Death of a Perfect Wife

Another wonderfully cosy Hamish Macbeth mystery, this series is getting better with each book! Newcomer Trixie Thomas arrives into Lochdubh with her forcible ideas of low-cholesterol meals and banning alcohol, she clearly ruffled the locals up the wrong was as it isn’t too long until she is found dea......more

Ahh, the perfect wife. She vacuums while wearing pearls, she has a devoted husband, she is involved in her community and tries to make it a better place. People adore her, even when she bans all the things that make them happy. Like fried foods and smoking. She leads her cult of wives to follow her......more

Neuropsychologists tell us that humans reach their mental peak around age 27. Perhaps that explains my delight in the books of MC Beaton, since clearly I passed that milestone many moons ago. They certainly make no intellectual demands, nor are they filled with clever literary repartee, nor are they......more

Having seen the title of the book of today, it came to me that for once we'll be having a truly nice person as the deceased. I anticipated, and I sat back, began to read, and wondered how this change would be handled. But, maybe the author just wants to people her books with victims that are only g......more

This was my first MC Beaton novel. A few friends have been telling me to read these for years. Others have said there's nothing to these books--they're fluff. In fact, a lot of reviews said the same. So I expected something like a cozy mystery filled with cats or cooking or whatever, with not much o......more