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Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham
- Agatha Raisin, Book 8
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Series: Agatha Raisin Mysteries, Book 8
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- Agatha Raisin, Book 9
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Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death
- Agatha Raisin, Book 7
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Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam
- Agatha Raisin, Book 10
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Feeling jilted and cross, Agatha follows a fortune-teller's advice and rents a cottage in the pretty village of Fryfam, where she hopes good fortune and true love will come chasing after her for a change. Unfortunately, her romantic notions are soon dispelled by the strange goings-on in the village. What are those strange lights in Agatha's back garden? Who is stealing paintings and pottery? And who murdered the local squire?
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As good as always
- By Iwbar on 26-12-2020
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Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell
- Agatha Raisin, Book 11
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Recently married to James Lacey, Agatha quickly finds out that it's not all 'happy ever after' - before long the newlyweds are living in separate cottages and accusing each other of infidelity. After a fight down the local pub, James vanishes completely, leaving a bloodstain as the only clue to his fate. Naturally, Agatha is Prime Suspect. Determined to clear her name and find her husband, Agatha begins her investigation - and promptly finds a murdered mistress....
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Fabulous
- By Anonymous User on 19-09-2020
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Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
- Agatha Raisin, Book 6
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Agatha Raisin, retired PR supremo, has been spurned at the altar by the man of her dreams, her attractive neighbour James Lacey. So temporarily deserting the sleepy Cotswold village of Carsely, she pursues her fleeing fiancé to north Cyprus where, instead of enjoying a romantic honeymoon, they witness the killing of an obnoxious tourist in a disco. Can the duo forget their differences and resume their strangely successful sleuthing partnership?
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Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came
- Agatha Raisin, Book 12
- By: M. C. Beaton
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Abandoned by new husband James, Agatha Raisin hops on a plane to the South Pacific in the hope that an idyllic holiday will bring some consolation. There, she befriends a honeymooning couple, but tragically, the young bride is accidentally drowned. Returning home to the Cotswolds, Agatha finds herself involved in a strangely similar situation: a woman, dressed in a wedding gown, is found floating in the river. The police say suicide, but Agatha, spurred on by bitter reflections on the married state, sets out to prove them wrong.
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excellent book
- By Anonymous User on 25-01-2020
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Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden
- Agatha Raisin, Book 9
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Suffering from bald patches thanks to a hair conditioner spiked with depilatory cream - supplied by the murderess in her last investigation - Agatha escapes to the coastal resort of Wyckhadden to allow her crowning glory to recover in privacy. A local witch provides her with hair tonic, and Agatha's lost locks begin to grow - but then the witch is found bludgeoned to death. The elderly residents at Agatha's faded hotel seem innocuous enough, if a little odd. But she turns up an alarming number of secrets....
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Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death
- Agatha Raisin, Book 7
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 5 hrs and 45 mins
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Agatha Raisin's neighbouring village of Ancombe is usually the epitome of quiet rural charm, but the arrival of a new mineral water company - which intends to tap into the village spring - sends tempers flaring and divides the parish council into two stubborn camps. When Agatha, who happens to be the PR person for the water company, finds the council chairman murdered at the spring, tongues start wagging. Could one of the council members have silenced the chairman before he could cast the deciding vote?
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Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam
- Agatha Raisin, Book 10
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As good as always
- By Iwbar on 26-12-2020
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- Agatha Raisin, Book 11
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- Length: 7 hrs and 17 mins
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Fabulous
- By Anonymous User on 19-09-2020
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- Agatha Raisin, Book 6
- By: M. C. Beaton
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Agatha Raisin, retired PR supremo, has been spurned at the altar by the man of her dreams, her attractive neighbour James Lacey. So temporarily deserting the sleepy Cotswold village of Carsely, she pursues her fleeing fiancé to north Cyprus where, instead of enjoying a romantic honeymoon, they witness the killing of an obnoxious tourist in a disco. Can the duo forget their differences and resume their strangely successful sleuthing partnership?
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- Agatha Raisin, Book 12
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- By: M. C. Beaton
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After pursuing him for nearly four years, Agatha is finally about to marry James Lacey, the handsome Colonel next door. But there's just one little problem.
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Marriage murder and mystery
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After six gruelling months back in London, Agatha Raisin returns to her beloved Cotswold village of Carsely - and to the charms of her neighbour, James Lacey. True, James is less than thrilled to see her, but Agatha is soon distracted by a sensational murder. The victim, hiker Jessica Tartinck, spent her life enraging wealthy landowners by insisting on her walking club's right to hike over their properties. Now she has been found dead....
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Absolutely loved this one
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Reports of a haunted house soon have amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin snooping around, only to discover the victim of the haunting is a universally disliked old biddy on whom someone is playing a practical joke. But then the old lady is murdered, and, for Agatha - Miss Marple with attitude - solving a crime is much more fun than ghostbusting. Very soon she’s up to her usual tricks, involving the villagers, local police, and, naturally, her handsome new neighbour....
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Perferction
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Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance
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An unabridged reading of an Agatha Raisin mystery from M. C. Beaton, read by Penelope Keith. There may be trouble ahead...so will Agatha face the music? Can the feisty Agatha cut it as a private investigator? She soon learns that running her own detective agency in the Cotswolds is not quite like starring in a Raymond Chandler movie. But then walks in wealthy divorcee Catherine Laggat-Brown, and Agatha is given her first real case.
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Love Agatha
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- Agatha Raisin, Book 17
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- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
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Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
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- By: M. C. Beaton
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A newcomer to the village, Mary Fortune, is discovered murdered. Agatha seizes the moment and immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging the dirt on the victim. But the problem is, Agatha has an awkward secret of her own.
