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Death of a Macho Man 'International Edition'
If you haven’t already fallen in love with this internationally acclaimed series by M. C. Beaton, then this cunningly crafted mystery will do the trick. Loaded with authentic Scots dialogue vivid enough to make you smell the heather-scented air, Death of a Macho Man is Beaton at her best. Hamish Macbeth—Lochdubh’s one-man police force—has suddenly become a prime murder suspect when a belligerent newcomer turns up dead. To save his career, Macbeth must delve into this macho man’s unsavory past. Suddenly, suspects are everywhere: a salty fisherman, a reclusive romance writer, a respectable matron, a restaurateur’s wife, and even Hamish’s ex-fiancée Priscilla Halburton-Smythe and her newest boyfriend. Fast-paced and loaded with quirky characters, Death of a Macho Man enhances Beaton’s glowing reputation.
M.C. Beaton (Author), Davina Porter (Narrator)
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Agatha Raisin y el veterinario cruel (Agatha Raisin 2)
Una autora a la altura de Agatha Christie. Una detective a la altura de Miss Marple. Una serie con todo el misterio, el humor y el countryside británicos. Tras haber desenmascarado al asesino de la quiche letal, la fortuna parece sonreír a Agatha Raisin. Aceptada por la pintoresca comunidad de Carsely, y felizmente acompañada de sus dos gatos, su vida transcurre sin otro objetivo que doblegar la indiferencia de James Lacey, militar jubilado por el que Agatha siente verdadera devoción. Un interés que parece evaporarse cuando aparece en escena Paul Bladen, el nuevo veterinario del pueblo, que no se muestra ajeno a sus encantos. Sin embargo, el hombre sucumbe a una inyección destinada a un caballo de carreras, y aunque todo apunta a un accidente, Agatha cree que se trata de un crimen. Ante la sorpresa de los lugareños, el coronel Lacey comparte, por una vez, la hipótesis de su tenaz vecina, hasta el punto de embarcarse con ella en una investigación mucho más peligrosa de lo que ambos habrían podido imaginar. La crítica ha dicho... «Es notable la sagacidad, la malicia y la sabiduría narrativa de la autora. Hay momentos en que se puede reír a carcajadas con Agatha, subida en un lavamanos de un pub, o con su vecino James intentando pasar desapercibidos en una discoteca, o ejerciendo él de caballero en la machista sociedad que la autora pone del revés. Olvidaba mencionar al joven amigo policía que, como la protagonista, y como las demás personas de este pueblo, rebosan humanidad.» Lilian Neuman, La Vanguardia «Un sentido del humor espléndido y muy malicioso.» Val McDermid «Un misterio con los requisitos necesarios para hacerlo grandioso: personajes, ritmo, trama y eso que llamamos humanidad. M. C. Beaton los tiene todos en abundancia.» Tulsa World «Una serie de novelas policíacas ideales para leer en la cama, con tanto o más placer que las de Agatha Christie.» Telegraph on Sunday «Una lectura inteligente y divertida.» Cleveland Plain Dealer «Un auténtico tesoro nacional.» The Times «Una verdadera joya.» Publishers Weekly «Maravillosa.» Tampa Bay Times
M.C. Beaton (Author), Raquel Jalón (Narrator)
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Agatha Raisin y la quiche letal (Agatha Raisin 1)
Una autora a la altura de Agatha Christie. Una detective a la altura de Miss Marple. Una serie con todo el misterio, el humor y el countryside británicos. Agatha Raisin se lía la manta a la cabeza y decide marcharse de Londres para saborear las mieles de una jubilación anticipada en un tranquilo pueblo de los Cotswolds, donde no tarda en aburrirse como una ostra. Desplegar su talento para la alta cocina en el concurso gastronómico de la parroquia tendría que convertirla, por fuerza, en una celebridad. Sin embargo, al primer bocado de su exquisita quiche, el juez del concurso cae desplomado y Agatha se ve obligada a confesar la amarga verdad: la quiche letal era comprada. No hay más que una solución para que la perdonen: meterse en harina y desenmascarar ella misma al asesino. La crítica ha dicho... «Toda nueva correría de Agatha Raisin es una verdadera delicia.» Ashley Jensen «No sorprende que la hayan coronado como la Reina del Crimen Coqueto.» Mail on Sunday «Irresistible, imposible de dejar, una delicia.» Anne Robinson «La saga de Agatha Raisin es mi placer inconfesable: es de lo más interesante, intrigante y encantadora, con el tono perfecto.» Lee Child
M.C. Beaton (Author), Raquel Jalón (Narrator)
