Death of a Village

M. C. Beaton

Feb 2003 · Blackstone Audio Inc. · Narrated by Graeme Malcolm

About this audiobook

The aromas of wild thyme and Highland heather waft through Lochdubh, home to M. C. Beaton’s eccentric policeman, Hamish Macbeth. Yet what the irascible constable smells in his latest case is the acrid scent of fear as an entire town is entrapped in something dark and deadly.

Yet, as he deftly investigates the summer’s high crimes and misdemeanors, he attracts the attention of his superiors. They feel a promotion and transfer will give him a larger playing field than Lochdubh, but that’s the last thing Macbeth wants. Now the laconic lawman needs a clever way to quash the move without losing his job entirely.

Ratings and reviews

Wonderful descriptions of place. I didn't like the artificial means of keeping Elspeth and Hamish apart. It feels a bit like one M. C. Beaton wrote the first book with Elspeth and then some other M. C. Beaton wrote the next couple, twisting Elspeth away from who she was to make her a romantic flop. Parts of the story do strain credulity, but it's good fun as usual. The reading as always with Graeme Malcolm was excellent.

About the author

M. C. Beaton, hailed as the “Queen of Crime” by the Globe and Mail, was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels—the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV and public television—as well as the Hamish Macbeth series and the Edwardian Murder Mysteries featuring Lady Rose Summer. Born in Scotland, Beaton started her career writing historical romances under several pseudonyms. She passed away in 2019.

Graeme Malcolm has narrated more than three hundred audiobooks. His stage credits include roles on Broadway in Equus, Translations, Aida, and The King and I. On television, he's appeared in Boardwalk Empire and Law & Order. Graeme can also be heard on the audiobook A Conspiracy of Faith.