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A review by saareman
Death of a Chimney Sweep by M.C. Beaton
3.0
Macbeth and the Conman Captain
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (2011) of the original Grand Central Publishing hardcover edition (2011)
Hamish Macbeth ends up with several murders on his hands and the title's chimney sweep is only a sad collateral victim. This one gets immensely complex with an international conspiracy angle with a gang of criminals. It felt somewhat overly elaborate for the series with its wild diversions into American hideaways by the gang. There seems to be a general trend in the series towards more outside mayhem in these later books. M.C. Beaton was probably forced to involve elements beyond the cozy comforts of the Scottish Highlands in order to keep her plots from becoming too predictable. I am still in for the long run though as the full regular cast puts in their stock appearances and the Highland humour is always ready in reserve.
I've exhausted the availability of free audiobooks for the series from the Audible Plus option so I'm now seeking out the rest of the series from the Toronto Public Library. I'm still hoping to read them in order as much as possible. Fortunately, the Library also offers the books in their audiobook formats as there is always an extra pleasure to hear the dialogue read in a Scottish accent. This one was read by Graeme Malcolm is the regular narrator for the last half of the series.
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (2011) of the original Grand Central Publishing hardcover edition (2011)
Hamish Macbeth ends up with several murders on his hands and the title's chimney sweep is only a sad collateral victim. This one gets immensely complex with an international conspiracy angle with a gang of criminals. It felt somewhat overly elaborate for the series with its wild diversions into American hideaways by the gang. There seems to be a general trend in the series towards more outside mayhem in these later books. M.C. Beaton was probably forced to involve elements beyond the cozy comforts of the Scottish Highlands in order to keep her plots from becoming too predictable. I am still in for the long run though as the full regular cast puts in their stock appearances and the Highland humour is always ready in reserve.
I've exhausted the availability of free audiobooks for the series from the Audible Plus option so I'm now seeking out the rest of the series from the Toronto Public Library. I'm still hoping to read them in order as much as possible. Fortunately, the Library also offers the books in their audiobook formats as there is always an extra pleasure to hear the dialogue read in a Scottish accent. This one was read by Graeme Malcolm is the regular narrator for the last half of the series.