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Death of a Bore
- Narrated by: Graeme Malcolm
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
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"This fictional world - part cozy, part unsparing - can be highly addictive." (School Library Journal)
"Quirky but well-plotted....offers humor, intrigue, and local color galore." (Kirkus Reviews)
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- E.D.
- 05-04-13
Lochdubh rides again
This is a really great series, you can become a member of the community. The tall, lanky copper is like an orange lollipop, but there is much more to him. I had read this before, but for the life of me, I couldn't remember who did it, even as things unfolded! The victim is the sort you'd like to eliminate yourself, but the killer is worse, so you don't feel ambivalent about Hamish taking him/her down. This makes it a cozy
The narrator is excellent, he sounds English, but does well with dialects and accents without making in unintelligible to Americans and Canadians.
There was a short lived TV series with Robert Carlyle, who is quite short. I wish they'd do it again, but with David Tennant. He would also be another good narrator. IMHO
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- Betty
- 03-19-08
terrific
This is a delightful book with interesting, quirky characters. The narrator is terrific. What a great way to ease the pain of Houston traffic. I can't wait to read more in the series.
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- Nina
- 11-23-07
The usual fare:-)
All these Hamish McBeth "mysteries" are the same. LIght and comic even while he solves a murder and juggles ex-girlfriends. It's pleasant enough to pass the time and un-objectionable.
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- Catherine
- 12-20-07
Fun twisty plot
This is a great book to listen to. You get attached to the main characters and feel like you are living in that little town. The plot was not to complicated. This is one of those perfect books to lsiten to during your commute. I would get another book by this author
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- Hannah
- 08-28-16
Easy listening
The predictability and recurrent themes in each of the Hamish Macbeth books is repetitive yet comforting. Whilst it isn't any literary genius, it is easy to read, pleasant & good escapism.
I preferred other narrators to this one. He was not unpleasant but a bit dull.
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- AtaraMac
- 11-08-15
Another fun mystery
What does Graeme Malcolm bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?
Graeme Malcolm is one of my favorite readers.
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries are consistently entertaining and the characters are familiar after listening to so many. Graeme Malcolm is the best reader for this series, his voices and accents bringing Lochdubh to life.
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- MJ
- 03-19-13
Appropriate Title For A Rather Boring Book
Just finished this one. It isn't the best book in the series. I have not listened to all of the books in the Hamish MacBeth series, but of the ones I have finished, this is probably my least favorite. It just seemed to drag on and on and I couldn't wait for it to end. I didn't really care who did it. The title is rather appropriate since I found this whole book to be a bit of a bore.
Mr. Malcolm is, IMHO, not the best choice of narrator for these books. He reads very quickly; often running sentences together (including dialog), completely ignoring punctuation and using little inflection. I hate this. He sounds like an older man so, of course, all of the characters sound like old men. Even the female characters. I don't like to be critical, but a narrator can make or break an audiobook. Unfortunately he reads numbers 19 and 21 through 28 of the series. So if I want to listen to them on audiobook I'll just have to deal with it. Ugh!
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- pat larose
- 03-17-22
Elsbeth be GONE
Good murder story, as always. Bad Elsbeth story, as always. Please let this be it.
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- Maddy
- 03-16-22
Fun read!
I am now addicted to this series. Looking forward to the next book. I am happy a few are offered free with my audible membership!
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- joanie
- 03-07-22
hamish did it again
Hamish is my hero and I don't want them changing him let him be the same witty manly man no soft crying guy love all the villagers still a good read