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Death of a Perfect Wife
Death of a Perfect Wife | M C Beaton
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From the author of the Agatha Raisin television series..."DEATH OF A PERFECT WIFE: A Hamish Macbeth MysteryHamish Macbeth, the laid-back constable of Lochdubh, Scotland, has a new Land Rover to drive and a Highland summer to savor, but as fast as rain rolls in from the loch, his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket. The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns from London . . . with a fiance on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges (the diabolical Scottish mosquito) descend on the town. Then a paragon of housewifery named Trixie Thomas moves into Lochdubh with her lapdog husband in tow. The newcomer quickly convinces the local ladies to embrace low-cholesterol meals, ban tobacco, and begin bird-watching. Soon the town's fish-and-chips-loving men are up in arms. Now faced with the trials of his own soul, Macbeth must solve Lochdubh's newest crime-the mysterious poisoning of the perfect wife."
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Readaholics
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Hamish MacBeth is always fun! A Scottish Highlands mystery that centers around a new neighbor in town who stirs up the local wives to improve their domestic arts. When she ends up dead, the plot thickens...

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My husband and I finished the Beaton (fun — typical Hamish; but I didn‘t like the doctor nor the view of women presented in this particular book — the only acceptable woman seems to be a happy housewife) & the Butcher books on our way home. I finished the Gaiman one in bed tonight. Enjoyed them all. #cozyinthesun @Librarybelle @ferskner

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I really enjoyed this title!
There was quite a bit more mystery in this book than the first few i feel and it was very gripping!
I loved the story line and the description of the 'perfect wife' and i enjoyed reading about how another character tried her utmost to be exactly the same as the perfect wife despite her years of feeling she wasn't good enough!

Brilliant read!

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BookishMarginalia
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#Audiocoloring going on!

Sills Very beautiful🙂 6y
Chelsibeau This reminds me of Sevilla ☺️ 6y
Tera66 That is how I spent my wild Saturday night last night!! 6y
ladym30 Gorgeous! 6y
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BookishMarginalia
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#CurrentlyListening to the third book of the #HamishMacbeth #cozymystery series. My third in as many days. Nothing earth shattering, just warm and pleasant — exactly what I need right now.

JennyBookworm ❤️ this is my go to comfort author 6y
Andrew65 I love Hamish and finished Death Of a Nag this morning. 6y
drokka I love Hamish. He such a confident cop and Highlander, but a completely uncomfortable with just about everything else. 6y
drokka @Andrew65 Towser 😢 6y
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