Death of a Celebrity [Paperback]

M. C. Beaton (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Mysterious Press (2002)
• ASIN: B000K06AFY
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

More About the Author

M.C. BEATON has won international acclaim for her bestselling Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin mysteries. She is also the author of over 100 romance titles and a series of romantic suspense, The Edwardian Mystery Series. M. C. Beaton lives in a Cotswold cottage with her husband.

Marion is active on Facebook using her most popular pen name, M.C. Beaton. You can find complete book lists, information on events, and sign up for news updates at her website, www.MCBeaton.com.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fine whodunnit in the heather for the highland's finest..., January 18, 2003

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This review is from: Death of a Celebrity (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 18) (Mass Market Paperback)

Death descends into the quiet highland village of Lochdubh once again when a muckraking t.v. presenter is found dead in her car just outside of town. It looks like a suicide but police constable Hamish Macbeth thinks differently and sets off to prove otherwise. Nothing comes easy in the highlands, though, and the more he digs into the crime, the more he discovers that many people had motive to murder....

This book is the quintessential Hamish Macbeth: sharp, witty, brooding, and oh-so-unlucky at love. Beaton offers up the most well-rounded Macbeth mystery ever, propelling her quirky (but nicely defined) characters along a briskly paced plot that's as warm as a wee dram o' whiskey.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book, June 17, 2003

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death of a Celebrity (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 18) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the eighteenth in a series of mysteries featuring the detective work of small town, Highland Scottish detective Hamish Macbeth, P.C. When a television star attempts to make a career by exposing all of the secrets hidden in the quiet Highlands, she quickly becomes the most hated woman around. And when she turns up murdered, it's up to Hamish Macbeth to find who the murderer is. But, this is no simple case; suspects abound, and Hamish finds that he is getting the unwanted help of the local newspaper's astrologer! Can Hamish unravel this particularly tough knot? You bet!

I now consider myself something of a Hamish fan (thanks to my loving wife), and I must say that I deeply enjoyed this book. As with all of the other Hamish Macbeth books, I enjoyed the stories, the setting and the interesting characters. I wasn't totally thrilled with the inclusion of a psychic character, but it didn't ruin the story for me. Overall, I thought that this is a great book, and I highly recommend it to you.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More mayhem in Lochdubh, February 7, 2002

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Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Death of a Celebrity (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 18) (Hardcover)

An expose style TV program is threatening the peace of the highlands. The presenter is making a career of raking up old scandals and embarassing the residents of the area. One day the woman is found dead, an apparent suicide, but Hamish MacBeth does not think so. The CID in Strathbane as usual, have no idea where to start and Hamish and his new friend Elspeth decide to investigate.

This is a good addition to the series. Elspeth is a welcome new character as is Carson. I was getting tired of everyone treating MacBeth like the village idiot and himself without a backbone. A very good and fast read.