Petits crimes entre voisins
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- Author：M.C. Beaton
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Summary
Bonne et mauvaise pioche pour Hamish Macbeth。 La bonne : il est promu。 La mauvaise : son nouvel adjoint est un crétin。 Dommage， car notre fin limier va avoir besoin de soutien。 À peine débarqué dans leur affreux van à Lochdubh， Sean et Cheryl， un couple de routards un peu fêlé， inquiète la population du village。 Et pour cause : du jour au lendemain， les sermons du prêtre deviennent apocalyptiques ; le cabinet du médecin est dévalisé ; l'argent disparaît ; les voisins， autrefois amis， veulent s'entretuer。。。 Il y a décidément quelque chose de pourri au royaume de Lochdubh ！ Quand Sean est retrouvé le crâne défoncé， la guerre menace vraiment。 Pour rétablir la paix dans les foyers， Hamish， épaulé par Priscilla， tente le tout pour le tout。。。
Reviews
LInda L
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Hamish is promoted， his boss is stupid。 A gypsy and his girlfriend park their van near the village。 Things begin to disappear and Hamish uncovers a story so bizarre that he and the villagers may never recover from it。
Ribbqah
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Hamish is saddled with supervising and living with another policeman who loves to clean。 Travellers visit his small town and cause havoc with villagers。 Nice cozy mystery。
Brenda
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These Hamish McBeth books are a guilty pleasure - easy to listen to while doing something else。 There are always some new and interesting characters and of course， the old standbys。 In this "episode" we see how easily people starved for attention are taken in by a new pretty face （a traveling man）。 M。C。 Beaton evidently doesn't think much of women， as Priscilla is the only women in the book who seems to have any brains at all -but then some of the men aren't too bright either。 。 。 。 Small town l These Hamish McBeth books are a guilty pleasure - easy to listen to while doing something else。 There are always some new and interesting characters and of course， the old standbys。 In this "episode" we see how easily people starved for attention are taken in by a new pretty face （a traveling man）。 M。C。 Beaton evidently doesn't think much of women， as Priscilla is the only women in the book who seems to have any brains at all -but then some of the men aren't too bright either。 。 。 。 Small town life is certainly different than life in a city。 Having a cop know you personally seems to have its advantages。 。。。more
Ivette
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In questo nuovo capitolo， Hamish， dopo che egoisticamente ha rivelato di aver risolto il caso di omicidio dell'ingorda da solo， viene promosso a sergente dal sovrintendente Daviot。 Adesso l'intuitivo highlander ha un sottoposto con la mania della pulizia e il ligio rispetto delle regole。 Per Hamish inizia quello che sembra il rapporto con una governante e cerca di stare il più lontano possibile dalla centrale di polizia del piccolo villaggio di Lochdubh。L'arrivo di un bus riconvertito a camper n In questo nuovo capitolo， Hamish， dopo che egoisticamente ha rivelato di aver risolto il caso di omicidio dell'ingorda da solo， viene promosso a sergente dal sovrintendente Daviot。 Adesso l'intuitivo highlander ha un sottoposto con la mania della pulizia e il ligio rispetto delle regole。 Per Hamish inizia quello che sembra il rapporto con una governante e cerca di stare il più lontano possibile dalla centrale di polizia del piccolo villaggio di Lochdubh。L'arrivo di un bus riconvertito a camper non fa altro che turbare ancor di più la già minata tranquillità dell'agente e l'innocenza degli abitanti， sempre pronti ad accogliere nuovi arrivati， in questo caso una coppia di giovani nomadi。 Indagine dopo indagine， si scoprono e si apprezzano le qualità di Hamish， che vediamo sempre più legato alla comunità ed è sempre più restio a pensare di lasciarlo in caso di promozione。 Tuttavia， il suo brillante intuito， e alle volte un pizzico di fortuna， gli permettono di mettersi in luce risolvendo tutti gli omicidi che gli passano per le mani。 。。。more
CB
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It’s a good thing this is the last free book of Hamish’s available to me on Audible because I’m not sure how much more bashing of his character I can take。 I like the main character well enough but it seems like everybody else super sucks all the time， even the people that claim to like him！ So I would like to hear more Scotland cozy mysteries but I need a break from the characters。 Still really enjoyed this mystery series and was super fast and nice to listen to at work。
The Hobbit
