Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison - M.C. Beaton

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet - M.C. Beaton

Well, where to start. It's not big or clever but... I REALLY did enjoy reading it. The plot is simplistic, the characters are simplistic, the sentence structure is simplistic, and yet... there's a lot to like. Having read the first of the Agatha Raisin series I was looking forward to getting my hands on the next. I find it difficult to explain why because they aren't exactly literary classics. For some reason this doesn't matter and I think it's because the books aren't trying too hard. They are supposed to be a simple romp through a loosely plotted murder mystery. As long as you are prepared to suspend your disbelief when a pair of middle-aged amateur detectives manage to break ...

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet - M.C. Beaton

Well, where to start. It's not big or clever but... I REALLY did enjoy reading it. The plot is simplistic, the characters are simplistic, the sentence structure is simplistic, and yet... there's a lot to like. Having read the first of the Agatha Raisin series I was looking forward to getting my hands on the next. I find it difficult to explain why because they aren't exactly literary classics. For some reason this doesn't matter and I think it's because the books aren't trying too hard. They are supposed to be a simple romp through a loosely plotted murder mystery. As long as you are prepared to suspend your disbelief when a pair of middle-aged amateur detectives manage to break ...

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham - M.C. Beaton

Amateur detective Agatha Raisin is having a bad hair day and so tries a new hairdresser in Evesham - Mr John. She comes away, not only with a lovely hair-do, but also a crush on Mr John, who seems to like her too. Before long, however, she is aware that Mr John has a number of conquests and that there seems to be something dodgy about him. Before she can investigate further, Mr John dies horribly, having been poisoned. Determined to work out what he was up to before his death, and why he was killed, Agatha sets out, with the help of her friend, Sir Charles Fraith to find the truth. I have read a number of books in this series now and feel as though I know Agatha Raisin rather ...

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham - M.C. Beaton

Amateur detective Agatha Raisin is having a bad hair day and so tries a new hairdresser in Evesham - Mr John. She comes away, not only with a lovely hair-do, but also a crush on Mr John, who seems to like her too. Before long, however, she is aware that Mr John has a number of conquests and that there seems to be something dodgy about him. Before she can investigate further, Mr John dies horribly, having been poisoned. Determined to work out what he was up to before his death, and why he was killed, Agatha sets out, with the help of her friend, Sir Charles Fraith to find the truth. I have read a number of books in this series now and feel as though I know Agatha Raisin rather ...

Death of a Village - M. C. Beaton

Introduction I just cannot resist a book by M C Beaton, particularly after having read a series of quite ‘heavy’ books that required a lot of concentration. One thing I know I will get from Beaton’s books is a relaxing, humorous read, which needs little concentration and sometimes that is all I want. The author has written two main series of books; one featuring P C Hamish Macbeth, the other features Agatha Raisin, a retired PR executive who manages to fall over murder victims at every turning. For some reason, Beaton’s books are far more popular in the US than they are in the UK, even though the Hamish Macbeth series, for which she is probably best known, was televised ...

Death of a Village - M. C. Beaton

Introduction I just cannot resist a book by M C Beaton, particularly after having read a series of quite ‘heavy’ books that required a lot of concentration. One thing I know I will get from Beaton’s books is a relaxing, humorous read, which needs little concentration and sometimes that is all I want. The author has written two main series of books; one featuring P C Hamish Macbeth, the other features Agatha Raisin, a retired PR executive who manages to fall over murder victims at every turning. For some reason, Beaton’s books are far more popular in the US than they are in the UK, even though the Hamish Macbeth series, for which she is probably best known, was televised ...