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  • Death of a Scriptwriter

  • The Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, Book 14
  • By: M. C. Beaton
  • Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
  • Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (754 ratings)

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Death of a Scriptwriter

By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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With the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe away in London, Hamish Macbeth, the constable of the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, pines for company during the long Scottish winter. He gets his wish - and more - when a troupe of flashy, urbane filmmakers clamors into the nearby town of Drim. Before long bedlam erupts around their make-believe mystery - and culminates in the sudden appearance of one very real corpse.

The initial suspect in the killing is one Patricia Martyn-Broyd, the aging mystery writer who is furious that her musty, old cozies are getting a risque face-lift in their television reincarnation. Yet, going behind the scenes, Hamish soon finds a town full of locals bitten by the movie bug and a cast of quarreling show business types, all harboring their own secrets, lies, and hidden agendas. And as the culprit strikes again, Macbeth must quickly find the right killer - or script the wrong finale to a show gone murderously awry.

©1998 M. C. Beaton (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing
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Good plot and characters

Good plot and characters. but the other narrator, Graeme Malcolm is a much better narrator than this one, Shaun Grindell. He does Hamish with a high pitched, kind of childlike voice which just doesn't fit the character.

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Pretty Good

I enjoyed the story. The narrator’s style did not suit my preference. Particularly, I found his portrayal MacBeth with a high, sing-song voice was rather distracting. I did enjoyed the audiobook and would listen to it again.

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Death of a Scriptwriter

I like the simplicity and ease with. Which the reader portrays the characters. Although the story is somewhat predictable, I love to hear about the different characters of Lochduh, the things they get up to, and the predicaments of Hammish MacBeth.

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Mystery and Mayhem

wonderful characters and plot twists. enjoyed every minute. looking for more in this series. Thanks

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Hamish Macbeth is my favorite cop

The atmosphere is “great” and the unambitious Hamish is an enchanting figure. But northern Scotland is not a welcoming destination

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Not a great story

I love this series but this book was not up to the author’s usual standard. Also very negative story line.

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The narrator

I’m getting accustomed to the narrator’s voice of the characters and the way he portrays Hamish’s voice.
It’s different, but he does a great job at distinguishing the people voices in the story.
The story itself wasn’t one of favorites, but, was still entertaining.

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Love Hamish

Hamish is such a great protagonist! MC Beaton delivers on rich highland character, you can just picture it all so clearly.

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Hamish did again

I didn't enjoy this like the others but stay a good read with likable characters

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Voice

With his high, shrill voice, there’s no way all those women would’ve been attracted to Hamish. I love the stories and I love the characters, but it’s time to say something about the reader. He makes Hamish sound like a moron.

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