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When Policeman Hamish MacBeth sees an old van parked in Lochdubh， he knocks on its door。 Sean Gourlay claims he is "a traveller，" a modern gypsy， but one who lives off the public dole and does no work。 However Sean is neatly dressed， neatly groomed， and extremely good looking。 Hamish takes an immediate dislike to the man。 Also in the van is Cheryl Higgins， a young woman with bright orange hair and the foulest mouth Hamish had ever heard。 He suggested that Sean should move the van into the moors。 When Policeman Hamish MacBeth sees an old van parked in Lochdubh， he knocks on its door。 Sean Gourlay claims he is "a traveller，" a modern gypsy， but one who lives off the public dole and does no work。 However Sean is neatly dressed， neatly groomed， and extremely good looking。 Hamish takes an immediate dislike to the man。 Also in the van is Cheryl Higgins， a young woman with bright orange hair and the foulest mouth Hamish had ever heard。 He suggested that Sean should move the van into the moors。 However， the next time Hamish saw the van， it was parked behind the manse。 Rev。 Wellington gave permission to park there and even use the manse's electricity。 The ladies of the village brought pies and other food to welcome the handsome traveller。 Hamish had a very uneasy feeling about all of this — he felt like a devil had entered their midst。 Shortly after， Hamish was proved to be correct。 Money was missing for church women's cash box and the ladies accused each other of stealing it。 Rev Wellington lost his faith and was preaching hell-fire sermons written 100 years earlier， and the church was filled with listeners。 Drugs were missing from the doctor's surgery。 Angela Brodie， the doctor's wife， who had never cared about fashion began buying expensive designer dresses。 The Currie sisters had a For Sale sign on the house they had lived in all their lives。 What was happening to Lochdubh and who was behind the change？ Searching Sean Gourlay's van produced no cash or drugs， but it did reveal the change in opinion the ladies of the village had about him - not a good word was said in his defense。 Hamish remained confused until very early one morning when he saw the lights in the van blazing。 When Hamish knocked on the van， there was no response。 When he opened the unlocked door and entered， he found Sean Gourlay bludgeoned to death with a sledge hammer。 Foul-mouthed Cheryl had left days before。 Inserting for clues， Hamish found the reason Mrs Wellington。 Angela Brodie， and Jesse Currie were so frightened， a reason he a policeman had to hide to protect his dear Lochdugh friends。 A page turner！ 。。。more
Sarah Hills
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Another easy read Hamish book。 I'm finding the characters are getting weaker and the women especially seem very two dimensional。 In this tale a traveller and his girlfriend pitch up and cause all sorts of havoc。 The case only really gets going nearer the end and so I found this one a bit more tedious to read sadly。 Another easy read Hamish book。 I'm finding the characters are getting weaker and the women especially seem very two dimensional。 In this tale a traveller and his girlfriend pitch up and cause all sorts of havoc。 The case only really gets going nearer the end and so I found this one a bit more tedious to read sadly。 。。。more
Andy
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Herrlich schottisch
Lexi
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IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME！！！ Maybe this means the melodrama ends and we can focus on good puzzles。 TThis one was pretty good。 IT'S ABOUT BLOODY TIME！！！ Maybe this means the melodrama ends and we can focus on good puzzles。 TThis one was pretty good。 。。。more
Ron Beben
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Yes， no， no，，yesThis story takes you in and out of life in a small Scottish town。You are also into and out of the lives of the residents。Travel though all this and you end up with a pleasant ending or do you？
Robin
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This is a good murder mystery。 And the romance between Hamish Macbeth and Priscilla advanced。
Colleen
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Another wonderful visit to Hamish & the Highlands！
Alan Teder
