M C Beaton

The Blood of an Englishman: an Agatha Raisin Mystery M C Beaton

Marc Notes: Unabridged.; Compact discs.; The Agatha Raisin Mysteries, Book 25.; Read by Alison Larkin.; Investigating the murder of a local baker during an amateur theatrical, curmudgeon Agatha Raisin and her team of private detectives uncover a web of feuds and temperamental behaviors that place the team in mortal danger. Publisher Marketing: In this irresistible new mystery from "New York Times" bestselling M. C. Beaton, the adorably cranky Agatha Raisin investigates when a local baker is murdered while performing in a seemingly harmless pantomime." Fee, fie, fo, fum. I smell the blood of an Englishman "Even though Agatha Raisin loathes amateur dramatics, her friend Mrs. Bloxby, the vicar s wife, has persuaded her to support the local pantomime. Stifling a yawn at the production of "Babes in the Woods," Agatha watches as the baker, playing an ogre, struts and threatens on the stage. Then a trapdoor opens followed by a scream and then silence. Surely this isn t the way the scene was rehearsed? When it turns out the popular baker has been murdered, Agatha puts her team of private detectives on the case. They soon discover more feuds and temperamental behavior in amateur theatrics than in a professional stage show and face more and more danger as the team gets too close to the killer."The Blood of an Englishman" is Agatha s twenty-fifth adventure, and you d think she would have learned by now not to keep making the same mistakes. Alas, no yet Agatha s flaws only make her more endearing. In this sparkling new entry in Beaton s "New York Times" bestselling series of modern cozies, Agatha Raisin once again manages to infuriate, amuse, and solicit our deepest sympathies as we watch her blunder her way boldly through another murder mystery (Bookreporter.com)." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/14/2014 (EAN 9780312616267, Hardcover) Romantic Times 09/01/2014 pg. 77 (EAN 9780312616267, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2014 (EAN 9780312616267, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Beaton, M C M. C. Beaton, who was the British guest of honor at Bouchercon 2006, has been hailed as the "Queen of Crime" ("The Globe and Mail"). In addition to her "New York Times "and "USA Today "bestselling Agatha Raisin novels, Beaton is the author of the Hamish Macbeth series and four Edwardian mysteries. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between the English Cotswolds and Paris. "The Blood of an Englishman" is her 25th Agatha Raisin Mystery. Contributor Bio:  Larkin, Alison An "AudioFile" Earphones Award winner, Alison Larkin is a classically trained actress who has appeared on Broadway with the Royal National Theatre and Off-Broadway with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Her bestselling novel "The English American" made the top ten list of best author audiobook narrations of all time.