For my first time reading M.C. Beaton, I chose a book with her colorful character Hamish Macbeth. He's a police sergeant in present-day Scotland, in the town of Lochdubh. Macbeth and his constable, Charlie Carson, are summoned to a castle by a retired police superintendent from Glasgow, who has taken up residence in nearby Drim. Apparently there is all kinds of moaning and groaning from the more decrepit part of the castle at night. Hamish and Charlie spend the night, find a dead body, and then it disappears when they step away for a bit. Eventually they find the body again in the Loch and retrieve it. When the body is identified as that of a professor, there are many suspects: A minister and his sister, a wealthy man and his wife, and even the retired police superintendent himself. There's almost a sense of slapstick as Hamish keeps bringing his dogs with him, except for the times when he feels guilty for leaving them behind, while wishing he hadn't let his feral cat go back to the woods, while also breaking up with his current girlfriend by offering to marry her. Charlie, the constable, is constantly knocking things over and breaking them. There is also lots of drama within the police department itself, especially with Detective Chief Inspector Blair. One thing is evident: Macbeth seems to take great care to avoid being promoted. This is not the usual murder mystery!
Monday, July 27, 2020
Death of a Ghost
Death of a Ghost by M.C. Beaton (2017) 246 pages
For my first time reading M.C. Beaton, I chose a book with her colorful character Hamish Macbeth. He's a police sergeant in present-day Scotland, in the town of Lochdubh. Macbeth and his constable, Charlie Carson, are summoned to a castle by a retired police superintendent from Glasgow, who has taken up residence in nearby Drim. Apparently there is all kinds of moaning and groaning from the more decrepit part of the castle at night. Hamish and Charlie spend the night, find a dead body, and then it disappears when they step away for a bit. Eventually they find the body again in the Loch and retrieve it. When the body is identified as that of a professor, there are many suspects: A minister and his sister, a wealthy man and his wife, and even the retired police superintendent himself. There's almost a sense of slapstick as Hamish keeps bringing his dogs with him, except for the times when he feels guilty for leaving them behind, while wishing he hadn't let his feral cat go back to the woods, while also breaking up with his current girlfriend by offering to marry her. Charlie, the constable, is constantly knocking things over and breaking them. There is also lots of drama within the police department itself, especially with Detective Chief Inspector Blair. One thing is evident: Macbeth seems to take great care to avoid being promoted. This is not the usual murder mystery!
For my first time reading M.C. Beaton, I chose a book with her colorful character Hamish Macbeth. He's a police sergeant in present-day Scotland, in the town of Lochdubh. Macbeth and his constable, Charlie Carson, are summoned to a castle by a retired police superintendent from Glasgow, who has taken up residence in nearby Drim. Apparently there is all kinds of moaning and groaning from the more decrepit part of the castle at night. Hamish and Charlie spend the night, find a dead body, and then it disappears when they step away for a bit. Eventually they find the body again in the Loch and retrieve it. When the body is identified as that of a professor, there are many suspects: A minister and his sister, a wealthy man and his wife, and even the retired police superintendent himself. There's almost a sense of slapstick as Hamish keeps bringing his dogs with him, except for the times when he feels guilty for leaving them behind, while wishing he hadn't let his feral cat go back to the woods, while also breaking up with his current girlfriend by offering to marry her. Charlie, the constable, is constantly knocking things over and breaking them. There is also lots of drama within the police department itself, especially with Detective Chief Inspector Blair. One thing is evident: Macbeth seems to take great care to avoid being promoted. This is not the usual murder mystery!
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