Description: Police
Sergeant Hamish Macbeth investigates the report of an attack on a
village woman. He soon discovers the woman was lying. Later, she
reports another attack but Macbeth admonishes her to seek help for
her compulsion to lie. The next day he finds her murdered. He
investigates her murder, encountering other murders and illegal
activity in the process.
Plot: This is a murder
mystery set in the Scottish Highlands. Sub-plots include Macbeth's
personal life filled with his dog and cat and disappointment with his love life, and his
relationships with the constable who works for him and the other people
in the village. The
main plot of the murder investigations grew rather broad, with
several new developments and a lot of suspects that sometimes made it
a bit on the complicated side to try to keep everything straight.
Characterization: The
characters are reasonably well-developed, altho this may be because
I've read quite a few Hamish Macbeth mysteries already, but it did
appear to me that if a reader was starting the series with this
newest release, she would still have a good idea of the different
personalities of Macbeth and the other regular characters.
Setting: Scottish
Highlands. The descriptions were good, I was able to picture every
scene without it being over-described.
Other: The main
storyline was more complicated than most of the other Macbeth
stories. I don't know that I would recommend a reader start with this book, which is probably number 30 in the series.
Better to start with previous books and work your way up to this one.
Overall: A good Scottish
cozy mystery, altho a bit on the complicated side. I would read more
by this author [in fact, I've read a lot by this author].
Grade: B+
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