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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Trying to save his police station, Hamish proposes marriage to a foreign maid who works for Mrs. Gentle. Only to discover that he was jilted on his wedding day. Mrs. Gentle and his fiance's dead bodies are discovered, only his fiance is not who she pretends to be. The investigation ensues, along with a russian detective who finds Hamish, "attractive". Waala! Mystery is solved. Hamish solves the crime and saves the police station. (  ) ladyml59 | Feb 21, 2009 |  I found the immaturity of the lead character a little unbelievable. He's a police officer and yet he asks a woman he's only just meant to marry him to save her from deportation. She disappears the day of the wedding, her boss who fired her is murdered and then her body is found making Hamish the chief suspect. It's a fast read. It was was easy to guess the murderer, and since I love Beaton's Agatha Raisin, I was a little disappointed in this book. ( ) Kathy89 | Jan 26, 2009 | I've read them all. The mysteries and the characters are in pretty good balance. This was especially enjoyable. ( ) picardyrose | Jul 19, 2008 | NewsieQ | May 8, 2008 | Beaton's Hamish Macbeth series seems to keep going stronger than her Agatha Raisin, and here, Macbeth doesn't disappoint -- he still loves his cat and dog and his little police station, he still can't handle women, and he is still the only policeman in the North of Scotland who pays much attention. The book and mystery are light and pleasant, as always, and I must admit that I never try and figure the whodunit out -- which is probably as plain as day. (  ) stephaniechase | Mar 30, 2008 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0446582603, Hardcover)Gentle by name, gentle by nature. Everyone in the sleepy Scottish town of Lochdubh adores elderly Mrs. Gentle - everyone but Hamish Macbeth, that is. Hamish thinks the gentle lady is quite sly and vicious, and the citizens of Lochdubh think he is overly cranky. Perhaps it's time for him to get married, they say.But who has time for marriage when there's a murder to be solved? When Mrs. Gentle dies under mysterious circumstances, the town is shocked and outraged. Chief Detective Inspector Blair suspects members of her family, but Hamish Macbeth thinks there's more to the story, and begins investigating the truth behind this lady's gentle exterior. (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:03 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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