M. C. Beaton — последние издания книг

With their engaging plots, mellow Scottish ambiance, and droll humor, the Hamish Macbeth mysteries always provide readers a bonnie time. The charming antics of their hopelessly unambitious and love-crossed hero have earned the series a dedicated following. Death of an Addict continues the Hamish Macbeth tradition of superb entertainment, with some fascinating twists.

When a recovering addict dies while recuperating near Lochdubh, our red-headed hero suspects foul play. To complete his investigation, Constable Macbeth must leave his idyllic home and travel to Amsterdam to match wits with big-time drug dealers.

Fans will enjoy seeing a new, tougher side of Macbeth as he dons smart suits and falls in love with his gorgeous superior officer.

Dem schottischen Dorfpolizisten Hamish Macbeth stinkt's gewaltig. Ein unheimlicher, selbst ernannnter Gypsy hat einen rostigen Van einfach mitten in Lochdubh abgestellt. Hamish kann den Ärger bereits förmlich riechen - und liegt wieder mal genau richtig. Medikamente verschwinden aus der Arztpraxis, Geld kommt abhanden, ehemals freundliche Nachbarn verhalten sich plötzlich so gar nicht mehr nachbarschaftlich, und die Lage eskaliert! Hamish hat alle Hände voll zu tun ...

Maggie Baird verdankt ihr Vermögen einem Leben als Mätresse reicher Männer - und einem guten Händchen für Investitionen. Nun kommt sie als Frau mittleren Alters, dick und in Tweed gehüllt, ins schottische Lochdubh, wo sie ein luxuriöses Cottage besitzt. Auf Maggies Einladung hin ziehen bald weitere Gäste ein: ihre Nichte und vier frühere Liebhaber, allesamt in Geldnöten. Als Maggie auf mysteriöse Weise stirbt, hat Lochdubhs Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth genau diese fünf Hausgäste im Verdacht, nachgeholfen zu haben. Und Hamish wäre nicht Hamish, wenn er einen Mörder einfach so entwischen ließe, mag dieser auch noch so ausgefuchst sein ...

Das Hörbuch zum fünften Band der kultigen Hamish Macbeth-Krimireihe von Bestsellerautorin M. C. Beaton

Als der schottische Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth die Nachricht erhält, dass im Gutshaus des schonungslosen Witzbolds Arthur Trent ein Mord geschehen ist, hält er das zunächst für einen schlechten Scherz. Umso überraschter ist er, dass Trent tatsächlich erstochen und anschließend erbarmungslos in einen Schrank gestopft wurde. An Verdächtigen ist auch kein Mangel: Das Haus ist voller habgieriger Verwandter, die alle mehr am Inhalt des Testaments als an der Aufklärung des Verbrechens interessiert sind ...

Das Hörbuch zum siebten Band der kultigen Hamish Macbeth-Krimireihe von Bestsellerautorin M. C. Beaton

Eigentlich will Hamish nur seinen Schnupfen auskurieren, als er die Einladung in ein Wellnesshotel auf der schottischen Insel Eileencraig annimmt. Seine Gastgeberin Jane dagegen bangt um ihr Leben und hofft, dass Hamish sie vor allem Arg beschützen kann. Kaum ist er da, gibt es tatsächlich eine Leiche. Allerdings musste nicht Jane ihr Leben lassen, sondern die schrecklich arrogante Heather. Verdächtige für die Tat gibt's unter der exklusiven Gästeschar genug - denn auch in der High Society tun sich erschreckende Abgründe auf. Einziges Problem für den schottischen Dorfpolizisten: Alle haben ein wasserdichtes Alibi ...

Das Hörbuch zum sechsten Band der kultigen Hamish Macbeth-Krimireihe von Bestsellerautorin M. C. Beaton

Hamish MacBeth is a stubborn, silent, gloomy Scotsman who's also kindhearted, intelligent, and intuitive. A Lochdubh native, he knows his village, the surrounding countryside, and the local folk like the back of his hand. His life is satisfyingly settled - he's engaged to the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, and there have been no serious crimes in Lochdubh for months.

Then incredibly handsome Peter Hynd comes to town, charms all the women, antagonizes all the men, and generally turns the town on its ear. Hamish senses trouble brewing, but when a body is discovered, it's not Hynd after all - at least, the first body isn't. Other coppers might be baffled by the case, but not laconic, methodical, determined Hamish, who persists until he unravels the puzzling mystery.

Beaton's low-key police procedural doesn't offer white-knuckle suspense, blood and gore, fast-paced action, or stunning climaxes. What it does offer is an intimate look at life in a small Scottish village, striking insights into human nature, carefully detailed, highly accurate descriptions of police work, splendid dry humor, and a story that's as satisfying as a cozy cup of tea.

