Agatha Raisin in Down the Hatch

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Her private life is no less turbulent when a past suitor reappears just as her ex-husband seems intent on rekindling their romance, and her close friend, Bill Wong, is in danger of losing the woman he loves.

Our team is made up of book lovers who are dedicated to sourcing and providing the best books for kids.And when she's run off the road, narrowly escaping with her life, and then another attack occurs, it becomes clear that someone doesn't want the case closed--and will stop at nothing to prevent Agatha from solving it. Which makes it hard for the fan/reader to miss that all of the scenes here have been covered in previous M. Also, the reader has an elderly voice that really doesn't fit Agatha's age and therefore her thoughts and actions.

she glanced up at a sign above the door of a neat pavilion that overlooked the lawn, 'Mircester Crown Green Bowling Club. Green seems to be writing characters he would be more comfortable meeting, and readers might hope in the future that he will do so on the up-and-up, providing his own characters with their own names and histories, rather than diminish fan favorites with weak pantomimes that ring false. It does at least show promise that the series will continue in safe hands and move the characters forward. There is a lot going on in this book, and all of it is classic Agatha Raisin even if RW Green has put his own touches on it mellowing Agatha’s abrasive personality just a little bit and making James a Little less pompous ! I read the very first in this series, The Quiche of Death, many years ago and didn't like it at all.Fortunately for her readers she chose a successor and collaborator: R W Green, to carry on with her Agatha Raisin series. Distraught at this accusation, they turn to Agatha to clear their name, and she takes the case--despite the warnings of Chief Inspector Wilkes. If you don't mind a toned-down Agatha who has even learned to get along with Charles' butler Gustav, I would recommend this well-written, intriguing mystery. Agatha is not convinced that anyone would mistake weedkiller for rum but carries on with her work at Raisin Investigations, until she receives an anonymous tip that the Admiral's death was no accident.

Wow, I was so excited to listen to this book, as I have read all of M C Beaton's Agatha Raisin books, and I have watched all of the Agatha Raisin tv shows! The mysteries are well done, the village setting is just right and the various recurring characters are in fine form. She is kind, but has a sharp eye, and would instead notice the details of someone's situation and draw a reasonable conclusion about their means.W. Green who took over after Beaton’s death; the irascible Agatha Raisin stumbles across another body while on a lunchtime walk. For close to 30 years, Agatha has been a permanent 53 years old and Toni Gilmour an almost permanent 23 years old (Toni was 17 years old at her very first appearance). C. Beaton, the Queen of Cosy Crime, about an eccentric Cotswolds-based detective with an erratic love life and a penchant for G and Ts . We work closely with publishers and authors to ensure that we offer the best books on the market for your child. A good plot, a good premise, a promising beginning, but the way it unfolds, sadly, it pales in comparison with MC Beaton's books and stories.