'Death of a Glutton' by M.C. Beaton

Genre: Cozy Mystery

About: (From Goodreads)
A greedy glutton meets a gruesome end in the latest Hamish Macbeth mystery. When the woman is found dead--and an apple stuck unceremoniously in her mouth--Macbeth has to postpone his wooing of the Tommel Castle Hotel proprietress, Priscilla, in order to solve the case.

Why I wanted to read this book:

• Several of my blogging buddies love cozy mysteries and this author. I found a bunch of them for 25 cents each last year at my library sale..I bought all that they had!!

What worked for me:

• The witty writing!! It will certainly keep me coming back for more.
• Hamish- I like him and am cheering on his love sickness for Priscilla!!
• The setting of the story- Northern Scotland
• The characters- funny, eccentric, but yet so believable!!
• It was a fast 176 pages.

What didn't work for me:

• I enjoyed it all..just a fun read!
  

Recommend?  Yes, especially to those that love cozies!! The ending has left me wondering though if the real killer was actually caught!!! You know that feeling of finding out you've been bamboozled??? That's how I felt in the end and I'm still wondering if this particular person got away with murder!! P.S. I read this totally out-of-order...I know can you believe it? And it was o.k. I never felt like I missed out on a thing!!

My Rating: 4/5

Source:  My own shelves

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