Death of Yesterday (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery) (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries)
Death of Yesterday (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery) (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries) book cover

Death of Yesterday (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery) (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries)

Audio CD – Unabridged, May 14, 2013

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$22.73
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ISBN-13
978-1619699328
Dimensions
5.2 x 0.6 x 5.8 inches
Weight
5.1 ounces

Description

About the Author M. C. 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. Graeme Malcolm has performed on Broadway as Pharaoh in Aida and as Sir Edward Ramsay in The King and I . His television credits include Law & Order , Against the Law , Criminal Intent , and Guiding Light . He has narrated hundreds of audiobooks.

Features & Highlights

  • A dead witness and a forgotten crimeHamish Macbeth has never had it so hard as he does in this twenty-ninth highlands mystery!When a local Scottish woman tells Sergeant Hamish Macbeth that she doesnt remember what happened the previous evening, he doesnt even begin to worry. She had been out drinking, after all, and hed prefer not to be bothered with such an arrogantand annoyingwoman. But when her body is discovered, Hamish is forced to investigate a crime that the only known witness, now dead, had forgotten.

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After 29 books, perhaps we need a reboot

We're approaching 30 novels in the Hamish MacBeth series. It's tough for any author to get this deep into a continuing series - ANY continuing series. The audience will drop off if you continue to rehash the same material over and over again, BUT if you change too much and/or change the wrong thing(s), you can turn off your readership, too.

With "Death of Yesterday", I believe that the charming M. C. Beaton is looking at a critical juncture in her Highlands series. "What do I maintain? What do I evolve, and how quickly? What do I drop altogether?" I suspect that the title of this book may reflect the author's preparation for the next phase in Hamish's life and in how she relays it to her readership.

I include these thoughts in my review, because it is critical to my opinions - I felt "Death of Yesterday" was stale. We've seen so much of the subplots and subtexts from this book in the earlier Hamish MacBeth books. We have our colorful Highlands characters - although, in my opinion, less colorful in this particular book than in most others. It felt like some made a cameo - or were even just referred to - in order to "check off the box" that someone's favorite appeared in this story. We got to experience "Will he or won't he" with Priscilla, or Elspeth, or with some altogether new lassie? We got police politics, with the Chief's social snobbery and Blair's anger management issues and Jimmy Anderson's cooperation in return for a wee dram - unless potential promotion is on the line.

Yes, we have a murder. In fact, we have several - more than most other books in the series. And, of course, our village copper helps in the resolution of the matter with his unorthodox ways. What we didn't have, darn it, was enough new content to really make me feel like I made a good investment of time with this installment.

I apologize profusely, Miss Beaton, but I cannot in good conscious give this more than 3 stars.
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Five Stars

Enjoy reading the mysteries that involve Sergeant Hamish Macbeth

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