This series just gets better and better.  Each one is a stand-alone novel featuring the one and only crime sleuth Agatha Raisin. If you like Agatha Christie then you'll love this Agatha too.

Synopsis

Winter Parva, a traditional Cotswolds village next door to Carsely, has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities and Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business, Toni, to enjoy the merriment. But as the spit pig is carried towards the bed of fiery charcoal Agatha - and the rest of the village - realise that things aren't as they seem...Very quickly it transpires that the spit pig is in fact Gary Beech, a policeman not much loved in Winter Parva. And although Agatha has every intention of leaving the affair to the police, she rapidly changes her mind when she finds out Gary's ex-wife has hired Toni to investigate. Cantankerous and competitive as Agatha is, she has to now join the fray and try and solve the case herself!

Reviews

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

‘Pure entertainment.’ Guardian

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

‘Witty and entertaining.’ People’s Friend

‘M. C. Beaton has created a national treasure … Agatha Raisin is the strongest link.’ Anne Robinson

About the Author

M. C. Beaton is the renowned bestselling author of the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series. She has written many detective and romance novels alongside having an illustrious career on Fleet Street. Already a household name and, according to Anne Robinson, a ‘national treasure’, she is ranked among John Grisham and Maeve Binchy as a heavyweight of the publishing world. From living and working in Glasgow, London and New York, Marion now lives with her husband in the Cotswolds, where Agatha Raisin was created, alongside dividing her time between Istanbul and Paris. More books by this author Author 'Like for Like' recommendation