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Agatha Raisin: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead

Series: Agatha Raisin
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Agatha Raisin: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton is a delightful crime mystery where the formidable Agatha Raisin investigates the mysterious death of a villager who was poisoned by a seemingly innocuous gift. The book is filled with humour, shrewd observations, and the twists typical of Beaton’s charming crime series. As Agatha delves deeper, she confronts various eccentric village characters, uncovering grudges and secrets along the way.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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You might enjoy this book if you like charming and witty crime mysteries set in quaint English villages. With its blend of humour and intriguing plots, it appeals to fans who enjoy following a sharp, unconventional detective through twists and turns in seemingly peaceful countryside settings.

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Agatha Raisin: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead

The bossy, vain and irresistible Agatha is back in her latest adventure - her 24th in the series.

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Incomer Gloria French is at first welcomed in the Cotswold village of Piddlebury. She seems like a do-gooder par excellence, raising funds for the church and caring for the elderly. But she has a bad habit of borrowing things and not giving them back, so when she is discovered dead, poisoned by a bottle of elderberry wine, folk in the village don't mourn her passing too intently.

Parish councillor Jerry Tarrant hires Agatha Raisin to track down the murderer. But the village is creepy and secretive and the residents don't seem to want Agatha to find who the murderer is. Agatha's investigations are hampered by the emotional upset of finding her ex, James Lacey, has fallen in love with young detective Toni Gilmour.

And now the murderer is targeting Agatha!

Agatha Raisin: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead

Praise for the Agatha Raisin series:

"M.C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem" - Publishers Weekly

"Clever red herrings and some wicked unfinished business guarantees that the listener will pant for a sequel" - The Times (audio review)

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Agatha Raisin: Something Borrowed, Someone Dead by M.C. Beaton has been praised for its masterful blend of outrageous black comedy, reaching a cult status among detective novels, according to The Times. Entertainment Weekly describes Agatha as a modern twist on Miss Marple, with quirky personal habits, while My Weekly highlights the book as another great addition for M.C. Beaton fans.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781472121486

Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 January 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Constable

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 190g

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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