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Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth, #24)

M.C. Beaton

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Oct 13, 2013 Pam rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery, scotland

AUTHOR: BEATON, M.C.
TITLE: Death of a Witch
Date Read: 10/12/13
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS: Mystery/2009/Hachette Book Group/245 pgs
SERIES/STAND ALONE: #25 in Hamish Macbeth series

TIME/PLACE: Current/Lochdubbh -- Scottish Highlands
CHARACTERS: Constable Hamish Macbeth

FIRST LINES: Police Constable Hamish Macbeth, heading home to his police station the village of Lochdubh in Sutherland, heaved a sigh of relief.

COMMENTS: I still love this series, it is always a lovely visit to ...more

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Aug 31, 2010 Andrea rated it liked it

Shelves: fun-mysteries

This is okay. It's the first of this series I've read and I'd probably read more, but it just seemed to me the plot was too obvious. Also, the subplots seemed to drag on unnecessarily after the main mystery had been solved. The description of weather, scenery and customs of the Scottish highlands seems to be what people love about this series, and it is well-done, but I like a more ambitious "mystery" in my mystery novels. ...more

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