Murder with bite... Dr. Frederick Gilchrist has a reputation. Though his cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have earned him a clientele, wiser highlanders avoid the womanizing dentist. It takes a blinding toothache to send Hamish Macbeth 120 miles out of Lochdubh to see the man, only to find him dead. Since everyone is pleased the dentist is deceased-patients, several harassed women, his ex-wife-Macbeth faces one of the more biting challenges of his career. When he starts extracting clues, he uncovers a past as dangerous as it is shocking.

Constable Hamish Macbeth ist traurig: Gegen seinen Willen muss er einen Kollegen vertreten, und zwar ausgerechnet im weit entfernten Cnothan, dem mürrischsten Dorf Schottlands. Den Einzigen, den die Bewohner von Cnothan noch weniger ausstehen können als Hamish, ist ein besserwisserischer Engländer. Als dessen Skelett mitten im Moor gefunden wird, ahnt Hamish, dass ihm ein ziemlich außergewöhnlicher Fall bevorsteht - und dass es noch eine ganze Weile dauern wird, bis er in sein geliebtes Dorf Lochdubh zurückkehren kann ...

Das Hörbuch zum dritten Band der kultigen Hamish Macbeth-Krimireihe von Bestsellerautorin M. C. Beaton

Zuerst sind es nur Abermillionen von Mücken, die über Lochdubh herfallen. Doch dann sucht ein noch größerer Plagegeist das schottische Dorf heim: Trixie Thomas. Die laute, aufdringlichen Frau hat hier eine Pension gekauft und wird bleiben, wie Hamish Macbeth mit Schrecken erfährt. Während die Dörflerinnen bald bewundernd zu Trixie aufsehen, gehen die Männer auf die Barrikaden. Denn Trixie will das Rauchen und den Alkohol aus Lochdubh verbannen und sorgt damit für viel Ungemach. Als Trixie schließlich vergiftet wird, spuckt auch Hamish Gift und Galle. Denn er muss ermitteln - und das in einem Dorf voller Verdächtiger.

Das Hörbuch zum vierten Band der kultigen Hamish Macbeth-Krimireihe von Bestsellerautorin M. C. Beaton

After a lifetime spent in public relations, one-woman dynamo Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet country village – but she soon finds that there is murder and mayhem aplenty to keep her busy.

Agatha Raisin – sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non-pc – Anne Robinson

If there is one thing better than watching Penelope Keith, it is listening to her - The Times

Among the cases she has to deal with are a poisoned quiche; a vet who has been ‘put to sleep’; a hanged horticulturist; a murdered rambler and a curate who meets his Maker somewhat sooner than expected. Then there’s the treasure hunt with a rather nasty prize at the end; the secretive salon owner; the husband who is quite definitely ex; the murder on the dancefloor and the fairies at the bottom of the garden.

With all this and handsome neighbour James Lacey to deal with, the ‘Columbo of the Cotswolds’ has her hands full!

This Complete Radio Drama Collection includes the following stories: The Quiche of Death, The Vicious Vet, The Potted Gardener, The Walkers of Dembley, The Curious Curate, The Buried Treasure, The Wizard of Evesham, The Murderous Marriage, The Terrible Tourist and The Fairies of Fryfam.

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, Macbeth 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.

New York Times bestselling author M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin―now the star of a hit TV show―is back on the case again.

The idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna is best known for the medieval church of St. Ethelred and its bells, which are the pride and glory of the whole community.

As the bell-ringers get ready for the visit of the dashing Bishop Peter Salver-Hinkley, the whole village is thrown into a frenzy. Meanwhile, Agatha convinces one of the bell-ringers, the charming lawyer Julian Brody, to hire her to investigate the mystery of the Bishop’s ex-fiancée: a local heiress, Jennifer Toynby, who went missing years ago and whose body was never found …

Meanwhile, the bodies in the village just keep on piling up: The corpse of Larry Jensen, a local policeman, is discovered in the crypt. Millicent Dupin, one of a pair of bell-ringing identical twins, is murdered near the church. And Terry Fletcher, a journalist and (briefly) Agatha’s lover, is found dead in her sitting room! Agatha widens her investigation and very soon her main suspect is the handsome Bishop himself. But could he really be behind this series of violent killings, or is it someone who wants to bring him—and his reputation—down?

Ein schottischer Schuft landet in den ewigen Jagdgründen

Als Priscilla Halburton-Smythe ihren Verlobten nach Lochdubh mitbringt, sind alle verzückt - bis auf Constable Hamish Macbeth, der selbst in Priscilla verliebt ist. Doch derlei Herzensangelegenheiten müssen warten, als Captain Bartlett, ein Gast auf Priscillas Verlobungsfeier, bei der Moorhuhnjagd erschossen wird. Hamish steht ein schwieriger Fall bevor, denn fast jeder der feinen Verlobungsgesellschaft scheint einen Grund gehabt zu haben, den garstigen Captain in die ewigen Jagdgründe zu schicken. Kann Hamish den Mörder fangen, ehe dieser über alle Berge ist? Und kann er zugleich Priscilla davon abbringen, den größten Fehler ihres Lebens zu begehen?

