Reviews

Death of a Dentist by M.C. Beaton

novelesque_life's review against another edition

3.0

RATING: 3 STARS

I had a bit of hard time keeping my attention with this story. I look forward to the next the book, but am going to take a little break for a maybe a few months.

frombetweentheshelves's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jshorton's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

4.0

anaw's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

4.25

feedon's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

npf721's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

judyward's review against another edition

3.0

Hamish Macbeth had to travel 120 miles to see a dentist for a much needed visit. Unfortunately, he finds that the dentist is dead and no one seems to be sorry. I wasn't feeling well this afternoon and reading this book was a pleasant way to spend an afternoon on the couch.

piperkitty81's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars, really. Another cozy murder mystery and I like the characters. I didn’t rate it higher, because certain other things going on for Hamish didn’t make it end as “feel good” as it could have done. However, even that points to things to come.

tessamcevan's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Murder, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, and Misogyny

helenephoebe's review against another edition

4.0

Review - The mystery was quite good in this one. I didn't guess who dunnit. It was very clever. There were lots of red herrings, and I thought I knew who dunnit but then I was proven wrong every time. I hated most of the characters in this book. The only ones I didn't have a problem with were Hamish Macbeth and Jimmy Anderson. I really loved the interactions between these two in particular.

Genre? - Crime / Mystery

Characters? - Hamish Macbeth / Priscilla Halburton-Smythe / Gilchrist / Jimmy Anderson / Inspector Blair / Maggie Bane / Kylie

Setting? - Lochdubh (Scotland)

Series? - Hamish Macbeth #13

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 15/20