piperkitty81's review against another edition
4.0
Very interesting mystery and further developments/changes with other characters that I don’t want to spoil. I’m eager for the next one!
helenephoebe's review against another edition
3.0
Review - Perhaps it was the longer length of this one, but I felt that the mystery dragged. There seemed to be quite a lot of unnecessary depth which meant that the pace of the story was slower than in previous mysteries. I hated Peter Hynd, but I suppose you were supposed to. I also found that I hated a lot of the women who slept with him, at least in the moment, because it all seemed so petty and unnecessary.
Genre? - Crime / Mystery
Characters? - Hamish Macbeth / Priscilla Halburton-Smythe / Betty Baxter / Peter Hynd / Inspector Blair / Jimmy Anderson
Setting? - Lochdubh & Drim (Scotland)
Series? - Hamish Macbeth #10
Recommend? - Yes
Rating - 16/20
Genre? - Crime / Mystery
Characters? - Hamish Macbeth / Priscilla Halburton-Smythe / Betty Baxter / Peter Hynd / Inspector Blair / Jimmy Anderson
Setting? - Lochdubh & Drim (Scotland)
Series? - Hamish Macbeth #10
Recommend? - Yes
Rating - 16/20
ssbasile's review against another edition
4.0
I can always rely on the Hamish Macbeth books for a quick read and cozy mystery!
govmarley's review against another edition
3.0
Hamish, you will never change. But please remember that Priscilla won't, either. The sooner you both realize this, the better.
Hamish Macbeth, the laziest, most efficient copper around, is back to at the police station/house. No assistant, living on his own, with Towser and engaged to Priscilla. Talk about a mis-match. And this time a charming, beautiful actor of a man moves into the neighboring village. He's causing the women to fall in love with him and the men to hate him, as you might expect. Except every woman is convinced she is the apple of his eye and no one else. When Mr Charming disappears overnight and then one of the women is found dead, Hamish can't help but investigate. It's the most initiative I've ever seen him take in 10 books.
Oh, and silly side plot - Hamish and Priscilla both make dumb decisions. Nothing new here, but what a terrible pairing. Let's move past this sham of a relationship, ok? Oil and water. Square and circle. Night and day. And any other opposite you want to compare them to.
Still, I'll read the next one because I love Lochdubh. 3 stars.
Hamish Macbeth, the laziest, most efficient copper around, is back to at the police station/house. No assistant, living on his own, with Towser and engaged to Priscilla. Talk about a mis-match. And this time a charming, beautiful actor of a man moves into the neighboring village. He's causing the women to fall in love with him and the men to hate him, as you might expect. Except every woman is convinced she is the apple of his eye and no one else. When Mr Charming disappears overnight and then one of the women is found dead, Hamish can't help but investigate. It's the most initiative I've ever seen him take in 10 books.
Oh, and silly side plot - Hamish and Priscilla both make dumb decisions. Nothing new here, but what a terrible pairing. Let's move past this sham of a relationship, ok? Oil and water. Square and circle. Night and day. And any other opposite you want to compare them to.
Still, I'll read the next one because I love Lochdubh. 3 stars.
bundy23's review against another edition
2.0
I think it's time for me to take a vacation away from Lochdubh. Hamish is increasingly coming across as a wanker and I'm completely over the whole Priscilla Halburton-Smythe garbage. Add to that the plot here was almost exactly the same as the last book (good looking bloke comes to town, charms all the old married ladies, someone murders him, Hamish solves the case) and it's just time I moved on for a bit.
rants_n_reads's review against another edition
3.0
This was a more interesting mystery as Hamish has to question if a crime was even committed. "The Charming Man" in question is missing, leaving a small town in relief at his absence. We see more evolution in Hamish and Priscilla, but part of me wonders if actual character development will lead from it, or if use audience members will just be dragged back and forth.
luveloise3's review
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
kmc3050's review against another edition
2.0
2. Meh, not my favorite. The mystery was good and then the ending was rushed.
cheryl6of8's review against another edition
3.0
If you love Hamish MacBeth, then this is a great book for you. There is a lot of attention paid to his love life in this one -- specifically, his abortive near-engagement to Priscilla -- and less to the mystery, but it was still fun. I think my favorite thing about Hamish is that he has been able to figure out what he needs to make him happy: his animals, his little cozy cottage, a job that pays a decent wage but is not overly demanding, and a Highland village to live in. And he is willing to do as little as he can to hang onto that, even if the rest of the world doesn't understand. I think it is this groundedness that makes him able to read others so well and solve the mysteries he does.
jonathanrobert's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0