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The Agatha Raisin: The Complete BBC Radio Drama Collection
After a lifetime spent in public relations, one-woman dynamo Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet country village - but she soon finds that there is murder and mayhem aplenty to keep her busy. Agatha Raisin - sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non-pc - Anne Robinson If there is one thing better than watching Penelope Keith, it is listening to her - The Times Among the cases she has to deal with are a poisoned quiche; a vet who has been 'put to sleep'; a hanged horticulturist; a murdered rambler and a curate who meets his Maker somewhat sooner than expected. Then there's the treasure hunt with a rather nasty prize at the end; the secretive salon owner; the husband who is quite definitely ex; the murder on the dancefloor and the fairies at the bottom of the garden. With all this and handsome neighbour James Lacey to deal with, the 'Columbo of the Cotswolds' has her hands full! This Complete Radio Drama Collection includes the following stories: The Quiche of Death, The Vicious Vet, The Potted Gardener, The Walkers of Dembley, The Curious Curate, The Buried Treasure, The Wizard of Evesham, The Murderous Marriage, The Terrible Tourist and The Fairies of Fryfam.
M.C. Beaton (Author), , Penelope Keith (Narrator)
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The Witches' Tree: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
Molly hunched over the steering wheel. A breeze started to move the fog, which danced in swaying pillars in front of her headlights, somehow even more difficult to drive through than the previous thick fog. As she approached the village, through the shifting fog, she saw the lightning-blasted limbs of the witches' tree ...Driving home from a dinner party in the village of Sumpton Harcourt, Rory and Molly Harris, the new vicar and his wife, strain to see the road ahead-and then suddenly brake, screeching to a halt. Right in front of them, aglow in the headlights, a body hangs from a gnarled tree at the edge of town. An elderly spinster has been murdered-and the villagers are bewildered as to who would commit such a crime.Agatha Raisin rises to the occasion (a little glad for the excitement, to tell the truth, after a long run of lost cats and divorces on the books). But when two more murders follow the first, Agatha begins to fear for her reputation-and even her life. The village is a small and very private place, she finds. It even has its own coven of witches ...
M.C. Beaton (Author), Alison Larkin (Narrator)
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With this outrageously entertaining whodunit, internationally-acclaimed M. C. Beaton leads you on a fun-filled Highland Fling through scenic Scottish villages and rocky hillsides. Independant-spirited Constable Hamish Macbeth-Lochdubh's one-man police force-has his hands full after a glitzy TV company arrives in search of higher ratings. Ever since a British television crew began filming a mystery series nearby Castle Drim, Hamish has watched tension building. Middle-aged townsfolk and flashy filmmakers are clashing, the younger locals are vying for bit parts, and rumors are flying about vicious quarrels among the crew. But trouble really escalates after one of the scriptwriters is found dead, and Hamish discovers a full cast of suspects lurking behind the scenes. Mystery fans around the world are captivated with M. C. Beaton's cunning humor, quirky characters, and vibrant local color. With her lyrical performance and authentic Scottish accents, narrator Davina Porter will whisk you to the Highlands to enjoy a simpler way of life.
M.C. Beaton (Author), Davina Porter (Narrator)
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Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth is dourer than ever after losing both his promotion and his girl, the loyal Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. A trip to a charming seaside inn with his dog Towser is meant to raise his sagging spirits. Instead he arrives at "Friendly House" to find the ambiance chilling, the food inedible, and his fellow guests less than neighborly. There's an amorous spinster, two tarty girls, a retired military man, a secretive London family, and Bob Harris, who so nags his wife, Doris, that everyone wants to kill him. Then somebody does. Soon Macbeth is called upon to act-to dig into the past and deep into the heart to deliver something more daunting than merely the culprit: justice.