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Macbeth and the GypsiesReview of the Blackstone Audio Inc。 audiobook edition （2013） of the St。 Martin's Press hardcover original （1993）Death of a Traveling Man finds newly promoted and reluctant Sergeant Hamish Macbeth fighting off disruptions to his usually tranquil Highland Scots life with an overly fussy live-in Constable tidying the police station/house constantly and a pair of questionable travellers squatting on the village parish lands。 Of course some one is murdered along the way， and Ha Macbeth and the GypsiesReview of the Blackstone Audio Inc。 audiobook edition （2013） of the St。 Martin's Press hardcover original （1993）Death of a Traveling Man finds newly promoted and reluctant Sergeant Hamish Macbeth fighting off disruptions to his usually tranquil Highland Scots life with an overly fussy live-in Constable tidying the police station/house constantly and a pair of questionable travellers squatting on the village parish lands。 Of course some one is murdered along the way， and Hamish has to sort out the alibis of the villagers that were apparently caught up by the wiles of the conniving incomer。 Can he get constable Willie Lamont married and out of his hair and solve the crime as well？ Of course he can！ This series continues to delight。After discovering M。C。 Beaton's Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery series due to the Estonia cameo in "Death of Yesterday"， I started to seek out the earlier books by finding several at Toronto's Sleuth of Baker Street。 I enjoyed those and found them to be an especially delightful diversion during this continuing pandemic。 My next plan was to go back and read the series in order。 I then discovered the rather terrific bonus that most of the books are available for free on Audible Plus， a service that I had previously been underwhelmed by （some early attempts with longer books had audio difficulties， with book narrations freezing in midstream）。 Beaton's shorter books （usually 4 to 5 hours on audio） seem to be perfect for this medium。The performance by Shaun Grindell in all voices was excellent as always。 。。。more
Claire
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One of the best in the series so far。 Really enjoyed this listen。 This marks the end of this series that are included with the Audible Plus feature。 I'll certainly be listening to the rest of the series over time。 I've grown quite attached to the characters and village of Lochdubh。 The women really surprised me in this installment though。 Good gracious， whatever next？！ One of the best in the series so far。 Really enjoyed this listen。 This marks the end of this series that are included with the Audible Plus feature。 I'll certainly be listening to the rest of the series over time。 I've grown quite attached to the characters and village of Lochdubh。 The women really surprised me in this installment though。 Good gracious， whatever next？！ 。。。more
Luffy
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Once more Beaton blunders by making her villain not horrible enough。 But obviously many fans of the series are satisfied with the writing。I would have been happy with less padding of the story。 There were entire Chapters dedicated to so called investigation。I'm beginning to think that Hamish spoils the mechanism of any of his stories。 He should appear sparingly。 But notice how better the book gets when he is not the first person narrator。 Once more Beaton blunders by making her villain not horrible enough。 But obviously many fans of the series are satisfied with the writing。I would have been happy with less padding of the story。 There were entire Chapters dedicated to so called investigation。I'm beginning to think that Hamish spoils the mechanism of any of his stories。 He should appear sparingly。 But notice how better the book gets when he is not the first person narrator。 。。。more
Greg
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AROUND THE WORLD OF CRIME AND MYSTERYMy 15th Hamish adventure。 （I started later in the series then backed up to the first one。） And after the disappointing "Death of a Glutton/Greedy Woman" （the only one that I've rated 1 star） I hoped to cleanse my literapallete。CAST - 4 stars: At the end of this story， Hamish is smiling blissfully: he's definitely learned some secrets about the town citizens。 He visits， apparently， his first drag bar called Jessies。 （We learn that "jessie" is a Scottish term f AROUND THE WORLD OF CRIME AND MYSTERYMy 15th Hamish adventure。 （I started later in the series then backed up to the first one。） And after the disappointing "Death of a Glutton/Greedy Woman" （the only one that I've rated 1 star） I hoped to cleanse my literapallete。CAST - 4 stars: At the end of this story， Hamish is smiling blissfully: he's definitely learned some secrets about the town citizens。 He visits， apparently， his first drag bar called Jessies。 （We learn that "jessie" is a Scottish term for an effeminate man and I personally have met some drag queens I wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley， but I'll let that go here。 After all， "Willie" is slang for penis so were does one draw the line？） His relationship with Priscilla takes a turn。 