Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer - Hardcover

Review: The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status (The Times); A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed (Daily Mail); Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life (Entertainment Weekly) / Book Description: Ahead of Agatha's return to TV at Christmas (details to be confirmed nearer the time) we have the latest bestseller from M C Beaton / From the Inside Flap: The idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna is best known for the medieval church of St Ethelred and it bells, which are the pride and glory of the whole community. As the bell-ringers get ready for the visit of the incredibly handsome Bishop Peter Salver-Hinkley, the whole village is thrown into a frenzy. Meanwhile, Agatha convinces one of the bell-ringers, the charming lawyer Julian Brody, to hire her to investigate the mystery of the Bishop's ex-fiancee: a local heiress, Jennifer Toynby, who went missing years ago and whose body was never found. Meanwhile, the bodies just keep on piling up: the corpse of Larry Jensen, a local policeman, is discovered in the crypt. Millicent Dupin, the famous bell-ringing twin, is murdered near the church. And Terry Fletcher, a journalist and (briefly) Agatha's lover, is found dead in her sitting room! Why this sudden spate of deaths; is it all connected to the bishop's visit? Agatha widens her investigation and very soon her main suspect is the handsome Bishop himself. could he really be behind this series of violent killings, or is it someone who wants to bring him - and his reputation - down? / From the Back Cover: Praise for M. C. Beaton 'I'm not sure I wouldn't back Agatha against Reacher in a fight. She has the ruthlessness. The cunning. And the poisoned quiche' Daily Telegraph; 'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly; 'The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The Times; 'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' Daily Mail / About the Author: M.C. Beaton is the author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances. Her Agatha Raisin books are currently being turned into a TV series on Sky. She lives in Paris and in a Cotswold village that is very much like Agatha's beloved Carsely.