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M C Beaton | 258 pages | 01 Jan 2009 | Time Warner Trade Publishing | 9780446615488 | English | New York, United States DEATH OF A GENTLE LADY | Kirkus Reviews

Beaton and I'm still trying to decide whether I'll try any of her other books. The story was readable and pleasant as most cozies are. But there were some consistency issues that drove me batty. Sometimes Hamish speaks in dialect and sometimes he doesn't. If this were consistent--always in dialect when he's flustered--that would make sense, but that isn't how it was presented. And at one point, Hamish is hiding out and using an alias. But one of the characters he meets in This was my first M. But one of the characters he meets in the village where he's staying addresses him as Hamish even though he introduced himself as William Shore. This lack of care on the publisher's part annoys me to no end and I have a hard time enjoying something so sloppily edited. I very nearly started ripping the pages out of the book to reedit it and send back to the publisher. View all 3 comments. Oct 17, Jessica rated it really liked it Shelves: mysteries. In which Hamish finally proposes marriage to. Also, there are four murders, two hookers, one scene of Inspector Blair projectile vomiting from alcohol poisoning, one instance of amateur theatrics, both Elspeth and Priscilla show up uninvited at the police station, Blair goes into rehab twice, Hamish goes on holiday and is nearly killed, Hamish stands up someone for a date, and the entire village thinks he's a himbo and possibly crawling in STD's. Also, Archie MacLean hits someone in the face with an evergreen branch and makes them eat a bowl of rock salt as part of the traditional Highland welcome. So, y'know, just another day in Lochdubh. View 1 comment. Jan 01, Erica rated it did not like it. We listened to this one in the car, which allows the silliness to really leer at you. I learned: Don't start a series with I guess I expected Mr MacBeth to be more charming and clever. He seemed self-centered and flaky. I got the reiterations that he loved his pets, loved his town, and that no one minded that he was a burden except the buffoon, Blair, who seems taken from the Pink Panther movies. Would reading them in order make this one seem less cardboard? Would a lesbian in a novel wear We listened to this one in the car, which allows the silliness to really leer at you. Would a lesbian in a novel wear expensive designer dresses? Do other British authors use the word "truculant" at least 4 times in one volume? Not all the mysteries were tidied up at the end! Jun 11, Ellie rated it liked it Shelves: series , beaton , cozy , mystery , ind-chalbks. It's the same stuff- and I love it. And the gentle lady is not so gentle. As in Miss Marple's small villages, the emotional life of the people is vivid and sharp. Under the superficial level of warm and fuzzy are all the ugliest of human emotions. Beaton is her funniest when her characters are their pettiest or meanest. And the plot in this one is quite interesting, a real police procedural in some ways with some unexpected twists and turns. Although the style is the same, the story is in humoro It's the same stuff-and I love it. Although the style is the same, the story is in humorous contrast to the title one of Beaton's more aggressive mysteries. This had some very amazing twists and surprises but the middle dragged a bit for me. View 2 comments. Aug 12, Shiloah rated it really liked it Shelves: mystery , adult-fiction , personal- reading-challenge , scotland. Reading mystery candy. Nothing like a quick dash to the imaginary town of Lochdoubh, Scotland with Hamish Macbeth. I really enjoyed this jaunt. Note: Gritty innuendos. Feb 22, Nancy rated it really liked it. I love Hamish. This one one good read. Mar 20, Sarah Booth rated it liked it. Our poor Hamish is going a bit doolally. Having avoided a sham marriage by the bride becoming a corpse, his embarrassment is once again village news and a problem for Strathbane police headquarters and a burr in the backside of C Our poor Hamish is going a bit doolally. Instead of a helpful Elsbeth or Priscilla so well named he gets saddled with a frightening DI from Russia who scares the pants off him. Highland high jinx and treachery abound. Now if Hamish could only just get the crazy women to leave him alone. In all honesty, I enjoyed this book way more than I expected. It was a freebie I collected in one of my adventures on the ship from a guest that had been done reading it and left it behind. I happened to be the one who handpicked it and reclaimed it, thinking it was some empowering feminist story hahaha. It ended up being a mystery crime fiction novel instead, with a male detective as a protagonist. I tried to figure out how come I enjoy In all honesty, I enjoyed this book way more than I expected. I tried to figure out how come I enjoyed it so much as to slow read it in a cozy way across the 2 days it took me to finish it, and I think I did because I do in fact happen to enjoy detective stories, and secondly because of the timing as I got tired of heavy reading at the