A review by rumpelteazer
Death of a Cad by M.C. Beaton
3.0
This is the second in the Hamish MacBeth series and the main character, Hamish MacBeth, is much more likeable than in the first of the series. In the first book the story was told from the point-of-view of another character and it seems most characters seem not to like Hamish. Because this book is mostly told from his POV you understand that other characters misjudge him.
The story is very similar to the first; early on in the book it is obvious who will get killed, everybody who is part of the group surrounding the victim has a reason to dislike/murder him, police from the big city comes in to help but Hamish solves it using his knowledge of the local area and contacts around the world.
Although I did like this book I do hope the other books in the series have a bit more variation in set-up otherwise I'm afraid it will grow old very quickly.
The story is very similar to the first; early on in the book it is obvious who will get killed, everybody who is part of the group surrounding the victim has a reason to dislike/murder him, police from the big city comes in to help but Hamish solves it using his knowledge of the local area and contacts around the world.
Although I did like this book I do hope the other books in the series have a bit more variation in set-up otherwise I'm afraid it will grow old very quickly.