They have a beautiful English-Scottish flair to them, and Hamish, as the bumbling police officer is simply adorable.
I really enjoy the Hamish Macbeth mysteries. However, when one of the guests is killed instead, Hamish wonders if it was a case of mistaken identity or whether the snobby, mean woman, Heather, was the intended victim. At the Happy Wanderer Hamish discovers an eclectic group of Jane's friends, none of which would seem to want Jane dead. The owner, Jane Weatherby, is worried that someone is plotting to kill her and invites Hamish for the holidays to investigate. It's the holiday season, and Hamish Macbeth is heading to the Happy Wanderer, a scottish health farm. I think a person would have to be a Hamish Macbeth fan to put up with all the fascinating nonsense found in these mysteries. Beaton seems to write these books off the top of her head without a lot of intense analysis. There is some continuation from book to book of the relationships of some of the main characters. Otherwise the characters and situations might seem crazy. Although the mysteries stand alone, this series is best listened to more or less in order. Shaun Grindell does a fine job of narrating. These stories can be listened to more than once because they are so full of details it's easy to miss some the first time through, and there are so many people, each with their own history, it can be easy to get them confused when just listening rather than reading the print version. A ridiculous plot with an interesting cast of characters in an unusual setting on a barren island off the coast of Scotland make this another fun Macbeth murder mystery.
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