Killing Time (Agatha Raisin Series #35)

by M. C. Beaton, R. W. Green Narrated by Penelope Keith

Overview

Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin-the star of her own hit television series-is back on the case again.

Agatha Raisin's private detective agency is working flat out on a series of shop burglaries. The break-ins seem to have taken a violent turn when a friend of Agatha's is murdered during a raid on his shop. Although determined to nail the villains, Agatha still makes time to help Sir Charles Fraith prepare to stage a massive, hugely glamorous, promotional event in the grounds of his ancestral home, Barfield House.

When Agatha begins to receive death threats and narrowly avoids being abducted by kidnappers, she takes advantage of a previously arranged trip to the island of Mallorca to lie low for a while. There she meets her partner, former police officer John Glass, who is now working as a dance instructor on a cruise liner. Their relationship founders over John's apparent closeness to his stage dance partner, Louise. Putting her love life on hold, Agatha heads home, having worked out who has been threatening her life.

Can Agatha track down whoever it is that wants her dead, nail her friend's murderers, and rescue her romance with John Glass? Everything comes to a climax at the Barfield Extravaganza when Agatha also manages to solve a 400-year-old Cotswold murder mystery!

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

"In addition to building suspense, Green provides lots of comedy and fascinating information about event-planning, antiques, and sleuthing throughout. Agatha Raisin lives on." —Booklist

"Agatha is always a hoot, but behind the extravagant exterior lie a clever mind and an iron will." —Kirkus Reviews

"A whole load of fun... Agatha, it’s great to have you back." —First Clue

Praise for the Agatha Raisin Mysteries:

"R.W. Green shares an exciting, pacy tale of Agatha... If you’ve never read this type of cosy crime with a sardonic grin (and a taste for gin), I advise you to do so." —The Belfast Telegraph on Dead on Target

"Delightful." —Woman's World, Best New Books on Devil's Delight

“This mystery's got everything." —USA Today on Devil's Delight

"Once you meet Agatha Raisin, you'll keep coming back." —New York Journal of Books

"M.C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery." —The New York Times Book Review

"Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha." —Chicago Sun-Times

First Clue

Fans get to meet again all their favorite characters from Raisin-world in action, from Mrs. Bloxby, the vicar’s wife, to several of Agatha’s paramours. But at the heart is Agatha herself, as curmudgeonly and cantankerous, tough, and tender as ever.”

Booklist

In addition to building suspense, Green provides lots of comedy and fascinating information about event-planning, antiques, and sleuthing throughout.”

Product Details

BN ID:	2940191752334
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	10/08/2024
Series:	Agatha Raisin Series , #35
Edition description:	Unabridged

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