With the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe away in London, Hamish Macbeth, the constable of the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, pines for company during the long Scottish winter.
He gets his wish--and more--when a troupe of flashy, urbane filmmakers clamors into the nearby town of Drim. Before long, bedlam erupts around their make-believe mystery--and culminates in the sudden appearance of one very real corpse.
The initial suspect in the killing is one Patricia Martyn-Broyd, the aging mystery writer who is furious that her musty old cozies are getting a risqué face-lift in their television reincarnation. Yet, going behind the scenes, Macbeth soon finds a town full of locals bitten by the movie bug and a cast of quarreling show business types, all harboring their own secrets, lies, and hidden agendas
And as the culprit strikes again, Macbeth must quickly find the right killer--or script the wrong finale to a show gone murderously awry.
About the Author :
M. C. Beaton (1936-2019), hailed as the "Queen of Crime" by the Globe and Mail, was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels--the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV and public television--as well as the Hamish Macbeth series and the Edwardian Murder Mysteries featuring Lady Rose Summer. Born in Scotland, Beaton started her career writing historical romances under several pseudonyms.
Born and raised in Southampton, England, Shaun Grindell is an accomplished actor who trained at the Calland School of Speech and Drama and the Lee Strasberg Actors Institute in London. As an audiobook narrator, he has narrated many titles in different genres. Among his most notable works are the Hamish Macbeth mysteries by M. C. Beaton. Shaun also garnered an AudioFile Earphones Award for his reading of The Roving Party by Rohan Wilson.
Review :
"Beaton's affectionate wit remains dry and delightful."
-- "Publishers Weekly"
"The mystery...has provided more than the usual number of suspects and subplots...[And] wicked characterizations of both the locals and the inhabitants of TV-land are hilarious and very occasionally thought-provoking."
-- "Amazon.com"
"His superiors consider Macbeth too lightweight to handle such a high-profile case, but not surprisingly, it's his detecting acumen that allows the case to be solved."
-- "Booklist (starred review)"
"MacBeth...keeps a low profile until a second killing sets him quietly on the true murderer's track...Hamish's sleuthing skill is vindicated by results, but his love-life remains depressingly nonexistent...Still, Hamish's amiable persona manages to keep it all together."
-- "Kirkus Reviews"