time, and this one is something light and mysterious enough to keep you going. The humbleness of the main character in desiring his humble position in watchover the village and his love for animals were charming. Skill doesn't always mean you gotta become world famous or go for the big prize. Sometimes being content is more valuable. The cursive storytelling is I can't tell exactly why I loved it so much, I just know I couldn't put it down, which was a very strange experience. Maybe I'll try some other stories from the series someday. I don't know I'm inclined to give this book 2 stars. There's nothing wrong with the story albeit a bit farfetched sometimes. It's set in a remote part of Scotland, and constable Macbeth is afraid of losing his police station, so he does a few things when found out, will certainly get him kicked out of the force and probably in jail too. There are murders, of course, and the very nasty DCI Blair who wants to get of Macbeth, no matter what. The problem for me is the writing style. Beaton I don't know Beaton uses mainly short and very short sentences which for me is very unpleasant to read, sometimes it feels like reading a Powerpoint presentation with bullet points. So three stars for the story, one star for the writing. I made a few mistakes in choosing this book; I've been curious about Beaton's writing for a while, but Death of a Gentle Lady was probably not a great one to start with, firstly because it's the twent Cross-posted from Nightjar's Jar of Books. He desperately needs to be put out of our misery. A fair amount of page time is devoted to Blair's madness - and at this point, he truly is disturbed. I know Daviot is an idiot, but can he be this completely blind to his underling's sinister ways, his disconnect from reality? It seems Blair has been guilty of so many missteps he should have been ousted, demoted, or transferred long ago. Meanwhile, Hamish makes an increasingly easy mark in his current state. Lovelorn and constantly under threat of losing his home and his livelihood, he's found himself slipping the last few cases. His frustrations are getting in the way of his character assessments. He's also taking increasing risks when it comes to his own life. In this volume, he goes so far as to make himself a target. The results are admittedly suspenseful, but he doesn't think through the possible repercussions to the people around him. For example, the killer lays a trap in Hamish's home. With all the people who come and go from there - some at his request - he's very lucky he didn't come back to find Elspeth, Priscilla, or Angela dead on his kitchen floor. And the continuity errors! No, I shan't start. Down that road lies a rant Despite all this, there's still humor to be found. As always, Beaton is very good at eliciting chuckles through silly fleeting thoughts or the antics of the Lochdubh residents. Archie trying to become a wine-drinker comes to mind, as does the local production of Macbeth which I'd actually expected to be used to greater comedic effect. There's also the lovely descriptions of Sutherland, a character unto itself, both fierce and peaceful in its mercurial, wild beauty. As is often the case with long series, I still love the characters and the landscape. I'm invested. I just hope I can get back on board with Beaton's choices for her characters in the near future. Mar 22, Anne rated it it was amazing. An enjoyable Hamish Macbeth tale. So many murders are carried out in Lochdubh, there is never a dull moment but things must get unnerving for the locals. Luckily they've got the loveable Hamish Macbeth to turn to, he's a good companion to the ladies of Lochdubh, he's popular with the locals and he always gets his man or woman and this case is no exception. Although the murder victim is called Mrs Gentle, as it transpires her disposition is anything but Gentle, so much so that few mourn her dea An enjoyable Hamish Macbeth tale. Although the murder victim is called Mrs Gentle, as it transpires her disposition is anything but Gentle, so much so that few mourn her death. Pub Date: Feb. No Comments Yet. More by M. Page Count: Publisher: Scribner. Review Posted Online: Dec. Show all comments. More by Kathy Reichs. Page Count: Publisher: Atria. Review Posted Online: Sept. More by Jess Kidd. Please sign up to continue. Almost there! Reader Writer Industry Professional. Send me weekly book recommendations and inside scoop. Keep me logged in. Sign in using your Kirkus account Sign in Keep me logged in. The characters are wonderfully eccentric and so much fun to visit. Hamish himself is well worth the read but Beaton has won international acclaim for her bestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries and the Agatha Raisin mystery series. She is also the author of more than one hundred romance titles and a series of romantic suspense novels, the Edwardian Mystery series. Born in Scotland, she now divides her time between Paris and the English Cotswolds. Death of a Gentle Lady. Death of a Gentle Lady - M.C. Beaton - - Allen & Unwin - Australia

