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Death of a Chimney Sweep (Hamish Macbeth #26)

M.C. Beaton

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Apr 29, 2011 Nancy rated it it was ok

Shelves: mystery, 2011-read

It's probably time for me to give Beaton a rest; the charm is wearing thin with the over-reliance on an incredible concatenation of coincidence and lucky breaks and less of the local color which was the real appeal. The good is that at least there was more going on in this than in some of the recent Macbeth efforts. But! I counted three instances of a concealed tape recorder being used to get the goods. Seriously, a tape recorder? And three times? ...more

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Feb 19, 2015 Nancy H rated it really liked it

I love the books in the Hamish Macbeth series, and this one is no exception to the high quality that I expect when I pick up one of them. My only regret is that I have only 3 more to go until I am caught up with what the author has published so far. To M.C. Beaton - please keep writing these!

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Dec 25, 2015 Pam added it

Shelves: mystery, scotland

AUTHOR: Beaton, M.C.
TITLE: Death of a Chimney Sweep
DATE READ: 12/22/2015
RATING: 4.5/B+
GENRE/PUB DATE/PUBLISHER/# OF PGS Mystery/2011/ Grand Central Publishing/ 247 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE: #26
CHARACTERS AUTHOR: Hamish Macbeth/police constable
TIME/PLACE present/ Lochdubbh-- Scottish highlands
FIRST LINES ."The village of Drim in the county of Sutherland at thenorthwest of Scotland was rarely visited by outsiders."
COMMENTS: A local chimney sweep goes to clean a chimney of a retired Captain in the ...more

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