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Death of a Maid

#22 in series

by M. C. Beaton
Graeme Malcolm
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Hamish Macbeth, constable in the remote Scottish highlands village of Lochdubh, loves his job amongst his mostly happy neighbors—until murder taints the town.

Mrs. Gillespie is famous for being the best maid in the northwest of Sutherland. But to Hamish Macbeth, she is a malicious gossip who bangs around the furniture and clanks pots. When Hamish wins Mrs. Gillespie's services in a church raffle, he spends most of the day trying to avoid her. He doesn't understand how she managed to gain such a fine reputation.

Then she is found dead, struck down violently by a metal bucket of water. Knowing Mrs. Gillespie's penchant for gossip, Hamish is sure she delighted in finding out her clients' secrets—which means that everyone whose home she cleaned is a suspect.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Hamish Macbeth

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    February 1, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780792748199
      • File size: 161008 KB
      • Duration: 05:35:25

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Mrs. Gillespie, cleaning lady, gossip, and blackmailer, is found by Constable Hamish Macbeth conked dead by her own pail of water. There are many who might have killed her. Graeme Malcolm 's Scottish burrs are his finest accent, and he relishes Hamish and his doings with obvious delight. The story is filled with juicy eccentrics whom Malcolm has a field day bringing to life--from the rude "lady of the manor" to the cheerful widower, Mr. Gillespie, who just wants to watch videos. Part of a series, this mystery continues, with abundant subplots, to enlighten the listener about Hamish's confused love life, his dog and cat, and his never-ending battle to remain a simple copper. B.H.B. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      December 11, 2006
      At the start of Beaton's enjoyable 22nd Hamish Macbeth mystery (after
      \t\t 2006's Death of a Dreamer), the lovable
      \t\t Scottish constable stumbles over the body of a gossipy housecleaner, Mrs. Mavis
      \t\t Gillespie. She's been bludgeoned to death with her own pail, and there are
      \t\t plenty of suspects to go around in the Highlands village of Lochdubh. None of
      \t\t her clients liked her, but they insist she was a superb maid. Macbeth, noticing
      \t\t thick layers of dust in their homes, digs a little deeper and learns that Mrs.
      \t\t Gillespie was a more skilled blackmailer than housecleaner. His jealous senior
      \t\t colleagues try to thwart his investigation, but he's determined to get to the
      \t\t bottom of things. Meanwhile, the arrival of an erstwhile ladyfriend in town
      \t\t with a new beau makes lifelong bachelorhood appear not so appealing to Macbeth,
      \t\t who remains as charming a hero as ever in this funny, unpredictable read.
      \t\t

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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