Hamish Macbeth Mystery Death of a Bore, Book 20, (Paperback)

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A mystery about a writer, a mediocre one. The titular bore's a writer, who talks only about himself. Delightful. The first of several murder attempts disguised as suicides—and not the only successful one. Set in northern Scotland, Sunderland, where I've not travelled, though I've seen Edinburgh, ...

from Aspenhugger

"Tucked away in Lochdubh, a remote village in the Scottish north, is a genius among investigators, Constable Hamish Macbeth. Every time he cracks a case, his superiors want to promote him and pack him off to the city. But content with solitude, a snug cottage, and a quiet lifestyle, he refuses to...

from alanteder

Macbeth and the Boring Writer Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (2007) of the Mysterious Press hardcover original (2005) Death of a Bore has yet another incomer disturbing the quiet village of Lochdubh and the life of village constable Hamish Macbeth. A pretentious writer sta...

from lahochstetler

Hamish Macbeth is back investigating the death of someone nobody liked. This time the victim is an arrogant author who runs writing classes solely for the purpose of taking villagers' money and telling them they can't write. John Heppel is an arrogant publicity-hound whose own book is pretentious...

from jepeters333

Hamish Macbeth is astonished by the number of would-be writers of Luchdubh who eagerly sign up for classes with visiting author John Heppel. And then the students discover the author is boring, self-obsessed, and humiliates everyone. Some of them may want revenge. When Heppel is found dead in his...