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A review by caitcoy
Death of a Charming Man by M.C. Beaton
2.0
In #10 of the Hamish Macbeth series, Hamish must deal with a newcomer to the nearby town of Drim whose good lucks cause more trouble than Hamish might prefer. When the handsome, charming Peter Hynd disappears after angering the men of Drim with his flirtations with their wives and daughters, Hamish suspects the worst. Unfortunately for him, his love life (an ever present distraction) is going less than swimmingly and Hamish must balance trying to figure out Priscilla and the disappearance of Peter Hynd.
I think this is probably the weakest of the Hamish Macbeth books and largely because the mystery is overshadowed by the incredible drama between Hamish and Priscilla. While I was getting a little tired of the will-they-won't-they romance of the pair in the previous books, this book made me regret seeing them together. They are almost unbelievably bad as a couple, with Priscilla constantly trying to change Hamish into a more ambitious man (despite knowing full well that that's unlikely) and Hamish constantly getting irritated with said attempts. It creates an air of constant relationship drama that irritated me. The mystery is mildly interesting but I ended up finishing the book with a feeling of dissatisfaction. While I also enjoy reading romances sometimes, I certainly wouldn't be sad to see the romance angle of the relationship between Priscilla and Hamish go to the way side.
I think this is probably the weakest of the Hamish Macbeth books and largely because the mystery is overshadowed by the incredible drama between Hamish and Priscilla. While I was getting a little tired of the will-they-won't-they romance of the pair in the previous books, this book made me regret seeing them together. They are almost unbelievably bad as a couple, with Priscilla constantly trying to change Hamish into a more ambitious man (despite knowing full well that that's unlikely) and Hamish constantly getting irritated with said attempts. It creates an air of constant relationship drama that irritated me. The mystery is mildly interesting but I ended up finishing the book with a feeling of dissatisfaction. While I also enjoy reading romances sometimes, I certainly wouldn't be sad to see the romance angle of the relationship between Priscilla and Hamish go to the way side.