And his promotion to Sergeant with an assistant， Willie， moving in with him is resolved in a surprising way。 But much is made of Willie's poor vocabulary （a condo becomes a condom）: how did he ever become a cop？ I'd say he has a few good qualities that someone noticed， and only after being hired was it realized he's just not cop material， hence he is sent to Lochdubh to play second fiddle to Hamish， who usually has little to do but to visit neighbors and have tea and crumpets。 Jessie and Nessie， the town spinsters， throw us a curve。 Lochdubh's priest is losing his faith， but why？ A number of other regulars appear， but then there is our Traveling Man， Sean Gourley and his 'friend？girlfriend？' Cheryl， she of orange hair and the foulest of foul mouths good for screaming poorly while on stage in a punk band。 Very good cast。 Oh， and Lucia is a wonderful creation。ATMOSPHERE - 3: Less about Lochdubh but more about what lies outside that tempts then terrifies the citizens of our beloved Scottish town。PLOT - 3: There are multiple crimes before the murder， all tied together nicely。INVESTIGATION- 3: Hamish could very well destroy the reputation of many citizens of Lochdubh， but we know Hamish， and he does his best not to do so。RESOLUTION - 4: I'll just say some lovely things happen toward the end of the story。 Hamish is at his very best here。SUMMARY - 3。4: For a cozy， this one ends on a very warm， humorous note。 And I needed a cozy ending， not many around in the real world right now。 。。。more
Lance Lumley
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I enjoy Beaton's writing from the few books I have read， involving character Hammish Macbeth。 This one involves a couple in a bus that park in one of the fields （like a hippie or squatter）。 While Hammish does not like the couple ， several in the town ， including the preacher， tells him to back off。 A few series of events then turn the town against the couple， and a murder occurs。 It is up to Hammish to find out why the town suddenly turned on the couple， and solve a murder， while dealing with ge I enjoy Beaton's writing from the few books I have read， involving character Hammish Macbeth。 This one involves a couple in a bus that park in one of the fields （like a hippie or squatter）。 While Hammish does not like the couple ， several in the town ， including the preacher， tells him to back off。 A few series of events then turn the town against the couple， and a murder occurs。 It is up to Hammish to find out why the town suddenly turned on the couple， and solve a murder， while dealing with getting rid of his second in command。The book has humor and is a quick read at around 190 pages。 The other 30 some pages are previews to 3 other books， which makes the book deceiving in page length， but was still a good read。 。。。more
Nancy
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The Hamish MacBeth series is such a treat。 This was no exception。 I loved every part of this book。Four stars instead of five because normally I listen to the audiobook version， so beautifully read by Shaun Gridell。 Reading the book is lovely; listening to a beautiful narration is divine。
Debbie
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This is probably the best book so far in the series
Edward
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It took a while to get a copy of this from the library， so this was read some time after a few of the later books in the series。 Yet， I did enjoy the story。While reading this， it became very apparent the way MC Beaton depicted the female characters。 Every time a new man enters the village of Lochbudh it seems the women lose their minds and all want to curry his favour。 It's a very odd way of depicting women in the village， and I don't think it shows village life in a good light。 When they are no It took a while to get a copy of this from the library， so this was read some time after a few of the later books in the series。 Yet， I did enjoy the story。While reading this， it became very apparent the way MC Beaton depicted the female characters。 Every time a new man enters the village of Lochbudh it seems the women lose their minds and all want to curry his favour。 It's a very odd way of depicting women in the village， and I don't think it shows village life in a good light。 When they are not fawning over a man， they all seem to gossip and go for each other's jugular。 I would have thought MC Beaton would have treated female characters a bit better。Despite all this， the novels move along at a fast pace， and they are a quick read。 Everybody in the village jumps to conclusions， which are at time humorous， and the eccentrics in the village bring a lot of colour to the story。The surprises I knew about， having earlier read the next novel in the series， but the path that lead to them still entertained。 It was， on the whole， an enjoyable visit to Lochdubh， and I'm glad entire story remained in this now familiar village。 。。。more