Original Title. Hamish Macbeth Lochdubh, Scotland Scotland. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Death of a Gentle Lady , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Death of a Gentle Lady. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Along the way Beaton is in fine form, taking politically incorrect yet hilarious swipes at everything from the absurdity of restrictions imposed by the European Union, to the often pretentious dribble championed by the Booker Prize. He felt uneasy. He had felt it before when some incomer had started to spread an evil atmosphere around the peace of the Highlands. Gentle is spiteful, and when her influence threatens the closing of his police station, Hamish wants out of the arrangement. But Ayesha is having none of it. And then she disappears. Fearing the worst, Hamish searches the cliffs, but finds the body of Mrs. Gentle instead of Ayesha. Worse, it turns out Ayesha is actually Irena, a high-end hooker from Russia, giving the locals plenty of ammunition to poke fun at Hamish, who was about to marry her! Of course, one or two murders on his patch are nothing compared to the pretentious writer staying at the hotel. Harold Jury wants to stage Macbeth, with Priscilla in the lead female role. Hamish spins Harold a yarn about fake customs and greetings to new arrivals in Lochdubh and creates an enemy — while the reader is rolling in laughter. Then there is the pushy female detective from Russia, observing Highland policing. Not all is fun and games, however, as Hamish struggles with making a second marriage proposal, this one to Elspeth, which creates a melancholy moment for the constable. When Hamish decides to put the word out that Irena told him something important, he places a target on his back. He also gives Blair an idea about how to get rid of Hamish — only the first in this entry! Great fun, and a terrific read for fans of the lanky red-headed constable with a knack for solving murders, who wants no more than to remain on his small patch of heaven in Lochdubh and not be bothered. Highly recommended! View all 6 comments. Sep 03, Anne Hawn Smith rated it really liked it Shelves: read , mystery , comfort-read , foreign- country , series , cozy-mystery. Another of the Hamish Macbeth mysteries, this one has a lively cast of suspects. She is anything but gentle and her family members are almost as appalling. She mistreats her illegal immigrant Russian maid leading Hamish, in a fit of kindness, to offer to marry her. He is not quite as altruistic as he seems. If he has a wife, then Inspector Blair will be thwarted in his attempt to close the Lockdubh police s Another of the Hamish Macbeth mysteries, this one has a lively cast of suspects. If he has a wife, then Inspector Blair will be thwarted in his attempt to close the Lockdubh police station. From that point on, things start to unravel. It seems that everyone has something to hide and the suspects are thick on the ground. Inspector Blair is becoming almost unhinged in his determination to get rid of Hamish and he comes close to succeeding. Apr 17, Julie Durnell rated it really liked it Shelves: mystery , england-uk. I really enjoyed this Hamish Highland tale! His love life is ever the same as he waffles over his two ladies, almost comical, but I prefer him as the bachelor he is, living with his pets-a feral cat and his faithful dog, Lugs! Thank goodness for the doctor's wife who helps endlessly with keeping the pets fed and cared for when Hamish is out chasing down clues. This not so gentle lady mystery was done well; although as canny as Hamish is this time I was one step ahead of him in figuring out the w I really enjoyed this Hamish Highland tale! This not so gentle lady mystery was done well; although as canny as Hamish is this time I was one step ahead of him in figuring out the whodunnit! Feb 16, Marfita rated it it was ok Shelves: mysteries. This is the reading version of Raisinets: nothing surprising in the bag, same old wrinkles larded up with familiar flavors, but gawd doncha love 'em? Hamish's star system of babes grows ever larger, and while they have to die to escape his gravitational pull, they never seem to get close enough for a satisfactory relationship. I know I've said over and over that if you've got the sexual tension thing going, your biggest mistake is ruining it with a happy couple see Sayers's Lord Peter series an This is the reading version of Raisinets: nothing surprising in the bag, same old wrinkles larded up with familiar flavors, but gawd doncha love 'em? I know I've said over and over that if you've got the sexual tension thing going, your biggest mistake is ruining it with a happy couple see Sayers's Lord Peter series and the old Remington Steele program , however , it's been some books now, Ms. Time to move on! It's just painful now seeing all these women floating around him like so much debris. This time Hamish goes outside the EU for fresh meat. Blair goes totally over the top. The victim is as unpleasant as ever, and an outsider or Lochdubh would be a ghost town by now. And Beaton stoops to having the village put on a production of "Macbeth. The villagers should only be two-dimensional cartoons, but I see them as whole for some reason. Maybe it's from