Death of a Valentine -- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery (#25 in the series)

DEATH OF A VALENTINE
-- A Hamish Macbeth Mystery


(fiction)

by

M. C. Beaton

* 25th in the Hamish Macbeth series *

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Released
January 12, 2010


by

Grand Central Publishing
(www.hachettebookgroup.com)

ISBN: 978-0-446-54738-3

Price:
$23.99 USA

$28.99 Canada

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For those who love a romantic romp disguised as a mystery, this book is perfect. It's a confection too sweet to be real. For me, in short, it was torturous. If this is the typical Beaton novel, then she and I, as writer and reader in that time-honored relationship, shall best part ways now. I found the story to be shallow, laden heavily with often goofy and unbelievable characters of the cardboard cut-out variety.

As I cannot truly offer a reader's blessing on this book, I offer my sincere apologies to the author -- and the grace of an honest reader, which is all that's left.



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