Death of a Dreamer.Death of a Dreamer M .C. Beaton Warner Books 1271 Sixth Ave., NY, NY 10020 0446618136 $6.99 www.hachettebookgroupUSA.com 212-364-1100/800-759-0190 This long-standing series, set in the Scottish Highlands
The Scottish Highlands (A' Ghàidhealtachd , finds Constable An official of a Municipal Corporation whose primary duties are to protect and preserve the peace of the community. In medieval law, a constable was a high functionary under the French and English kings. Hamish Macbeth Hamish Macbeth is a fictional police officer who serves as his town's detective in a series of mystery novels created by M.C. Beaton (Marion Chesney). Character Hamish Macbeth has a reputation for laziness; because he loves his native town of Lochdubh (meaning 'black lake' surrounded by several females, all providing some kind of romantic interest. Then one of the women (not romantically linked to Hamish) is found dead up in the mountains. The official police decision is suicide. But Hamish isn't sure, and persists. Indeed, it turns out to be a case of murder. Later, another woman is murdered. With a few of his former girlfriends distracting dis·tract tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts 1. To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert. 2. To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle. him, Hamish fumbles around, but in the end, reaches the proper conclusion. As in previous novels in the series, the writing and color are in keeping with the setting, and the story and characters charming. The next in the series is to be published in February, 2007. Look forward shortly to our reading of Death of a Maid.. |
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