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Hamish Macbeth: Death of an Honest Man
- Hamish Macbeth, Book 33
- Narrated by: David Monteath
- Series: Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, Book 31
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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Patricia Martyn-Broyd, now in her seventies, has retired to the Highlands. She hasn't written a word in years and her books are out of print. But now a television company is about to film her last detective story, featuring the aristocratic Scottish detective Lady Harriet Vare. Even better, a London publisher is bringing the book into print. Even though the snobbish Miss Martyn-Broyd doesn't care to mix with the locals she can't help but share her excitement with local policeman Hamish Macbeth.
Publisher's Summary
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.
Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English.
Paul 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. 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. He told Jessie Currie - who repeated all the last words of her twin sister - that she needed psychiatric help.
"I speak as I find", he bragged. Voices saying, "I could kill that man" could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan.
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- Moira
- 24-03-2018
Enjoyed as usual.
David Monteath great narrator. I'm still in love with Hamish 😉 and his art of detecting.
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- Amazon Customer Ann
- 12-07-2018
Just can’t get enough of Hamish Macbeth
Another great listen I love visiting Lochdubh and David Monteath has every character accent perfect
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- An Leughadair
- 06-04-2018
Least Favourite of the Hamish Macbeth Series
Why did I read it?
I adore the Hamish Macbeth series, and this was the latest edition.
What's it about?
An income arrives in Cnothan, and town on Hamish Macbeth's beat. Paul English considers himself an honest man, but on calling on the incomer to welcome him to the community Charlie, Hamish's constable, lands them both in trouble at headquarters.
Paul English works his way around the communities, spouting his views on the shortcomings of the locals directly to their face, causing hackles to rise.
"I could kill that man," could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan. And, so ...
What did I like?
Honestly, the soothing tones of David Monteath were perhaps the only lovely thing about this particular episode of life in Lochdubh.
What didn't I like?
Oh dear. It seemed to me that the author, M.C. Beaton 'phoned it in'. There were so many errors in the book.
(1) Lucia Lament was noted as the daughter of Mr. Ferrari; however, in earlier books, we learn Lucia is a distant relative of Mr. Ferrari brought over from Italy to work in the restaurant in Lochdubh, after Mr. Ferrari's immediate family took over the running of his first restaurant.
(2) Initially, it is said Silas Dunbar's father died when he was two, then, later, it is said his father died 10 years previous. So, either Hamish's new constable is 12 years old, or this is yet another error.
(3) It seems the forensics team of Strathbane has been re-populated with boozy blokes, who I thought had been replaced a few books back.
There are many more inconsistencies like this that regular readers/listeners might pick up on.
How many constables can Hamish get through in one book? The answer: five (5).
Why bring Elspeth back into Sutherland at all? Her contribution to the narrative was negligible, with the low level rivalry between her, and Priscilla for affections of Hamish becoming increasingly tedious in its repetition.
The storylines featuring Colonel Halburton-Smythe, and Chief Inspector Blair were so far beyond believable, and extremely disappointing. Yes, this is fiction, which often strays from reality as it is set in an idyllic version of the highlands, but these narratives were just too far-fetched, and stretched far beyond the known behaviours of these long-term characters formed through the previous 32 books. These tangential stories seemed ill formed, and very ill judged. It's almost like they were padding for the scant murder mystery, which, itself, seemed poorly thought out, and too closely related to other victims, and plots in the series.
There are other disappointments, but I have listed only what I see as the major faults here. Overall, the book felt disjointed, the main narrative was thin, and the side stories not as believable as in the past. At times, the superstitious and supernatural elements felt more real than anything else.
Also, having listened to this audio series in its entirety several times now, I have begun to notice mistakes in the text, e.g. the wrong character having said a line. Unfortunately, this is also true of “Death of an Honest Man” having listened to it three times now.
Would I recommend it?
Honestly, no. Not even to fans of the series. I sincerely hope the next two books in the series, which M.C. Beaton has confirmed she is contracted to write, are not so badly composed as this one. I want a return to the Hamish Macbeth and inhabitants of Lochdubh I have grown to love.
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- Sharron
- 19-03-2018
Disappointing
I usually enjoy all of this wonderful writer's books but this seemed disjointed and clumsy.
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- Donna
- 06-03-2018
Another great & gripping book
I can never get tired of these books, the story lines and the narration is perfect and has you spellbound from beginning to end. Can't wait for next one!
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- Jim Herd
- 07-03-2018
MC Beaton's done it again.
Hamish Macbeth, true to his form catches the bad guy at the end of the book, but keeps you guessing who the bad guys are until the end of the story. I don't want to spoil the ending, but several of the loose ends are tied up neat and tidy, leaving a new canvas for the hero at the end of the story.
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- simon
- 12-10-2020
Not the best of these by long way
These books all demand a suspension of reality in the reader...but this book is really not very good and races through plot lines without proper exploration or depth...very well performed but buy one of the others in this series ..not this one.
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- Diy-er
- 12-05-2020
Enjoyable bedtime listening.
A very soothing tale. Characters easy to relate to. Narration was well paced all good.
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- Kindle Customer
- 24-04-2018
Death of an honest man
A very complicated story. I didn't like it as much as the earlier stories about Hamish macbeth.
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- SharonUK
- 27-03-2018
a list of bullet points
This book, for me, was poorly written compared to others. It was like listening to a list of bullet points or a novel that has been abridged to the extreme.
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- Mr
- 18-03-2018
Death of an Honest Man
A great story and performance as always. The only problem is that I’ll have to wait 12 months for the next one.
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- annefarbrace
- 25-09-2020
Another good mystery with Hamish!
Light hearted mystery. These are always a great read before bedtime!! I have reread many of them too.
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