Synopses & Reviews
Praise for M. C. Beaton“The Miss Marple-like Raisin is refreshingly sensible and wonderfully eccentric.”—Buffalo News
Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came
“This is a true village mystery with a heroine so timely and real, you want to meet her at the pub, join her on holiday, even listen to her whine about weight. Though hardly faultless, Agatha remains the most feisty and fragile mystery heroine on the shelves.”—St. Petersburg Times
“Agatha Raisin, a cranky, crude, and raunchy woman somehow (and this reviewer doesnt have a clue) manages to warm her way into the readers heart and elicit their sympathy. The latest installment in this long-running series is funny, breezy and very enjoyable.”—Midwest Book Review
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell
“Among the many joys of all Agatha Raisin adventures are Beatons sweetly formal prose and her vivid descriptions of colorful villagers. This one, however, adds a crackerjack plot and a delightfully comic ending to the mix, making it clearly the best of the lot.”—Booklist (starred review)
“M. C. Beatons eleventh Agatha Raisin book is a reason to celebrate.... [It has all] the vitality and robustness of a new series.”—Tulsa World
Review
“Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new Agatha Raisin mystery.”—
Tampa Tribune-Times“What makes readers love Agatha Raisin? Is it her jealous rages? Inability to quit smoking? Beady little bearlike eyes?... Somehow this cranky middle-aged dames many flaws only make her more appealing.”—Booklist
Review
"Anyone interested in a few hours' worth of intelligent, amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Agatha Raisin." -Atlanta Journal Constitution
"The Miss Marple-like Raisin is refreshingly sensible and wonderfully eccentric."-Buffalo News
"Beaton's Agatha Raisin series...just about defines the British cozy."-Booklist
"Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha."-Chicago Sun-Times
"[Agatha] is a glorious cross between Miss Marple, Auntie Mame, and Lucille Ball, with a tad of pit bull tossed in. She's wonderful."-St. Petersburg Times
"The Raisin series brings the cozy tradition back to life. God bless the Queen!"-Tulsa World
"[Beaton's] imperfect heroine is an absolute gem!"-Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Carsley's beatific new curate, Tristan Delon, seems to have taken a special interest in Agatha, but despite his charms, there's something odd about him. When he's found dead in the vicar's study, it's up to Agatha and John to investigate.
Synopsis
Agatha Raisin is feeling miserable—and with good reason. Her ex-husband, James, has abandoned her, and shes been humiliated by an unseemly proposition from John Armitage, her handsome neighbor. So complete is her devastation that Agatha has given up on makeup and taken to wearing the loose cotton dresses and flat, sensible shoes she has always abhorred.
But there is light at the end of this dark and lonely tunnel, and its source is Carselys beatific new curate, Tristan Delon. With his golden hair, large blue eyes, and perfect mouth, Tristan has attracted the interest of more than a few of his female congregants. And to her surprise, he seems to have taken a special interest in Agatha.
Despite his charms, however, there is something odd about the curate, and after hes found dead in the vicars study, its up to Agatha and John to investigate.
Synopsis
She's Disgruntled, Disheartened, Discontented...But Whoever Said Anything About Better Off Dead?Wretched after being dumped by her husband, bored with pottering about Carsely, and wishing every man would sod off, including her neighbor John Armitage, Agatha Raisin is unmoved by news of the captivating new curate. But when she meets the golden-haired, blue-eyed Tristan Delon, she is swept off her feet...along with nearly every other female in the village. Wrapped in brightly coloured dreams of the curate (never mind that he's a tad odd), Agatha is as ecstatic as a girl when he invites her to dine. But his cold body is found the next day, and Carsely is whisked from time-warp monotony to a hotbed of murder and intrigue-and a clear-headed Agatha Raisin is back on track, this time with John. As the corpses multiply, ever-obstinate Agatha trails clues from Lilac Lane to London, unmindful that someone wicked is arranging that Mrs. Raisin's cats never again hear their mistress' footfall on the path...
"Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand new Agatha Raisin mystery." -Tampa Tribune Times
Synopsis
Wretched after being dumped by her husband, bored with pottering about Carsely, and wishing every man would sod off, including her neighbor John Armitage, Agatha Raisin is unmoved by news of the captivating new curate. But when she meets the golden-haired, blue-eyed Tristan Delon, she is swept off her feet...along with nearly every other female in the village. Wrapped in brightly coloured dreams of the curate (never mind that he's a tad odd), Agatha is as ecstatic as a girl when he invites her to dine. But his cold body is found the next day, and Carsely is whisked from time-warp monotony to a hotbed of murder and intrigue-and a clear-headed Agatha Raisin is back on track, this time with John. As the corpses multiply, ever-obstinate Agatha trails clues from Lilac Lane to London, unmindful that someone wicked is arranging that Mrs. Raisin's cats never again hear their mistress' footfall on the path...
About the Author
M. C. Beaton has been hailed as “the new Queen of Crime.” She is
The New York Times bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries, including
As the Pig Turns and
Busy Body, set in the English Cotswolds, as well as the Hamish Macbeth mysteries set in Scotland. She has also written historical romance novels and an Edwardian mystery series under the name Marion Chesney. Before writing her first novels, Beaton worked as a bookseller, a newspaper reporter, a fashion critic, and a waitress in a greasy spoon. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between Paris and a village in the Cotswolds. She was selected the British Guest of Honor for the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention in 2006.