seeing just one of the tv series with Robert Carlyle totally wrong physically for Macbeth but so darn cute in that. Oddly, I can't abide the Agatha Raisin stories, but I'll line up for these packets of sticky sweets each time. Mar 01, Dawn rated it really liked it. True to the series, Hamish continues to enthrall readers as he uses his Highland wits and intuition to solve a web of murders. A great cozy read. Apr 02, Susan Webb rated it it was amazing. I love Hamish Macbeth! Apr 22, Mommalibrarian rated it liked it Shelves: mystery. Been a long time since I read through the first umpty Hamish Macbeth mysteries. They are no frills, very direct, this happened and then he thought about it and did this, etc. Lots of events. Little human interest as his two former loves drift by and several totally inappropriate women make themselves available. Despite the simple format and presentation, the solution to the mystery doesn't slip out early. Feb 19, Ed rated it liked it. This is the 24th in the Hamish Macbeth series. I have read them all, and two later ones out of order as well. And yet, each time I finish one I can't wait to go on to the next. Certainly the Scottish setting, Lochdubh, is wonderfully pictured and the villagers are like old acquaintances at this point, and Hamish himself, with his utter lack of ambition and romantic problems, is like an old friend. Maybe that's all there is, but it keeps me reading. Interestingly, I just read that M. Beaton is "the most borrowed author in UK libraries. Looking forward to reading reviews of that. Jul 12, Beata rated it liked it Shelves: , hamish , detective. This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. The book was fine but Hamish's love life is starting to annoy me. He and Priscilla must have broken up years before evens of this book it's been 12 books, even assuming there's a murder once every 3 months it's been 4 years but he still can't get over her. Not like he really tries, she only has to grace Lochdubh with her presence and he's pretty much back to where he was in the beginning of the series. Priscilla is kind of vain and immature. I just really wish the series doesn't end with them The book was fine but Hamish's love life is starting to annoy me. I just really wish the series doesn't end with them together, because she showed many times and said herself that she doesn't want to live in Lochdubh. I don't want another HIMYM situation where one person gets to live how they want to and then go back to the fool that's been waiting all those years. Elspeth is not that great either, but if I had to choose between two evils I'd pick her wishing for a mature, respectful woman, who doesn't want to change Hamish would be too much I guess. All three of them act so much like children. Oct 28, K. Hallman rated it liked it Shelves: completed This was my first M. Beaton and I'm still trying to decide whether I'll try any of her other books. The story was readable and pleasant as most cozies are. But there were some consistency issues that drove me batty. Sometimes Hamish speaks in dialect and sometimes he doesn't. If this were consistent--always in dialect when he's flustered-- that would make sense, but that isn't how it was presented. And at one point, Hamish is hiding out and using an alias. But one of the characters he meets in This was my first M. But one of the characters he meets in the village where he's staying addresses him as Hamish even though he introduced himself as William Shore. This lack of care on the publisher's part annoys me to no end and I have a hard time enjoying something so sloppily edited. I very nearly started ripping the pages out of the book to reedit it and send back to the publisher. View all 3 comments. Oct 17, Jessica rated it really liked it Shelves: mysteries. In which Hamish finally proposes marriage to. Also, there are four murders, two hookers, one scene of Inspector Blair projectile vomiting from alcohol poisoning, one instance of amateur theatrics, both Elspeth and Priscilla show up uninvited at the police station, Blair goes into rehab twice, Hamish goes on holiday and is nearly killed, Hamish stands up someone for a date, and the entire village thinks he's a himbo and possibly crawling in STD's. Also, Archie MacLean hits someone in the face with an evergreen branch and makes them eat a bowl of rock salt as part of the traditional Highland welcome. So, y'know, just another day in Lochdubh. View 1 comment. Jan 01, Erica rated it did not like it. We listened to this one in the car, which allows the silliness to really leer at you. I learned: Don't start a series with I guess I expected Mr MacBeth to be more charming and clever. He seemed self-centered and flaky. I got the reiterations that he loved his pets, loved his town, and that no one minded that he was a burden except the buffoon, Blair, who seems taken from the Pink Panther movies. Would reading them in order make this one seem less cardboard? Would a lesbian in a novel wear We listened to this one in the car, which allows the silliness to really leer at you. Would a lesbian in a novel wear expensive designer dresses? Do other British authors use the