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Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came

Series: Agatha Raisin
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Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came by M.C. Beaton follows the ever-curious detective as she embarks on a new mystery inspired by the death of a bride found floating in a river. Set in a small English village, Agatha becomes entwined in uncovering the truth behind the young woman's suspicious demise. The story combines humour and suspense, with Agatha's character unflinchingly navigating the quirky community and its hidden secrets.
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You might enjoy this book if you love cosy mysteries filled with humour and clever twists. Set in the English countryside, it follows a quirky amateur sleuth who finds herself amidst suspenseful and unexpected situations, making it a delightful read for fans of crime and thrillers with a light-hearted touch.

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Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came

The twelfth in the Agatha Raisin murder mysteries

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It can be hell in high water!

Drowned brides are like buses: nothing for ages, then two come along at the same time...!

Abandoned by her husband James, Agatha hops on a plane to the South Pacific, hoping to mend her broken heart. But there she meets a happy honeymooning couple, for whom disaster strikes when, tragically, the bride drowns.

Back home, alarm bells start ringing for Agatha when a woman, dressed in a wedding gown, is swept down river. The police say suicide, but Agatha, spurred on by recent memories, particularly her own disastrous marriage, sets out to prove them wrong.

Praise for the Agatha Raisin series:

'Sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non-PC, M.C. Beaton has created a national treasure' β€” Anne Robinson

'M.C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' β€” Publishers Weekly

'The Miss Marple-like Raisin is a refreshing, sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likeable heroine' β€” Booklist

'Once started, you'll have a job to put it down until you've finished' β€” Amazon reader, Kent

'Another wonderful tale about Agatha and her chums... Long live Aggie!' β€” Bookworm, Essex

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M.C. Beaton's detective novels have achieved a cult following due to their blend of outrageous black comedy, as noted by The Times. Agatha Raisin is compared to a more edgy Miss Marple, with a penchant for drinking, smoking, and romance, which Entertainment Weekly finds delightfully engaging. My Weekly considers it another triumph for fans of Beaton's work.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472121363

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 January 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Constable

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 200g

Pages: 272

About the Author

M.C. Beaton (1936-2019) was the author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages and have sold more than twenty-one million copies worldwide. She is consistently the most borrowed UK adult author in British libraries, and her Agatha Raisin books have been turned into a TV series on Sky.

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