
Death of a Celebrity
Author: M. C. Beaton
Series: Hamish Macbeth Mysteries #17
Narrator: Graeme Malcolm
Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/06/2015

Author: M. C. Beaton
Series: Hamish Macbeth Mysteries #17
Narrator: Graeme Malcolm
Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 01/06/2015
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—as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Born in Scotland, Beaton also wrote nearly one hundred historical romances under several pseudonyms. Her books have been translated into nineteen languages and sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide.
Graeme Malcolm was an actor and winning audiobook narrator who earned twelve AudioFile Earphones Awards. He has performed on Broadway as Pharaoh in Aida and as Sir Edward Ramsay in The King and I. His television appearances include Law & Order, Follow the River, and Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (with Laurence Olivier). His film credits include A Further Gesture, The Adventures of Sebastian Cole, and Reunion.
Hamish was very stupid in this one so I don't like him as much as I did. He is very smart about solving crimes but very stupid when it comes to romance. I guess it was supposed to be funny but it wasn't to me.......more
Crystal French is a D-list celebrity — the presenter on a weekly “gotcha” show at Strathbane TV in the Highlands, but you’d never know it from her A-list ego, cruelty and sense of entitlement. In just a few weeks, she makes a slew of enemies in Drim, Lochdubh and environs. So when she ends up murder......more
“Beaton’s sly send-up of the petri dish of village life: the jealousies, maneuverings, and longstanding grudges that crawl just beneath the civilized surface and bubble up into violence.” Booklist (starred review)
“With teasing epigrams at the start of each chapter, a good dose of Britishisms, and light suspense that carries through details both quotidian and faintly exotic, this book is one to be enjoyed.” Publishers Weekly
“A treat for Hamish’s legion of fans.” Kirkus Reviews