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Pam
Jan 16, 2016 rated it really liked it
AUTHOR: Beaton, M.C.
TITLE: Death of a Kingfisher
DATE READ: 01/16/16
RATING: 4/B
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Mystery/ 2012 / Grand Central Publishing / 245 pgs
SERIES/STAND-AL ONE: #28 Hamish Macbeth
CHARACTERS Hamish Macbeth / Police Constable
TIME/PLACE: Present/ Locdubh, Scottish Highlands
FIRST LINES It is a well-known fact that just when a man reaches his early thirties and thinks he is past love, that is when love turns the corner & knocks the feet from under him.
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Verity
Aug 17, 2025 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
I tried listening to this at work and got most (like 95%) of the story but I'm just not an audiobook person. The narration was good, the story was okay but the characters felt a bit contrived. And how many deaths can one little area have?! (Nearly on par with Midsomer Murders.) ...more
Nancy H
Feb 24, 2015 rated it really liked it
Another excellent Hamish Macbeth mystery!
Lorri
Aug 01, 2012 rated it liked it
Nancy
Jun 09, 2013 rated it it was ok
Shelves: mystery, 2013-read
Kristen
Dec 11, 2014 marked it as to-read
Snowtulip
Oct 22, 2019 rated it liked it
Megan
Jul 05, 2022 marked it as to-read