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Death of a Traveling Man

The Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, Book 9

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Death of a Traveling Man

By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth's life is going to pot. He has - horrors! - been promoted, his new boss is a dunce, and a self-proclaimed traveler named Sean and his girlfriend have parked their rusty eyesore of a van in the middle of the village. Hamish smells trouble, and he's right, as usual. The doctor's drugs go missing. Money vanishes. Neighbors suddenly become unneighborly. The tension only explodes after the itinerant Sean is found brutally beaten to death in his camper. Suspicion quickly falls on his girlfriend, but with nobody willing to talk, the canny Hamish faces the tough task of worming the facts out of the villagers. As he uncovers a bizarre story around the murdered traveler, Macbeth knows he must find the truth soon - before the killer gets away for good.

Police Sergeant Hamish Macbeth's new promotion means more money, but it also means that an eager beaver of a policeman has been thrust upon him, interfering with Hamish's easygoing way of life. Fans of the lazy Hamish will delight in seeing him pitted against a zealous young officer while solving a disturbing murder.

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A series I can always revisit, with familiar quirky characters. Hamish is clever yet humble.

M C Beaton classic

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Best book so far. Hamish is sometimes getting the respect he deserves and is more definitely taking care of his village. The overall story arc develops further. (Unfortunately, Touser has no special role)
Can you imagine 2 cops living amiably like college roommates? A town and time with no internet or cellphones and only 4 TV channels if you happen to have a TV? Sweet nostalgia.
Alas, Narration is still subpar but maybe less singsong.

Is Hamish a hero?

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Good gravy. There's sexual assault, transphobia alcohol abuse and it's all dealt with in a way that makes me realize who things have changed in the past almost-30 years since the book was written. A 2020's audience should take that with a grain of salt, especially, I think, with the setting being rural remote, so it was even more old fashioned thinking being portrayed. All that aside, this is another good Hanish MacBeth story and the conclusion will put a smile on your face.

TWs yikes! 1993...was a while ago

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I loved this book! I must say though, I felt bad for poor Hamish. To me, he seems really misunderstood and easygoing. He has a life his peaceful (relatively) crime-free village, with good people, and, he's unorthodox. I don't think he's like a lot of other fictional policemen I've read about. While he believes in and upholds law and order, he uses arrest as a last resort. All in all, I love this series, and I loved this story! I can't wait to see what life has in store for Sgt. Macbeth. :-)

Wonderful story!

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Another great addition to this fun mystery series! Will Hamish really marry Priscilla? Hmmm. We will have to see! So glad there are a lot of books in this series!

Great

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Typical Hamish Macbeth - intricate rambling plot, some bad characters, fun listen. Some people just need killing!

The narration is good - I found it a bit hard to understand at times, but that may just be my old equipment. I am quite fond of this series and this is a good one.

Good story!

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This is the 10th Hamish Macbeth murder mystery that I've listened to. The stories only get better and better! I have ordered ALL 32 books and look forward to listening to them all right here on Audible. Have come to love Shaun Grindell as the reader. Great job all round!

Better and Better

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Another Macbeth mystery - with a great narrator. I really enjoyed the way he told the story!

A Fun Listen

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I think the narrator overdid it with the Scottish accents. I could barely understand half the dialogue. I’ve read nearly all of the Hamish Macbeth series, and I’ve never had this problem before. BTW, Priscilla and her family originally came from England. In all the other books, she speaks like a Brit. Oh well, still liked the story.

Priscilla is English!

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I listened to the audio book verrsion and it was enjoyable! the characters were colorful and fun.

Death of a, traveling man

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