Death of a Perfect Wife

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Death of a Perfect Wife

By: M.C. Beaton

Narrated by: David Monteath

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Hamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer, but as fast as the rain rolls in from the loch his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket.

The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh with a new fiancé on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges descend on the town. And then a paragon of housewife perfection named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh with her cowed husband in tow.

The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban alcohol and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's menfolk are up in arms and Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime - the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife.©1989 M.C. Beaton

M.C. BeatonDavid MonteathLittle, Brown Book GroupA Hamish Macbeth Mystery

Crime Fiction

Mystery

Suspense

Thriller & Suspense

Crime Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense

Critic reviews

M C Beaton's Hamish Macbeth books are a delight: clever, intricate and sardonic. The flavour is reminiscent of Compton MacKenzie's Whisky Galore and I'm very glad to own a complete set

The much-loved Hamish Macbeth series... a beguiling blend of wry humour and sharp observations of rural life.

The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status.

Beaton, a Scot herself, excels at giving readers a taste of Highland life and creating a believable character in the lonely, brilliant, continually frustrated-in-love Macbeth.

Superb entertainment, as rich and warming as a fine malt whisky, and every bit as addictive

It's always a special treat to return to Lochdubh

As usual, Beaton delivers a delightfully old-fashioned, absorbing village mystery.

This fictional world-part cozy, part unsparing-can be highly addictive.

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Another fun story with Hamish, whose character continues to develop as the books go on. He and the landscape are definitely the high points, along with David Monteath’s excellent narration.