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Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer

By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Penelope Keith
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 'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN

'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY

'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL

The latest Agatha Raisin mystery from bestselling author M. C. Beaton

The team of bells at St. Ethelred church is the pride and glory of the idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna, together with the most dedicated bell ringers in the whole of England: the twins Mavis and Millicent Dupin.

As the village gets ready for the Bishop's visit, the twins get overly-excited at the prospect of ringing the special peal of bells created for the occasion and start bullying the other bell ringers, forcing them to rehearse and rehearse . . . so much so that Joseph Kennell, a retired lawyer, yells at the sisters that he 'felt like killing them'!

When the twins' home is broken into one night and Millicent is found dead, struck from a hammer blow, suspicion falls onto the lawyer.

Will Agatha unmask the real killer and clear Joseph's name?

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Praise for M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series:

'Full of perfectly pitched interest, intrigue, and charm' Lee Child

'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' The Times

'Irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' Anne Robinson

'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly

'I've read all the Agatha Raisin series. There are plenty of twists and turns in a short read that means you're always on your toes. If you're like me, you'll have deep affection for Agatha' Woman's Way©2018 M. C. Beaton (P)2018 Hachette Audio UK Cosy Detective Mystery Private Investigators Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Amish Suspense

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Another delightful crime mystery again and just hope it’s not the last as I will miss her. Here’s hoping!!

Agatha Raisin at her very best

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I usually love the AR series but found this story a bit irritating with a focus on soppy story lines and losing the murder plot in the tangles. Ok but not one of the best.

Bit muddled

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once again I have enjoyed this book looking forward to the next one in the series

good read

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As always M.C. Beaton delivers a thoroughly entertaining crime story full of twists and turns and Penelope Keith is brilliant.

Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer

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Fantastically read as usual. Penelope Kieth becomes Agatha Raisin and I couldn’t listen to anyone else reading these books. Brilliant!!

Agatha never disappoints

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I’ve written rave reviews about Agatha Raisin in the past. I understand that the stories are generally quite gentle and lacking in gore and massive plot twists but that has always been part of their charm.

This time, I start to feel like the series might be running out of steam. The plot was shallow, but historically that’s not been a deal breaker for Ms Raisin’s capers. This one, though, lacked any of the charm that previous instalments have. The characters were unlovely; Agatha herself was all over the place; there were few belly-laugh moments and Agatha’s (dare I suggest Ms Beaton’s?!) prejudiced and very old-fashioned views on any number of topics really began to make for uncomfortable listening (again, I feel bad for criticising the book now for something that has always been a feature, but it seems more pronounced now and less like a deliberately-written character flaw of the often curmudgeonly protagonist)

I was so pleased to see that the new Agatha Raisin had been released and really looked forward to a weekend of listening to Agatha’s latest antics... sadly it really failed to live up to expectation.

I feel like a real cow for saying this but Penelope Keith even seemed aware that the book wasn’t quite firing on all cylinders as her, usually excellent, narration seemed a bit lacking too.

All in all, if you’re a die-hard fan then go for it, but don’t expect it to be as enjoyable as its predecessors. If you’ve not heard of Agatha before now then I strongly recommend that you go back to the start and listen to Quiche Of Death, which is much more fun than this one.

A disappointing instalment

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Delightful - a tangled web of suspects, misdirections and trips overseas with Agatha’s romantic dreams ever in search of a happy conclusion.

A handful of murders

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Always a twist in the story keeps you interested the main characters have been developed since the first books

Very familiar but very entertaining

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Loved the book poor old agatha maybe one she, will find a man, it's amazing how far people will go lol

Fantastic read

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Having read and/or listened to the 28 previous adventures of Agatha Raisin, I found this story to be quite a disappointment. As other reviewers have commented, this storyline seemed to jump all over the place & was sillier than usual - Agatha’s “affair with Terry” only seemed to be one evening with him but she was ‘really in love for the first time’; her rushing off to Thailand & Bulgaria. Even Penelope Keith’s usually excellent narrating couldn’t quite save this story.

I hope the final 2 books in the Agatha Raisin series are an improvement.

Rather disappointed - Spoilers

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