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Death of a Gossip
by M.C. Beaton
Macbeth and the Gossip Columnist
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (2016) of the St. Martin's Press hardcover original (1985)
After discovering M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery series due to the Estonia cameo in [b:Death of Yesterday|15791120|Death of Yesterday (Hamish Macbeth, #28)|M.C. Beaton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355119144l/15791120._SY75_.jpg|21512700], 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 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.
Death of a Gossip is the first of the series and establishes several of the ongoing cast of characters in the fictional town of Lochdubh (pronounced Lock-Doo) in the Scottish Highlands. Gossip was inspired by author Beaton attending a fishing school similar to the fictional one in the novel. The guests of the expedition find themselves tormented by Lady Jane, a vacationing gossip columnist who savours using her trivia gossip knowledge to annoy others. Predictably, she is murdered in the course of the trip, and local constable Macbeth is called on to solve the crime.
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (2016) of the St. Martin's Press hardcover original (1985)
After discovering M.C. Beaton's Hamish Macbeth cozy mystery series due to the Estonia cameo in [b:Death of Yesterday|15791120|Death of Yesterday (Hamish Macbeth, #28)|M.C. Beaton|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1355119144l/15791120._SY75_.jpg|21512700], 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 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.
Death of a Gossip is the first of the series and establishes several of the ongoing cast of characters in the fictional town of Lochdubh (pronounced Lock-Doo) in the Scottish Highlands. Gossip was inspired by author Beaton attending a fishing school similar to the fictional one in the novel. The guests of the expedition find themselves tormented by Lady Jane, a vacationing gossip columnist who savours using her trivia gossip knowledge to annoy others. Predictably, she is murdered in the course of the trip, and local constable Macbeth is called on to solve the crime.