R.W. Green Bücher

Life is never, ever dull in Agatha Raisin's sleepy Cotswolds village!Agatha Raisin's private detective agency is working flat out on a series of burglaries which take a violent turn when a friend of Agatha's is murdered during a raid on his antiques shop. Although determined to nail the villains, Agatha still makes time to help Sir Charles Fraith prepare to stage a massive, hugely glamorous event in the grounds of his ancestral home, Barfield House.When Agatha begins to receive death threats and narrowly avoids being abducted by kidnappers, she takes advantage of a previously arranged trip to Majorca to lie low for a while. There she meets her partner, former police officer John Glass, who is now working as a dance instructor on a cruise liner. Their relationship founders over John's apparent closeness to his stage dance partner, Louise. Putting her love life on hold, Agatha heads home, having worked out who has been threatening her life.Can Agatha track down the would-be killer, nail her friend's murderers and rescue her romance with John? Everything comes to a climax at the Barfield Extravaganza when on top of everything else, Agatha also manages to solve a 400-year-old Cotswold murder mystery!

The brand-new Hamish Macbeth mystery from multimillion-selling author M C Beaton, the undisputed queen of cosy crime.

The brand new Agatha Raisin mystery from multimillion-selling author M. C. Beaton, the Queen of Cosy Crime, about an eccentric Cotswolds-based detective with an erratic love life and a penchant for G and Ts

Nothing could be more relaxing or sedate than a quiet game of bowls on a pristine bowling green bathed in the sunshine of an English summer's afternoon in the Cotswolds - unless there's a dead body lying on the grass. Agatha Raisin becomes embroiled in a turmoil of jealousy and lies when the tranquility of her local bowls club explodes into a storm of accusation and intrigue - and murder. Her private life is no less turbulent when a past suitor reappears just as her ex-husband seems intent on rekindling their romance, and her close friend, Bill Wong, is in danger of losing the woman he loves

Agatha and her assistant, Toni, are en route to their friend Bill Wong's wedding, eagerly anticipating the bride's attire, when a terrified young man runs towards them—completely naked. This unexpected encounter draws them into a world of naturists, a missing corpse, fantasy games, witchcraft, and even an ice cream empire, all laced with intrigue and murder. Meanwhile, Agatha's life is a whirlwind, with her detective agency bustling and her personal life in disarray, juggling old flames and a new romantic interest. As she delves deeper into the mystery, she finds herself in peril while pursuing a suspected murderer, uncovering dark secrets tied to the ice cream business that lead to a chilling revelation. The series has garnered acclaim, with comparisons to classic characters and a reputation for irresistible charm and intrigue. Readers find Agatha to be a delightful blend of humor and complexity, making each new adventure a joy to experience. The novels have reached cult status, celebrated for their engaging plots and the captivating, flawed heroine at their center.