Death of a Perfect Wife

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Summary: Death of a Perfect Wife
Review: "Death of a Perfect Wife" is the fourth installment of the Hamish Macbeth mysteries set in the northern Scotland town of Lochdubh. Paul and Trixie Thomas, an English couple, move to Lochdubh and set up a Bed and Breakfast. Trixie starts an anti-smoking league, a bird watching society, and is trying to get everyone to eat a vegetarian diet. With that, she has formed some enemies. When she is found dead of arsenic poisoning, Macbeth investigates. Who killed her? Was it Paul, her husband, whom she made eat only salads? Was it someone who was upset by the actions of her anti-smoking policies? Was it the wife of a man seen holding hands with Trixie? It is quite a bit of fun to see Hamish upstage the Chief Inspector Blair and solve the case. Some time is also given to Macbeth's relationship with Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. A fun read!

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Summary: A Strong entry in the Hamish Macbeth Series.
Review: The more that I read Hamish, the more that I like him. He is a totally understated, shy and smart village policeman. He has many endearing qualities, not the least of which is his naivety. In this book an English couple moves into Locdubh and opens up a bed and breakfast. Their arrival throws the whole village into an uproar because the wife, Trixie Thomas, is a do-gooder as well as a "tree-hugger". All the wives join with her and start dramatically changing their home lives, much to the dismay of their husbands. It doesn't surprise Hamish when Trixie turns up dead and he certainly has no dearth of suspects. Trixie antagonized a lot of people. It's up to Hamish to determine who was the one that got mad enough to kill. Along the way we meet more of our Lochdubh friends and Hamish triumphs again. Ms. Beaton's characters just seem to live and breathe off the page.

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Summary: A Strong entry in the Hamish Macbeth Series.
Review: The more that I read Hamish, the more that I like him. He is a totally understated, shy and smart village policeman. He has many endearing qualities, not the least of which is his naivety. In this book an English couple moves into Locdubh and opens up a bed and breakfast. Their arrival throws the whole village into an uproar because the wife, Trixie Thomas, is a do-gooder as well as a "tree-hugger". All the wives join with her and start dramatically changing their home lives, much to the dismay of their husbands. It doesn't surprise Hamish when Trixie turns up dead and he certainly has no dearth of suspects. Trixie antagonized a lot of people. It's up to Hamish to determine who was the one that got mad enough to kill. Along the way we meet more of our Lochdubh friends and Hamish triumphs again. Ms. Beaton's characters just seem to live and breathe off the page.

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Summary: Amusing, Unique, with Nice Scottish Background....g
Review: This is a fine , short , to the point mystery with great Summertime Scottish scenes, eccentrics, cozy old fashioned couples who get hysterical over seeing theiri mate hug a friend of the opposite gender. An English couple move into this quaint Scottish village, start a bed and breakfast, and the wife converts many of the ladies into bat-saving environmentalists, non smokers, and vegetarians ! Some frustrated romance, upper crust lords, rough and tumble kiddies, and arsenic enter into the brew, and our detective-hero saves the day.And the very end is a real winner. my only complaint is many of the locals almost think the victim deserved her fate,including the detective..Still, a fine, Scottish mystery!

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Summary: Boy, it is tough being perfect!
Review: This is a story of a woman who moves Lochdubh. She is a perfectionist in every way. She is very obsessive over housework and keeping things orderly. She becomes friendly with the doctor's wife who is alittle lazy and not very clean and turns her into a clean freak.

She shows up dead and of course our favorite sleuth, Hamish MacBeth tried to solve the mystery.

As a wife, who is not too obsessive about cleaning, it just goes to show you, too much of a good thing will kill you!

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Summary: Boy, it is tough being perfect!
Review: This is a story of a woman who moves Lochdubh. She is a perfectionist in every way. She is very obsessive over housework and keeping things orderly. She becomes friendly with the doctor's wife who is alittle lazy and not very clean and turns her into a clean freak.

She shows up dead and of course our favorite sleuth, Hamish MacBeth tried to solve the mystery.

As a wife, who is not too obsessive about cleaning, it just goes to show you, too much of a good thing will kill you!

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Summary: Well established characters....
Review: This is the first Hamish McBride mystery I have read, and I really loved it! Hamish is a wonderfully understated (and underestimated) character, and the supporting characters here are really nicely developed and recognizable as small town types all over the world, not just in Scotland! There is, however, a really nice sense of "place" here, which I, as a fan of all things Scottish, enjoyed! The story is also simple and fun--this is a very fast read and well worth it!

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Summary: Well established characters....
Review: This is the first Hamish McBride mystery I have read, and I really loved it! Hamish is a wonderfully understated (and underestimated) character, and the supporting characters here are really nicely developed and recognizable as small town types all over the world, not just in Scotland! There is, however, a really nice sense of "place" here, which I, as a fan of all things Scottish, enjoyed! The story is also simple and fun--this is a very fast read and well worth it!

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Summary: We Knew It Couldn't Be a Perfect Husband ...
Review: When the Domestic Goddess moves to town, she not only weasels people out of their family heirlooms, she attempts to abolish slovenliness, high cholesterol and smoking - offering help where it is not wanted. She and her not-so-perfectly plump hubby open a low-end bed and breakfast, and Trixie continues to stir the plot of discontent. Constable Hamish MacBeth doesn't seem surprised when her body is inconveniently discovered. Once again the under-ambitious MacBeth annoys headquarters and the lovely Priscilla, as the red herrings mount in number and the clues point in different directions. The Hamish MacBeth books are light fare -with extremely clever writing, characterization that can only be inspired, and a sense of place set out so well the reader feels transported. I highly recommend all the books in this series.