Death of a Gentle Lady (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 24)

by M.C. Beaton

Book Overview

Travel to the Scotland Highlands with this classic Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery from the author of the Agatha Raisin series. Death of a Gentle Lady: A Hamish Macbeth Mystery Gentle by name, gentle by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 044661548X
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.2" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Take a vacation without leaving home

Great mystery, great characters. Set in a small village in Scotland. The narrator's voice acting and accent along with the author's wonderfully descriptive writing will have you believing you are indeed visiting the highlands.

Another wonderful and pleasant mystery from Beaton

Since reading the first Hamish McBeth mystery I have not missed one. And this is one of the best. Hamish in the Highlands, searching for the bad guy, trying to find love...and of course always bothered by the porcine Blair. Please keep writting these MC Beaton!

A tiny delight

M.C. Beaton wites an enjoyable little book. I do a lot of reading, I call Ms Beatons books brain candy. A short little read that takes you to Scotland or England depending on the series. Just the thing between long reads.

Never Fails

Beaton never fails to please. In this her latest adventure for Constable Hamish Macbeth, overseer of the lazy Highlands village that seems to attract more murders than St. Mary Mead, Beaton again sets a charming scene and fills it with intrigue. The characters who pass through the village--newcomers who seem to bring the bulk of the murder business--always bring their special idiosyncrasies and often an entourage of others to add to the challenge before Macbeth. The gentle lady in this book fits the bill. Hamish's heart is always involved and on the line. Two old loves are surprised to hear of Hamish's engagement to a lovely newcomer. Will Hamish at last find true love? Thank you, Ms. Beaton for another exciting visit to the village of Lochdubh. Make a pot of tea (or pour a dram) and sit yourself down to a delightful read.

M.C. Beaton Does It Again

M.C. Beaton/Marion Chesney/Jennie Tremaine is one of my very favorite writers. She writes with great humor, a touch of romance and alway a thought provoking murder or two. I received this book yesterday, started it this morning and finished this afternoon. It did not disappoint. What a wonderful romp in The Highlands with Hamish & Company. As usual the characters came alive and had you guessing who-done-it on a roller coaster ride of intuition, deceptiveness and luck. Hamish sees and feels what no one else is aware of! Enjoy, I certainly did.