word "truculant" at least 4 times in one volume? Not all the mysteries were tidied up at the end! Jun 11, Ellie rated it liked it Shelves: series , beaton , cozy , mystery , ind-chalbks. It's the same stuff-and I love it. And the gentle lady is not so gentle. As in Miss Marple's small villages, the emotional life of the people is vivid and sharp. Under the superficial level of warm and fuzzy are all the ugliest of human emotions. Beaton is her funniest when her characters are their pettiest or meanest. And the plot in this one is quite interesting, a real police procedural in some ways with some unexpected twists and turns. Although the style is the same, the story is in humoro It's the same stuff-and I love it. Although the style is the same, the story is in humorous contrast to the title one of Beaton's more aggressive mysteries. This had some very amazing twists and surprises but the middle dragged a bit for me. View 2 comments. Aug 12, Shiloah rated it really liked it Shelves: mystery , adult-fiction , personal-reading-challenge , scotland. Reading mystery candy. Nothing like a quick dash to the imaginary town of Lochdoubh, Scotland with Hamish Macbeth. I really enjoyed this jaunt. Note: Gritty innuendos. Feb 22, Nancy rated it really liked it. I love Hamish. This one one good read. Mar 20, Sarah Booth rated it liked it. Our poor Hamish is going a bit doolally. Having avoided a sham marriage by the bride becoming a corpse, his embarrassment is once again village news and a problem for Strathbane police headquarters and a burr in the backside of C Our poor Hamish is going a bit doolally. Instead of a helpful Elsbeth or Priscilla so well named he gets saddled with a frightening DI from Russia who scares the pants off him. Highland high jinx and treachery abound. Now if Hamish could only just get the crazy women to leave him alone. In all honesty, I enjoyed this book way more than I expected. It was a freebie I collected in one of my adventures on the ship from a guest that had been done reading it and left it behind. It was first published in While the rest of the town is smitten by Mrs. Gentle, Hamish Macbeth distrusts and dislikes her. When she tries to close down his beloved station, he exacts his revenge and saves a beautiful woman from deportation at the same time by proposing to Gentle's maid Ayesha. By the time the wedding day arrives, Hamish is desperate to escape marriage; when Ayesha doesn't appear and Mrs. Gentle is found dead, he escapes one disaster only to be swept into another. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Dewey Decimal. Works by Marion Chesney aka M. Categories : British novels British detective novels British mystery novels Hamish Macbeth series Novels set in Highland council area s mystery novel stubs. Namespaces Article Talk. Death of a Gentle Lady (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, book 23) by M C Beaton

The Hamish Macbeth mysteries are perfect when you'd like a little intrigue with your humor. The characters are wonderfully eccentric and so much fun to visit. Hamish himself is well worth the read but Beaton has won international acclaim for her bestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries and the Agatha Raisin mystery series. She is also the author of more than one hundred romance titles and a series of romantic suspense novels, the Edwardian Mystery series. Born in Scotland, she now divides her time between Paris and the English Cotswolds. Death of a Gentle Lady. Gentle by name, gentle by nature. Everyone in the sleepy Scottish town of Lochdubh adores elderly Mrs. Gentle promises a wedding and a large cash gift, pledges Ayesha blackmails her into keeping. But Hamish is left standing at the altar when both Mrs. Gentle and Ayesha disappear. Investigation reveals that Ayesha was actually a high-class Russian prostitute who stole a passport to escape her Russian Mafia protector. After both women are found dead, Mrs. Hamish must cope with an attractive Russian police inspector, both of his ex-girlfriends and the machinations of alcoholic, envious DCI Blair before he can close the case. Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Before he died, it seems, Felix Vodyanov was linked to a passenger ferry that sank in , an even earlier U. Breaking and entering. How does attempted murder sound? Creepy, violent, and propulsive; a standout gothic mystery. Lady detective Bridie Devine searches for a missing child and finds much more than she bargained for. Bridie Devine is no stranger to the seedy underworld of Victorian London. An accomplished detective with medical training, she sometimes helps the police by examining bodies to determine the cause of death. But Christabel Berwick is no ordinary child. Sir Edmund has hidden Christabel away her whole life and wants Bridie to believe this is an ordinary kidnapping. Kidd Mr. With so much detail and so many clever, Dickensian characters, readers might petition Kidd to give Bridie her own series. Already have an account? Log in. Trouble signing in? Retrieve credentials. Sign Up. Hamish Macbeth must connive once more to keep his job policing his beloved village of Lochdubh.