M.C. Beaton (Author), Shaun Grindell (Narrator)
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Murder with bite... Dr. Frederick Gilchrist has a reputation. Though his cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have earned him a clientele, wiser highlanders avoid the womanizing dentist. It takes a blinding toothache to send Hamish Macbeth 120 miles out of Lochdubh to see the man, only to find him dead. Since everyone is pleased the dentist is deceased-patients, several harassed women, his ex-wife-Macbeth faces one of the more biting challenges of his career. When he starts extracting clues, he uncovers a past as dangerous as it is shocking.
M.C. Beaton (Author), Shaun Grindell (Narrator)
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Mystery fans around the world have come to love police constable Hamish Macbeth-the red-haired, one-man police force of Scotland's Lochdubh. M.C. Beaton's splendid characterizations, vibrant local color, and wry humor are the hallmarks of this internationally-acclaimed British series. When the dashing Peter Hynd arrives in the backwater village of Drim, the local matrons overflow the town's only fitness class, and buy out the local store's hair coloring. Hamish isn't surprised that Hynd is soon missing, and a body has been found . until he finds the corpse is not the charming man he expects. Can Macbeth find the murderer and the missing man, or will the dour, crablike men of Drim keep their secrets and commit the perfect crime? Davina Porter's lyrical voice and distinctive Scottish accents will leave you hungering for a plate of scones and a strong cup of tea.
M.C. Beaton (Author), Davina Porter (Narrator)
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If you haven't already fallen in love with this internationally acclaimed series by M.C. Beaton, then this cunningly-crafted mystery will do the trick. Loaded with authentic Scots dialog vivid enough to make you smell the heather-scented air, Death of a Macho Man is Beaton at her best. Hamish Macbeth-Lochdubh's one-man police force-has suddenly become a prime murder suspect when a belligerent newcomer turns up dead. To save his career, Macbeth must delve into this Macho Man's unsavory past. Suddenly, suspects are everywhere: a salty fisherman, a reclusive romance writer, a respectable matron, a restauranteur's wife, and even Hamish's ex-fiancee Priscilla Halburton-Smythe and her newest boyfriend. Fast-paced and loaded with quirky characters, Death of a Macho Man enhances Beaton's glowing reputation. Davina Porter's enthralling narration and Scottish accents will leave you longing for a trip to the Highlands. If you enjoy the lively escapades of Hamish Macbeth, then try Death of a Nag (RB# 95147), or Death of a Charming Man (RB# 95088).
M.C. Beaton (Author), Davina Porter (Narrator)
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Agatha Raisin The Terrible Tourist & The Fairies Of Fryfam
After a lifetime spent in public relations, the drinking and smoking one-woman dynamo that is Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet Cotswold village. Penelope Keith stars again as Agatha Raisin - Miss Marple with attitude - in these two full-cast dramas based on the bestselling books by M.C. Beaton. In The Terrible Tourist, now that their marriage plans have collapsed, Agatha is furious to find that James is taking a holiday on the island where they were to have their honeymoon. But when she sets out in pursuit of him, she stumbles upon another murder. In The Fairies of Fryfam, having been hurt by James once too often, Agatha takes a trip to the Cornish village of Fryfam and is soon disturbed by some strange lights at the bottom of the garden. 'If there is one thing better than watching Penelope Keith, it is listening to her' - Times.
M.C. Beaton (Author), , Penelope Keith (Narrator)
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Agatha Raisin: The Curious Curate & The Buried Treasure Vol 3
The Columbo of the Cotswolds is on the case again in these two BBC Radio dramas. In The Curious Curate, when the village curate is found murdered, retired PR guru Agatha Raisin vows to bring his killer to justice - particularly if the investigation also brings her closer to her handsome next-door neighbour, Colonel Lacey. And in The Buried Treasure, when Agatha embarks on a plan to give up smoking, little does she know that it will lead to a treasure hunt, humiliation and a rather nasty murder.
M.C. Beaton (Author), Penelope Keith (Narrator)
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