Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer - Hardcover

Beaton, M.C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1472126963 ISBN 13: 9781472126962

Publisher: Constable, 2018

Synopsis

'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

About this title

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-two 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.

M.C. Beaton's legacy continues as her good friend and fellow author R. W. Green has taken on the mantle of writing more crime novels featuring her two most beloved creations, Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth.

From the Back Cover

Praise for M. C. Beaton

'I'm not sure I wouldn't back Agatha against Reacher in a fight. She has the ruthlessness. The cunning. And the poisoned quiche' Daily Telegraph

'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

'The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The Times

'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' Daily Mail

From the Inside Flap

The idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna is best known for the medieval church of St Ethelred and it bells, which are the pride and glory of the whole community.

As the bell-ringers get ready for the visit of the incredibly handsome Bishop Peter Salver-Hinkley, the whole village is thrown into a frenzy. Meanwhile, Agatha convinces one of the bell-ringers, the charming lawyer Julian Brody, to hire her to investigate the mystery of the Bishop's ex-fiancée: a local heiress, Jennifer Toynby, who went missing years ago and whose body was never found...

Meanwhile, the bodies just keep on piling up: the corpse of Larry Jensen, a local policeman, is discovered in the crypt. Millicent Dupin, the famous bell-ringing twin, is murdered near the church. And Terry Fletcher, a journalist and (briefly) Agatha's lover, is found dead in her sitting room! Why this sudden spate of deaths; is it all connected to the bishop's visit? Agatha widens her investigation and very soon her main suspect is the handsome Bishop himself ... could he really be behind this series of violent killings, or is it someone who wants to bring him - and his reputation - down?

Edition details

• Publisher: Constable
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1472126963
• ISBN 13: 9781472126962
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240