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Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
- By JANET on 03-01-2018
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Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye
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- By: M. C. Beaton
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Penelope Keith - who starred as Agatha Raisin in the popular BBC Radio 4 series - reads M.C. Beaton’s entertaining murder mystery. During the grey days of early December, Agatha is obsessed by only two things – Christmas, and her ex, James Lacey. Although she says she feels nothing for James now, she’s sure that planning the perfect Dickensian Christmas for all her friends will somehow reanimate her love. Even the murder of Mrs Tamworthy , does little to distract Agatha.
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- By: M. C. Beaton
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When the village curate is found murdered, retired PR guru Agatha Raisin vows to bring his killer to justice, particularly if the investigation also brings her closer to her handsome next-door neighbour, Colonel Lacey. Duck and Cover Still reeling from the death of their curate, the inhabitants of Carsely decide on Duck Racing and Morris Dancing to cheer themselves up. But the village Fete is unlikely to go smoothly while the killer is still amongst them.
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Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
- Agatha Raisin, Book 2
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Diana Bishop
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In the delightful Cotswold village of Carsely, the air is heady with romance. Agatha Raisin is convinced that the new vet has taken a shine to her. But before she can get anywhere, handsome Dr Paul Bladen is accidentally killed while attending to Lord Pendlebury's horse. So was it really an accident? All the evidence points that way, but the circumstances are decidedly suspicious.
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Quite good. First book is better
- By Martin on 09-06-2020
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Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison
- Agatha Raisin, Book 19
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that she decides to take time off for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she does, she remembers that when she does have time on her hands, she doesn't know what to do with it. So it doesn't take much for the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicise the church fete - especially when the event organiser, George Selby, turns out to be a handsome widower.
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Agatha Raisin: There Goes the Bride
- Agatha Raisin, Book 20
- By: M. C. Beaton
- Narrated by: Penelope Keith
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Agatha Raisin's ex-husband James has become engaged to a beautiful young woman and Agatha has been kindly invited to the wedding. This is a difficult pill to swallow, so to take her mind off it Agatha begins a flirtation with Sylvan, a Frenchman she met at James's engagement party. She also decides to holiday in Istanbul, where unfortunately she bumps into James and his fiancée, not once but twice - convincing him she is stalking them.
Publisher's Summary
He was a hairdresser to dye for... The local ladies all deem Mr John a wizard, so when Agatha finds a few grey hairs on her head - and the rinse she tries at home turns her hair purple - she makes a beeline for the handsome Evesham hairdresser. And as well as sorting out her hair it soon becomes clear the charming man also has designs on her heart - but their budding romance is cut short when Mr John is fatally poisoned in his salon. Once again Agatha finds herself embroiled in a murder case. Was it one of Mr John's many lady clients, all of whom divulged to him their darkest secrets? It's time for Agatha to get to the root of this hair-raising mystery!
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- Jennifer
- 05-01-2013
entertaining and ingenious.
I listen to my books at night before sleeping. This is perfect material. Light, ingenious, funny. Loved it and all of the other stories I have read in this series.
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- Susi Moffat
- 01-05-2019
Agatha Raisin Rules
Another fantastic Agatha Raisin take read by a talented narrator. No matter what she’s up to, Agatha always finds a murder and it’s always an enjoyable trip for us too.
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- Valerie Martin
- 16-02-2020
Another good M. C. Beaton.
Agatha Raisin is as always.... good. So is Penelope Keith reading the story. I cannot imagine anyone else doing the dialogue. Agatha reminds me of myself.
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- RyKatan
- 29-12-2019
Twist and turns
Really good book! I didn’t expect the ending, so many twists and turns which kept me engaged.
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-10-2019
Penelope Keith brings these books to life
Chewing gum for the ears that is delivered beautifully by Ms Keith in an elegant manner that I can never get tired of listening too.
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- CLAIRE WATSON
- 14-09-2018
Never look at hairdressers in the same way again.
Never a dull moment and consistently brilliant in writing and performance. Sir Charles really is becoming quite a character in this book and becomes more than a match for Agatha.
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- Angelcritique
- 03-08-2018
Agatha does it again.
Another opportunity for the reader to learn more about the character of M.C. Beaton’s detective heroine Agatha Raisin. The police accuse her of blundering about among the suspects in a case and often putting her life at risk. This is generally so. She relies much on her intuition. Here a skilled, handsome, charming but wicked hairstylist becomes a murder victim. The list of possible suspects appears long as he is proven to be a blackmailer. The murderer is revealed by Agatha with the aid of her friend Sir Charles Fraith as the last person to be suspected. To use a an horse racing term an ‘outsider’. My only serious criticism in the Agatha Raisin novels is of smoker M.C.Beaton using Agatha as a means to continually beat the drum of her hobby horse, attempting to justify smoking by bashing characters who rightly speak out against it. This drives me nuts. Now a senior lady who is plagued by breathing problems, perhaps Beaton feels in would have been a wiser choice to leave the cigarettes alone. Some occasional semantic errors and Penelope Kieth’s strange mispronounciation of some commonplace words are evident hiccups along the way: but for fans of the Raisin mysteries this book is an enjoyable read.
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- Katie
- 14-05-2018
always good fun
always funny, quaint and enjoyable. this series continues to Charm with such a charismatic and repeatable protagonist.
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- Wulfrun
- 29-08-2017
Formulaic but fun
Penny Keith is super in this role and just about musters enough accents to make it work. Story is ok but same old, same old! I have listened to all of these books and I like finding narrative inconsistencies, a bit odd when you consider the author and editors must proof read multiple times.
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- Lizzi
- 24-04-2017
Just great
So good. Everything I wanted it to be. Such fun to listen to, totally enjoyable!
1 person found this helpful
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