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He and Priscilla must have broken up years before evens of this book it's been 12 books, even assuming there's a murder once every 3 months it's been 4 years but he still can't get over her. Not like he really tries, she only has to grace Lochdubh with her presence and he's pretty much back to where he was in the beginning of the series. Priscilla is kind of vain and immature. I just really wish the series doesn't end with them The book was fine but Hamish's love life is starting to annoy me. I just really wish the series doesn't end with them together, because she showed many times and said herself that she doesn't want to live in Lochdubh. I don't want another HIMYM situation where one person gets to live how they want to and then go back to the fool that's been waiting all those years. Elspeth is not that great either, but if I had to choose between two evils I'd pick her wishing for a mature, respectful woman, who doesn't want to change Hamish would be too much I guess. All three of them act so much like children. Oct 28, K. Hallman rated it liked it Shelves: completed This was my first M. Beaton and I'm still trying to decide whether I'll try any of her other books. The story was readable and pleasant as most cozies are. But there were some consistency issues that drove me batty. Sometimes Hamish speaks in dialect and sometimes he doesn't. If this were consistent--always in dialect when he's flustered--that would make sense, but that isn't how it was presented. And at one point, Hamish is hiding out and using an alias. But one of the characters he meets in This was my first M. But one of the characters he meets in the village where he's staying addresses him as Hamish even though he introduced himself as William Shore. This lack of care on the publisher's part annoys me to no end and I have a hard time enjoying something so sloppily edited. I very nearly started ripping the pages out of the book to reedit it and send back to the publisher. View all 3 comments. Oct 17, Jessica rated it really liked it Shelves: mysteries. In which Hamish finally proposes marriage to. Also, there are four murders, two hookers, one scene of Inspector Blair projectile vomiting from alcohol poisoning, one instance of amateur theatrics, both Elspeth and Priscilla show up uninvited at the police station, Blair goes into rehab twice, Hamish goes on holiday and is nearly killed, Hamish stands up someone for a date, and the entire village thinks he's a himbo and possibly crawling in STD's. Also, Archie MacLean hits someone in the face with an evergreen branch and makes them eat a bowl of rock salt as part of the traditional Highland welcome. So, y'know, just another day in Lochdubh. View 1 comment. Jan 01, Erica rated it did not like it. We listened to this one in the car, which allows the silliness to really leer at you. I learned: Don't start a series with I guess I expected Mr MacBeth to be more charming and clever. He seemed self-centered and flaky. I got the reiterations that he loved his pets, loved his town, and that no one minded that he was a burden except the buffoon, Blair, who seems taken from the Pink Panther movies. Would reading them in order make this one seem less cardboard? Would a lesbian in a novel wear We listened to this one in the car, which allows the silliness to really leer at you. Would a lesbian in a novel wear expensive designer dresses? Do other British authors use the word "truculant" at least 4 times in one volume? Not all the mysteries were tidied up at the end! Jun 11, Ellie rated it liked it Shelves: series , beaton , cozy , mystery , ind-chalbks. It's the same stuff-and I love it. And the gentle lady is not so gentle. As in Miss Marple's small villages, the emotional life of the people is vivid and sharp. Under the superficial level of warm and fuzzy are all the ugliest of human emotions. Beaton is her funniest when her characters are their pettiest or meanest. And the plot in this one is quite interesting, a real police procedural in some ways with some unexpected twists and turns. Although the style is the same, the story is in humoro It's the same stuff-and I love it. Although the style is the same, the story is in humorous contrast to the title one of Beaton's more aggressive mysteries. This had some very amazing twists and surprises but the middle dragged a bit for me. View 2 comments. Aug 12, Shiloah rated it really liked it Shelves: mystery , adult-fiction , personal-reading-challenge , scotland. Reading mystery candy. Nothing like a quick dash to the imaginary town of Lochdoubh, Scotland with Hamish Macbeth. I really enjoyed this jaunt. Note: Gritty innuendos. Feb 22, Nancy rated it really liked it. I love Hamish. This one one good read. Mar 20, Sarah Booth rated it liked it. Our poor Hamish is going a bit doolally. Having avoided a sham marriage by the bride becoming a corpse, his embarrassment is once again village news and a problem for Strathbane police headquarters and a burr in the backside of C Our poor Hamish is going a bit doolally. Instead of a helpful Elsbeth or Priscilla so well named he gets saddled with a frightening DI from Russia who scares the pants off him. Highland high jinx and treachery abound. Now if Hamish