Helen
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Woohoo！ I love it when loose ends are tied。 This series has been just what I’ve needed this year
Angie
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I’ve been lucky enough to have read them in order up until now because audible has offered them for free for some reason。 Now I’ve got to find them elsewhere if I want to keep going in order 🙁I have loved the narrator of these。 Absolutely perfect！
Bonnie Walker
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Scotland muder and romance。 Soiler alertIn this episode how much solve a murder and getting Gage to his long love Priscilla。 His helper really find love with and Italian waitress。 Hamish saves the reputation of the Village women。
Sarah Ensor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Poor Hamish， bad tempered and mean spirited from having to share his house doesn't mean his spidey senses are off when the baddie rolls in。 And alls well that ends well。 Poor Hamish， bad tempered and mean spirited from having to share his house doesn't mean his spidey senses are off when the baddie rolls in。 And alls well that ends well。 。。。more
A。G。
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Quick and short。 The dénouement crept up on one all of a sudden and that was that。 I am reading this series out of chronological order and it is a big problem。 I tell you， there’s not a single town library within a thousand miles that owns every single one of the Hamish Macbeth books so that a patron could read the books IN ORDER。 Goes to show you how libraries have degenerated from the library of my youth。I forget how the murders started in her advertised Death of a Kingfisher。。。。could it have Quick and short。 The dénouement crept up on one all of a sudden and that was that。 I am reading this series out of chronological order and it is a big problem。 I tell you， there’s not a single town library within a thousand miles that owns every single one of the Hamish Macbeth books so that a patron could read the books IN ORDER。 Goes to show you how libraries have degenerated from the library of my youth。I forget how the murders started in her advertised Death of a Kingfisher。。。。could it have started with the death of a bird？ Well， how come I never see dead birds lying about？ They have short lifespans and must die off， no？ 。。。more
Elizabeth
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Why do I keep reading MC Beaton？ So much internalized sexism and transphobia。 :（
Ruth
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Just re-reading a Hamish Macbeth book because it was available in audio format。 It turned out to be a pretty good one to read because things were good on the Priscilla front。
Malorie Eggleston
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I love Hamish。。。on to the next book！！！
Nicole-Rose
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"I've gotten used to Willy。 He's a kind enough lad。 He's just stark raving mad， that's all。"Having read the tenth book in this series before the ninth， I love how Beaton almost recycles the main premise entirely in back-to-back novels。 Do I care？ No， I don't。 Despite this book's similarities with Charming Man， I felt the latter did it better。 I didn't get much out of Sean （Shawn？ - I don't know， audiobooks make spelling hard）， despite being the titular character。 This book had a lot of good "I've gotten used to Willy。 He's a kind enough lad。 He's just stark raving mad， that's all。"Having read the tenth book in this series before the ninth， I love how Beaton almost recycles the main premise entirely in back-to-back novels。 Do I care？ No， I don't。 Despite this book's similarities with Charming Man， I felt the latter did it better。 I didn't get much out of Sean （Shawn？ - I don't know， audiobooks make spelling hard）， despite being the titular character。 This book had a lot of good Hamish / Willy moments though， and Willy's such an adorable character。 This book gets all the love from me。 Sure， Blair's Maury Povich stunt was a little over the line。 But， you know。。。 if the shoe fits。 Also Blair has too much job security。 Also get Hamish the damn central heating。Today's segment of Marriage Advice from an Eternal Bachelor:Dr。 Brodie: "There's something secret and nervy about her。 I got out my torch and examined her eyeballs just in case she'd been taking the drugs for herself。"Hamish: "Well that's enough to put anyone off her husband for a start。"Well， you're not wrong。 。。。more
Ed
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