root about … get to the bottom … afore anyone else. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Constable also boasts a strong non-fiction section, publishing the likes of HRH Princess Michael of Kent and bestselling parody We?

While bookselling, by chance, she got an offer from the Scottish Daily Mail to review variety shows and quickly rose to be their theatre critic. Inspector Jimmy Anderson is more of a constant though, and we see a glimmer that his cadging of a 'wee dram' at Macbeth's expense may be coming to an end. A local policeman Hamish makes sure his local quirky people come first even though it may cost his job.Hachette Book Group is a leading book publisher based in New York and a division of Hachette Livre, the third-largest publisher in the world. He “unofficially” takes the item from the crime scene believing it may hold evidence key to understanding what happened to the victim. Each chapter begins with a skull and crossbones image and a quote that supports the main theme or chapter’s focus. He looked down at the white, petal-like bracts and delicate purple flowers of the avern plants and took a detour off to his left. There is a seemingly never-ending litany of women who are potential live interests or who were love interests, but remain in his life in a variety of ways, even his dearly departed Dorothy, who he grieves for still and visits her graveside often.

This book was just as wonderful as all of the others, and as good as the previous one, also written by him. This most recent Hamish Macbeth mystery has the Lochdubh (pronounced Lock-doo) village policeman solving yet another murder of an outlander. When none came, she would conjure one up, saying things like, “That sofa’s seen better days, has it not, Gregor?Green does NOT get Beaton's characters - he shunts Blair's full personality to Daviot, has Hamish breathless from a short walk on a flat bridge (hill runner, crack shot, handyman - remember? Beaton catches the beauty of the area's natural geography and succinctly describes its distinct flavour. But, sadly, her body is found floating in The Corloch anchored with ropes and rocks; not the outcome for which Hamish hoped.