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Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Agatha Raisin Mysteries)

by M C Beaton

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Be careful what you wish for

Agatha Raisin is bored. Her detective agency in the Cotswolds is thriving, but she’ll scream if she has to deal with another missing cat or dog. Only two things seem to offer potential excitement: Christmas, and her ex, James Lacey. This year Agatha’s sure that if she invites James to a splendid Christmas dinner, their love will rekindle like a warm Yule log…but that fantasy will have to wait for now. A wealthy widow—who sent Agatha a letter before her death saying one of her family intended to kill her—has been found dead. Now Agatha must set out to find the murderer, even though, in her heart, she’s still dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones she and James used to know….

“Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha.”—Chicago Sun-Times

 

 

Synopsis:

After a wealthy widow is poisoned, Agatha receives the letter the woman had sent before her death, saying one of her family members had intended to kill her. Agatha sets out to find the murderer, all the while managing a teenage trainee who makes her feel old and plotting every detail of a traditional Christmas.

Synopsis:

Be careful what you wish for

Agatha Raisin is bored. Her detective agency in the Cotswolds is thriving, but she’ll scream if she has to deal with another missing cat or dog. Only two things seem to offer potential excitement: Christmas, and her ex, James Lacey. This year Agatha’s sure that if she invites James to a splendid Christmas dinner, their love will rekindle like a warm Yule log…but that fantasy will have to wait for now. A wealthy widow—who sent Agatha a letter before her death saying one of her family intended to kill her—has been found dead. Now Agatha must set out to find the murderer, even though, in her heart, she’s still dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones she and James used to know….

“Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha.”—Chicago Sun-Times

 

 

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About the Author

M. C. Beaton has been hailed as “the new Queen of Crime”(The Globe and Mail). Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between Paris and a village in the English Cotswolds, where she writes mysteries featuring Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth, as well as an Edwardian detective series published under the name Marion Chesney. Her novels Death of a Dreamer and Love, Lies and Liquor were New York Times bestsellers, and she was chosen as the British Guest of Honor for Bouchercon 2006.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780312946777
Author:
Beaton, M C
Publisher:
St. Martin's Press
Author:
Beaton, M. C.
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Widows
Subject:
England
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Christmas stories
Copyright:
2007
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Agatha Raisin Mysteries
Publication Date:
November 2008
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
247
Dimensions:
6.74x4.28x.68 in. .27 lbs.
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