could only just get the crazy women to leave him alone. In all honesty, I enjoyed this book way more than I expected. It was a freebie I collected in one of my adventures on the ship from a guest that had been done reading it and left it behind. I happened to be the one who handpicked it and reclaimed it, thinking it was some empowering feminist story hahaha. It ended up being a mystery crime fiction novel instead, with a male detective as a protagonist. I tried to figure out how come I enjoy In all honesty, I enjoyed this book way more than I expected. I tried to figure out how come I enjoyed it so much as to slow read it in a cozy way across the 2 days it took me to finish it, and I think I did because I do in fact happen to enjoy detective stories, and secondly because of the timing as I got tired of heavy reading at the time, and this one is something light and mysterious enough to keep you going. The humbleness of the main character in desiring his humble position in watchover the village and his love for animals were charming. Skill doesn't always mean you gotta become world famous or go for the big prize. Sometimes being content is more valuable. The cursive storytelling is I can't tell exactly why I loved it so much, I just know I couldn't put it down, which was a very strange experience. Maybe I'll try some other stories from the series someday. I don't know I'm inclined to give this book 2 stars. There's nothing wrong with the story albeit a bit farfetched sometimes. It's set in a remote part of Scotland, and constable Macbeth is afraid of losing his police station, so he does a few things when found out, will certainly get him kicked out of the force and probably in jail too. There are murders, of course, and the very nasty DCI Blair who wants to get of Macbeth, no matter what. The problem for me is the writing style. Beaton I don't know Beaton uses mainly short and very short sentences which for me is very unpleasant to read, sometimes it feels like reading a Powerpoint presentation with bullet points. So three stars for the story, one star for the writing. I made a few mistakes in choosing this book; I've been curious about Beaton's writing for a while, but Death of a Gentle Lady was probably not a great one to start with, firstly because it's the twent Cross-posted from Nightjar's Jar of Books. He desperately needs to be put out of our misery. A fair amount of page time is devoted to Blair's madness - and at this point, he truly is disturbed. I know Daviot is an idiot, but can he be this completely blind to his underling's sinister ways, his disconnect from reality? It seems Blair has been guilty of so many missteps he should have been ousted, demoted, or transferred long ago. Meanwhile, Hamish makes an increasingly easy mark in his current state. Lovelorn and constantly under threat of losing his home and his livelihood, he's found himself slipping the last few cases. His frustrations are getting in the way of his character assessments. He's also taking increasing risks when it comes to his own life. In this volume, he goes so far as to make himself a target. The results are admittedly suspenseful, but he doesn't think through the possible repercussions to the people around him. For example, the killer lays a trap in Hamish's home. With all the people who come and go from there - some at his request - he's very lucky he didn't come back to find Elspeth, Priscilla, or Angela dead on his kitchen floor. And the continuity errors! No, I shan't start. Down that road lies a rant Despite all this, there's still humor to be found. As always, Beaton is very good at eliciting chuckles through silly fleeting thoughts or the antics of the Lochdubh residents. Archie trying to become a wine-drinker comes to mind, as does the local production of Macbeth which I'd actually expected to be used to greater comedic effect. There's also the lovely descriptions of Sutherland, a character unto itself, both fierce and peaceful in its mercurial, wild beauty. As is often the case with long series, I still love the characters and the landscape. I'm invested. I just hope I can get back on board with Beaton's choices for her characters in the near future. Mar 22, Anne rated it it was amazing. An enjoyable Hamish Macbeth tale. So many murders are carried out in Lochdubh, there is never a dull moment but things must get unnerving for the locals. Luckily they've got the loveable Hamish Macbeth to turn to, he's a good companion to the ladies of Lochdubh, he's popular with the locals and he always gets his man or woman and this case is no exception. Although the murder victim is called Mrs Gentle, as it transpires her disposition is anything but Gentle, so much so that few mourn her dea An enjoyable Hamish Macbeth tale. Although the murder victim is called Mrs Gentle, as it transpires her disposition is anything but Gentle, so much so that few mourn her death. Hamish Macbeth has his suspicions from the first time he meets her, feeling that Mrs Gentle is not a sweet little lady that she would have others believe. In his quest for the truth,he makes more than one enemy. As a consequence, he finds himself in some dangerous situations. Thankfully he survives all of this and returns to his life with Sonsie and Luggsie