Try free for 30 days

  • Death of a Laird

  • A Hamish Macbeth Novella
  • By: M.C. Beaton
  • Narrated by: David Monteath
  • Length: 1 hr and 26 mins
  • 3.4 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

1 credit a month to use on any title, yours to keep (you’ll use your first credit on this title).
Stream or download thousands of included titles.
Access to exclusive deals and discounts.
$16.45 a month after 30 day trial. Cancel anytime.
Death of a Laird cover art

Death of a Laird

By: M.C. Beaton
Narrated by: David Monteath
Try for $0.00

$16.45 per month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $7.59

Buy Now for $7.59

Pay using voucher balance (if applicable) then card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions Of Use and Privacy Notice and authorise Audible to charge your designated credit card or another available credit card on file.

Publisher's Summary

When Sergeant Hamish Macbeth is sent to investigate reports that the wealthy new laird of the remote Naglar House has disappeared, north-west Scotland is hit by the worst storm in living memory.

The road is washed away, phone lines are down, mobile reception is dead and his police radio is out of order. He is trapped with the laird's high-class house guests. Then he discovers the laird's body.

Forced to remain overnight at the house, he interviews each of the guests and pieces together an alarming picture of clandestine infidelity, vicious jealousy, deadly revenge, lust, greed and fear. It begins to look like all of the guests had good reason to want the laird dead, but which one of them actually did the deed?

©2022 M.C. Beaton (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK

Critic Reviews

"First rate...deft social comedy and wonderfully realised atmosphere." (Booklist)

"It's always a treat to return to Lochdubh." (New York Times)

"Befuddled, earnest and utterly endearing, Hamish makes his triumphs sweetly satisfying." (Publishers Weekly)

What listeners say about Death of a Laird

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    5
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    4
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    9
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    3
Story
  • 3 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    5
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    5
  • 2 Stars
    3
  • 1 Stars
    3

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

what a rip off. 5 chapters for 1credit.

loved the series to be left with this rubbish is a shame it would have been better no to bother at all

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

too short to pay 1 credit for, very disappointed

too short to pay 1 credit for, very disappointed. I feel a bit let down.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful

  • Overall
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    2 out of 5 stars

To short Not worth a credit

Story line is to short and not as complex, compared with previous novels In this series. Certainly not worth a credit. Very disappointing for the second to last novel in this series.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Not worth a credit

Never heard such a short Hamish mcbeth story. Was so disappointed. With M C Beaton gone I don’t think it can go on without her if this is all that can be accomplished

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

No trace of MC Beaton here

No logic to how Hamish leaps to his conclusions. I listened twice thinking I had missed a clue but no its just a random naming of the murderer. The Hamish character is poorly written with none of his usual warmth and depth. This book should be a give away but more suitably trashed. At the audible book $ rate for one hour of listening makes this one of the most expensive books ever.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Too short

Great story as usual but too short. Also it finished at a gallop. Could’ve kept story at the same pace & gone for another 30mins

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

In the spirit of reconciliation, Audible acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.