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Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body
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Publisher's Summary
Penelope Keith - who starred as Agatha Raisin in the popular BBC Radio 4 series – reads M. C. Beaton’s eagerly-awaited murder mystery.
Agatha Raisin has never been one for enforced holiday cheer, but her friendly little village of Carsely has always prided itself on its traditional Christmas festivities. However, this year Mr John Sunday, an officer with the Cotswold Health and Safety Board, has chosen Christmas as the time to crack down on what he sees as gross misconduct by everyone. But when Mr Sunday goes too far, he is soon found lying face down in the petunias, very much dead. Agatha is on the case, but with so many people having threatened the life of the victim, it’s hard to know where to start....
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- Paulette Shewfelt
- 28-12-2011
Beaton cannot be beat!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Agatha is perfect. The story is fun. Beaton is a genius. Technically you can start anywhere in the series and it is blast. One Agatha Raison book and you will automatically be searching for the rest. This narrator is good. She does a very good job helping the listener recognise the various characters. Highly recommened.
What other book might you compare Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body to and why?
The only one whol comes close is the Maggody series by Joan Hess, and only the earliest ones.
What about Penelope Keith’s performance did you like?
She is engaging, elloquent and professional.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
There is no way to stop a rollercoaster on an incline and who wants to? Pressing pause is a tough decision!
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- Ursula
- 12-12-2011
A series of short stories not a novel.
I was a little disappointed to discover that it was a short story initially. However it is a good set of short stories. Well-written.
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- Ernest
- 04-01-2011
Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body
This book was a good choice for me, for straight after the holiday. I enjoyed the fast moving story that had lots of different characters, I found them easy to visualise. The descriptions were good, and not 'too wordy' the story had a few twists and turns too. Everything that M C Beaton writes is worth reading, in my opinion. Penelope Keith is superb as a narrator of this genre. Recommended!
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- Debra
- 22-12-2010
Worth the money!
Thoroughly enjoyed the story brilliantly read by Penelope Keith. If you are looking for something more than a straightforward whodunnit but not so grand as a classic, this is a good choice.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-09-2019
Mmm..... No surprises
Totally un engaged by the plot, there were at least 3 knocking around rather unrelated. If it wasn't for Agatha, Toni and Simon I'd have abandoned the book at chapter 2. Fed up with Agatha's kitchen table, frozen curries, Charles meanness and James slamming doors.
I'm sorry Pen elope Keith but your Gloucestershire burr sounds more like an American accent, so I won't be buying a talking book of Agatha's anytime soon.
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- Katerina
- 07-01-2019
LOVE IT
I adore these books, nothing like abit of mystery, crime, and comedy! great listen, Thank you
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- B.A.HUTCHINSON
- 09-10-2018
Enjoyed the story lines.
Knowing the characters so well adds to the reading pleasure. There is quite a lot of phrase and discription repetition, which is can be tedious.
It's good to find Agatha's character is developing. Focusing her attention on the plot strengthens the story, putting the 'friends' in a lesser role and different pecking order is gratefully acknowledged. The final 'ring' twist put both Charles and Lacey in their place, and puts a definite stamp on Agatha's move towards recognition of self worth.
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- Gillian knox
- 27-03-2018
love these books
cosy colourful characters really love these books easy listening very good narration at just the right pace the plots unfold
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- Les Palmer
- 21-12-2017
Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body
Brilliant as usual, the continuing life of Agatha Raisin, Village Life, Friends, Loves and of course murders to solve.
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- kerry
- 05-07-2017
Enjoy
Another great story. I love the real life aces, pain's and ,worries ,that go along side a great mystery who done it .
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- pie finger
- 25-04-2017
frivolous but truly enjoyed
Just great stories that are entertaining and delightful. love listening to them on the car.
agatha raisin is a lovable character and Penelope Keith is a joyful narrator.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-12-2016
Another Spectacular murder mystery.
Brilliant murder mystery. Each book gets even more interesting with more murders and more information on the Cotswolds and other places. Hopefully there will be more Agatha Raisin books to chill out on.