Das Hörbuch zum zweiten Band der kultigen Hamish Macbeth-Krimireihe von Bestsellerautorin M. C. Beaton.

“I am Miss Lamberton.Miss Constance Lamberton. I hoped that you would employ me as your companion.”

So it was that quiet, reserved Constance came to thehousehold of the haughty but beautiful Lady Amelia. She would serve as the lady’schaperone throughout the season’s many festivities, finding herself anunwitting accomplice in Lady Amelia’s scheme to trap the very eligible LordPhilip into marriage.

But it was not Lady Amelia who won Lord Philip’s heart. Itwas the pale, golden-eyed Constance herself. And very soon, Constance becameLady Philip Cautry. It was not a marriage made in heaven, but surely it wouldbe in time.

But then Constance disappeared. Lord Philip didn’t know howor why. All that mattered to him was the safe return of his beloved Constance.

Lochdubh, ein kleines Dorf in den schottischen Highlands. Hier genießt Police Constable Hamish Macbeth das ruhige Leben weitab vom Schuss. Dem gutmütigen Dorfpolizisten eilt der Ruf voraus, notorisch faul zu sein - etwas, das Hamish selbst nie bestreiten würde. Als allerdings der Besitzer der örtlichen Angelschule die Leiche einer seiner Schülerinnen aus dem Wasser angelt, ist für Hamish die Zeit des Müßiggangs vorbei und er muss ermitteln. Es stellt sich heraus, dass die Ermordete - eine gewisse Lady Jane - gar keine Lady, sondern eine scharfzüngige Klatschkolumnistin war, die viele Feinde hatte, auch unter den Angelschülern. Ein unlösbarer Fall, so scheint es bald, doch dann kommt Hamish eine geniale Idee, wie er den Mörder enttarnen kann.

Das Hörbuch zum ersten Band der Hamish Macbeth-Krimireihe von Bestsellerautorin M. C. Beaton.

"I do not think I wantto be married at all. I want to be rich. Very rich..." When Henrietta Bascombe opens a confectionary shop inorder to turn her pittance of an inheritance into a fortune, her friends are shockedto hear of such a well-bred lady going into trade. The Earl of Carrisdown isboth drawn to and repelled by her shopgirl status. Undaunted, Henrietta proceedsto hang out the traditional confectioners' sign of a golden pineapple and soon findsa set of beautiful women in her employ, drawing the attention of the Earl ofCarrisdown's younger brother and best friend. Distressed by the situation, theearl makes it his mission to put…

The poor relations, those genteel paupers of society who live on little more than their dignity, have banded together and started the Poor Relation Hotel, hoping to be bought out by their embarrassed relatives—but as the hotel prospered, they began to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Now once more they are in need of funds. To stoop to crime in their days of poverty was one thing, but to turn to it again when they have enjoyed a certain measure of success is quite another. But they all agree: the hotel must go on. And so poor, faded Miss Tonks has been persuaded to steal something valuable enough from her rich sister to set the poor…

An impoverished widow opens a hotel serving the society she has fallen from in this regency romance featuring characters who “leap off the pages” (Publishers Weekly). Life is not easy for the poor relations of England’s upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London’s newest hotel, the Poor Relation, is born. The establishment is an immediate hit…

When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé home to Lochdubh, everybody in town is delighted … except for love-smitten Constable Hamish Macbeth. Yet his affairs of the heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla’s engagement party, has just been found murdered—shot while on a grouse hunt. Now with many titled party guests as the prime suspects, each with a reason for snuffing out the despicable captain, Hamish must smooth ruffled feathers as he investigates the case. When the hidden culprit strikes again, Hamish will find himself trying to save Priscilla from a miserable marriage—and catch a killer before he flies the coop.

When society widow and gossip columnist Lady Jane Winters joined the fishing class, she wasted no time in ruffling the feathers—or was it the fins?—of those around her. Among the victims of her sharp tongue and unladylike manner was Lochdubh Constable Hamish Macbeth. Yet not even Hamish thought someone would permanently silence Lady Jane’s shrills—until her strangled body is fished out of the river.

Now with the help of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe, Hamish must angle through the choppy waters of the tattler’s life to find the murderer. But with a school of suspects who aren’t ready to talk and dead women telling no tales, Hamish may be in over his head, for he knows that secrets are dangerous, knowledge is power, and killers usually do strike again.

Includes the bonus story “Knock, Knock You’re Dead”