Hamish Macbeth (1~10) – M C.Beaton [read by David Monteath]

Hamish Macbeth (1~10) – M C.Beaton [read by David Monteath]
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#1. *Death of a Gossip* [4 hours 58 mins] (1985)
When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joins the local fishing class she wastes no time in ruffling feathers – or should that be fins? – of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue is Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth, yet not even Hamish thinks someone would seriously want to silence Lady Jane’s shrill voice permanently – until her strangled body is fished out of the river. Now with the help of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, Hamish must steer a course through the choppy waters of the tattler’s life to find a murderer. But with a school of suspects who aren’t willing to talk, and the dead woman telling no tales, Hamish may well be in over his head for he knows that secrets are dangerous, knowledge is power, and killers when cornered usually do strike again…

#2. *Death of a Cad* [5 hours 57 mins] (1987)
When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiance home to Lochdubh, everyone in town is delighted…except for love-smitten Hamish Macbeth. Yet the affairs of his heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla’s engagement party, has just been found murdered – shot while on a grouse hunt. Now, with so many titled party guests as prime suspects, each with their own reason for snuffing out the despicable captain, Hamish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case…and catch a killer, before they fly the coop!

#3. *Death of an Outsider* [5 hours] (1988)
The most hated man in the most dour town in Scotland is sleeping with the fishes, or – more accurately – has been dumped into a tank filled with crustaceans. All that remains of the murdered victim are his bones. But once the lobsters have been shipped off to Britain’s best restaurants, the whole affair quickly lands on the plate of Constable Hamish Macbeth. Exiled to the dreary outpost of Cnothan, Macbeth sorely misses his beloved Lochdubh, but before he can head back home he has to contend with a detective chief inspector who wants the murder hushed up, a dark-haired lassie who is out to seduce him, and a killer who has made mincemeat of his last victim, and will no doubt strike again?

#4. *Death of a Perfect Wife* [4 hours 55 mins] (1989)
Village newcomers Paul and Trixie Thomas don’t seem to fit in with Lochdubh’s locals–after all, they’re British and unemployed. But Trixie doesn’t let that stop her. When she isn’t pushing her Anti-Smoking League, vegetarian cooking, and birdwatching society, she is wheedling belongings from her new neighbours. In fact, her influence affects the whole community until the day someone silences her forever. With some villagers quietly celebrating Trixie’s death and many with their own reason to do away with her, Lochdubh’s independent-spirited, one-man police force, Hamish Macbeth, is up to his elbows in troubles….

#5. *Death of a Hussy* [5 hours] (1990)
A tart with a heart of stone…Maggie Baird is neither kind or generous, but she is very, very rich. So when her car catches fire, with her inside it, there are five likely candidates for the role of murderer. All five had been houseguests at her luxurious Highlands home – Maggie’s timid niece and four former lovers, one of whom Maggie had intended to pick for a husband. All five are utterly broke and all had ample opportunity to tamper with Maggie’s car. So finding out who did it will require all of PC Hamish Macbeth’s extraordinary common sense and insight into human nature; especially when the killer appears to be the wrong person entirely…

#6. *Death of a Snob* [ 4 hours 31 mins ] (1991)
It’s Christmas-time in Lochdubh village, where Hamish Macbeth continues to serve as the town’s only policeman. Feeling lonely and put upon as usual, Hamish accepts the invitation of the gorgeous Jane Wetherby to spend the holiday at her health farm on the remote island of Eileencraig, perhaps to find what’s behind two nasty accidents Jane has recently survived. The islanders are hostile and his fellow guests are none too friendly. When one of them, the insufferable and snobbish Heather Todd, is found dead on the shoreline in what appears to be an accident, Hamish’s instincts go into overdrive. With the help of fellow guest Harriet Shaw, he discovers a distinctly unconvincing motive and modus operandus for a rather unlikely killer….

#7. *Death of a Prankster* [ 5 hours 2 mins ] (1992)
When Constable Hamish Macbeth receives news that there has been a murder at the home of the practical joker Arthur Trent, he prepares himself for another prank. But on arrival Macbeth finds Trent most decidedly dead, and a houseful of greedy relations all interested in the contents of the will…

#8. *Death of a Glutton* [ 5 hours 3 mins ] (1993)
Maria Worth has come to hate her partner, Peta Gore, who has become the bane of her otherwise successful business life. When Peta turns up at a gathering in a remote village, everyone bands together in mutual loathing – but does someone hate her enough to kill her? Hamish Macbeth investigates….

#9. *Death of a Travelling Man* [ 4 hours 38 mins ] (1993)
It’s springtime in the Highlands but storms are brewing for Hamish Macbeth. His life is going to pot. He has – horrors! – been promoted, his new boss is a dunce, and a sinister self-proclaimed gypsy and his girlfriend have parked their rusty eyesore of a van in the middle of the village.Hamish smells trouble and as usual he’s right. The doctor’s drugs have gone missing. Money vanishes. And neighbors suddenly become unneighbourly. Nobody wants to talk either, so canny Hamish faces the delicate task of worming the facts out of the villagers.In the process he uncovers a story so bizarre that neither he nor the locals may ever be able to forget it…

#10. *Death of a Charming Man* [ 6 hours 29 mins ] (1994)
Now that Priscilla Halburton-Smythe has agreed to marry him, Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can’t imagine a more perfect life …
There’s not much crime in his remote Scottish village of Lochdubh, nothing much at all to do but fish, drink coffee, and slouch around. And spend time with lovely Priscilla. But Hamish’s days aren’t as tranquil as his dreams. For one thing, Priscilla’s renovation schemes are driving him out of his cottage. Not to mention her ambitious plans for his career as a policeman away from Lochdubh. This might be a good time to find out why Peter Hynd’s arrival in nearby Drim was causing so much trouble. An attractive, unmarried man with an independent income would always attract attention in such a small place. But this time Hynd’s arrival seems to have caused bitter rivalry among the women of Drim. Hamish finds their petty fights amusing and a clever excuse to avoid Priscilla and her schemes for a new electric stove (to replace his beloved woodburning appliance), a posh new bathroom and virtuous nutrition. Amusing, that is, until death threats, physical abuse, and murder make statistical history in one of Scotland’s most picturesque towns…