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    <body><![CDATA[I love Hamish. This one one good read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Been a long time since I read through the first umpty Hamish Macbeth mysteries.  They are no frills, very direct, this happened and then he thought about it and did this, etc.  Lots of events.  Little human interest as his two former loves drift by and several totally inappropriate women make themse...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53652358">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the reading version of Raisinets: nothing surprising in the bag, same old wrinkles larded up with familiar flavors, but gawd doncha love 'em?  <br/>Hamish's star system of babes grows ever larger, and while they have to die to escape his gravitational pull, they never seem to get close enou...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46516584">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Another of the Hamish Macbeth mysteries, this one has a lively cast of suspects.  Mrs. Gentle, who has snowed many of the village’s members, has not fooled Hamish Macbeth. She is anything but gentle and her family members are almost as appalling.   She mistreats her illegal immigrant Russian maid ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69940792">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was my first M.C. Beaton and I'm still trying to decide whether I'll try any of her other books. The story was readable and pleasant as most cozies are. But there were some consistency issues that drove me batty. Sometimes Hamish speaks in dialect and sometimes he doesn't. If this were consiste...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75999819">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not my favorite of the series, and still a very enjoyable read. These books are always such a nice break from heavier reading. If you have the time, you can sit down and finish them in a few hours, and still get thoroughly immersed in the story. To me, the best part of this series is that the settin...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47951954">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Constable Hamish Macbeth once again solves murder and mayhem in his own shambling fashion. This time ladylike Mrs. Gentle is the central figure in two murders. As Macbeth unravels the murders, he tries to unravel his knotty lovelife, featuring a near wedding to a stunning Turkish maid, a Russian pro...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44243383">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I love this series and anxiously await more.  In this book Hamish seems to struggle more with solving the crime and his own personal problems with women as well.  He seems very unsure of himself and what he wants to do with his life as he is about to lose his police station.  I did not figure out wh...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60805320">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I was half-way through another book when I got the call: My copy of the latest Hamish Macbeth was available at the library. I immediately put down my book, rushed to the library, and devoured <em>Death of a Gentle Lady</em> in one evening.<br/><br/>Every year, I look forward to the latest Hamish installmen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5514011">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Click <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://66.146.131.168/cgi-bin/gw/chameleon?sessionid=VTLS&skin=vaughan&lng=en&inst=consortium&conf=.%2fchameleon.conf&host=localhost%2b1111%2bDEFAULT&patronhost=localhost%201111%20DEFAULT&SourceScreen=INITREQ&scant1=death%20of%20a%20gentle%20lady&scanu1=4&elementcount=1&t1=death%20of%20a%20gentle%20lady&u1=4&pos=1&itempos=1&rootsearch=SCAN&function=INITREQ&search=AUTHID&authid=1188589&authidu=4">here</a> to find it in the catalogue.<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65423350">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I fled to something light and easy after I gave up on Henry James and this fit the bill.  I have read most of the books in this series and love the time I spend with Hamish Macbeth as he solves murders in his little village of Lochdubb, Scotland.  There is a whole set of eccentric characters in the ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65677307">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the second book I've read in the Hamish Macbeth series.  Although there's quite a gap in between the two books, the stories stand well on their own.  I enjoyed the story and didn't feel like I'd missed too much.  The mystery was a bit hokey at times, but there was a good bit of suspense and ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58695309">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first time I’ve had a problem with this series. This book wasn’t as well-written as Beaton’s previous works—for one thing, we never meet the killer until the very end of the book. Usually s/he is an integral part of the storyline and is only unmasked in the last chapter. I’ll s...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55263566">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[After reading--and loving--this series for years, I found this latest installment a real disappointment. Is Ms. Beaton tired of Hamish's world? It pains me to say this, but it felt like she was simply phoning this one in. (Contractual obligation, perhaps?) Here's hoping she finds the spark again bef...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43751775">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not one of the better Hamish Macbeth books, this one was rather silly.  Hamish was also out of character, acting impulsively foolish at one point.  Also, the killer really doesn't show up until the end and it's rather a cheat to the reader.  This one seemed rushed and not up to par with the others i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76571041">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I always enjoy a new Hamish story. Its a quick easy read and his character is so entertaining. I have to agree, however, with the reviews of those who have read a good number of these books, that this one wasn't one of the better ones. I'd call it Hamish light.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I look forward to reading others in the series with the quircky local constable, Hamish MacBeth.  There is clever humor and plenty of intrigue on a small English countryside scale.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the series that the tv show Hamish MacBeth is based on. Since I like the show, I thought I'd try the books. I have to say I like the show better, but it's an easy, fun read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a great little book! Not at all what I expected when I took it out from the library, but it was very quick and entertaining throughout. I'm thrilled to see that there's an entire series to go with it! Highly recommended]]></body>
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