relatively unscathed. I have enjoy reading about his adventures, his tangled love life and the comical situations he finds himself in that have me laughing out loud. This book was no exception and I got engrossed in reading about Hamish, it was impossible to guess what the outcome would be. I can thoroughly recommend this to anyone who enjoys reading light hearted and amusing detective fiction. Nov 30, Kelsey Hanson rated it it was ok Shelves: fiction , mystery. There are times when I really don't understand the pacing of M. Beaton novels. The first part of this novel seems really rushed and crams in a lot of mystery in a few pages, but then after the mystery is solved, there was still 40 minutes or so left on the audiobook with a very strange extra ending tacked onto the story. This book forced me to suspend my belief more than I usually like. Maybe it's different in Scotland, but in America there is no way a police officer would be allowed to invest There are times when I really don't understand the pacing of M. Maybe it's different in Scotland, but in America there is no way a police officer would be allowed to investigate the murder of his own fiancee regardless of the reasons for their engagement. Plus, Blair has always been against Hamish, but the fact that he went out of his way to release information to people that could actually attempt to kill Hamish seems uncharacteristicallly cruel, even for him. This entire series has been pretty hit and miss for me, and this one is definitely a miss. Dec 22, Mary rated it liked it Shelves: read , scotland , audio , cozy-mystery. There is something in the Celtic character that delights in historical grudges. These are light reads, more focused on the local charm of Lochdubh and Hamish's ailing love life than on the murder mystery. I expect they may become a bit repetitious and p "The English who settle in the north of Scotland sometimes find they are not welcome. I expect they may become a bit repetitious and predictable, but right now I find them fun and highly entertaining. I listened to the audio version of this one, read by Graeme Malcolm, and hearing the local dialect was especially pleasant. Recommended for lovers of the "cozy mystery. Nov 28, Naomi rated it really liked it. However, the maid, who has become his fiance in a rushed, for-all-the-wrong-reasons romance, is also murdered. Mar 01, Alex rated it really liked it Shelves: in , mysteries. Not my favorite of the series, and still a very enjoyable read. These books are always such a nice break from heavier reading. If you have the time, you can sit down and finish them in a few hours, and still get thoroughly immersed in the story. To me, the best part of this series is that the settings are so believable. In my head, I know exactly what every place and person in the town of Lochdubh looks like, and the descriptions are so good that I can picture them in my head even when I haven't Not my favorite of the series, and still a very enjoyable read. In my head, I know exactly what every place and person in the town of Lochdubh looks like, and the descriptions are so good that I can picture them in my head even when I haven't read one of these books in a while. Great author, great series, great book. End of story. Jul 05, C. Prince rated it it was amazing. The "gentle lady" is Mrs. She manipulates every situation, is rude to her servants, abysmal to her children and we quickly see why she'll be the one found dead. The complications will continue to entangle her, her family and the community. Nice plot twists. Gentle discovers that the papers of her beautiful blonde employee Ayesha Tahir are not in order, she asks her to leave. In a weak moment, Hamish offers to marry Ayesha so she can stay in the U. Gentle promises a wedding and a large cash gift, pledges Ayesha blackmails her into keeping. But Hamish is left standing at the altar when both Mrs. Gentle and Ayesha disappear. Investigation reveals that Ayesha was actually a high-class Russian prostitute who stole a passport to escape her Russian Mafia protector. After both women are found dead, Mrs. Hamish must cope with an attractive Russian police inspector, both of his ex-girlfriends and the machinations of alcoholic, envious DCI Blair before he can close the case. Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. Before he died, it seems, Felix Vodyanov was linked to a passenger ferry that sank in , an even earlier U. Breaking and entering. How does attempted murder sound? Creepy, violent, and propulsive; a standout gothic mystery. Lady detective Bridie Devine searches for a missing child and finds much more than she bargained for. Bridie Devine is no stranger to the seedy underworld of Victorian London. An accomplished detective with medical training, she sometimes helps the police by examining bodies to determine the cause of death. But Christabel Berwick is no ordinary child. Sir Edmund has hidden Christabel away her whole life and wants Bridie to believe this is an ordinary kidnapping. Kidd Mr. With so much detail and so many clever, Dickensian characters, readers might petition Kidd to give Bridie her own series. Already have an account? Log in. Trouble signing in? Retrieve credentials.

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