LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
Following the death of Agatha Raisin’s creator M.C. Beaton, the novels have been written by R. W. Green, who says in the foreword to Agatha Raisin: Devil's Delight, “Knowing Marion’s wicked sense of humour, I think she would have loved the idea of Agatha and her friends being involved with a bunch of nudists”. I’m also 100% certain legions of readers will love this glorious new addition to Agatha’s canon. It’s charming, thrilling and tremendous fun as it tells a twisting tale involving the village Naturist Society, witchcraft and a devilish ice cream business. Cosy crime at its most splendidly, outlandishly eccentric, if Agatha Raisin founded a cult, I’d be newly converted to worship at her perfectly-coordinated altar.
Picture this (not difficult when you read what’s coming): en route to a wedding, private detective Agatha and her assistant Toni are waved down by a naked man: “‘I know it looks a bit strange . . .’ said the young man as the window slid down. ‘Don’t be too hard on yourself,’ said Agatha. ‘It all looked perfectly fine to me’”.
Always a mistress of magnificent one-liners (Agatha continues, “I’ve been lied to by many men… and I pride myself on having learned to tell precisely when a man is lying – especially the naked ones”), it emerges that the man has found a dead body in the woods near the Naturist Society’s meeting place. Then the body vanishes, and a magnificently outrageous mystery unfolds, with Agatha’s private life also experiencing some turmoil.
Agatha’s attention to detail when it comes to detection and style is second to none (for example, “She noted with satisfaction…that the band of pink trimming on her blue umbrella matched both her jacket and her handbag”), as is her self-assurance (“I’ll have you know I look very attractive naked. Many men have admired my body and commented on how good I look in the nude!”). Put simply, I adored Devil’s Delight and look forward to relishing more glorious Raisin goodness.
Joanne Owen
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Agatha Raisin: Devil's Delight Synopsis
Agatha and her assistant, Toni, are driving to their friend Bill Wong's wedding, thinking of nothing more than what the beautiful bride will be wearing when a terrified young man comes running down the country lane towards them wearing. . . nothing at all. The encounter leads them to become embroiled with a naturist group, a disappearing corpse, fantasy games, witchcraft, an ice cream empire, intrigue and murder. In the meantime, Agatha's hectic life swirls along at dizzying pace, her private detective agency as busy as ever and her private affairs in turmoil - old loves to contend with and a new suitor on the scene. Then she finds herself in deadly danger when she begins to close in on a suspected murderer and the sinister nature of the ice cream business leads her to a chilling conclusion.
About This Edition
ISBN: |
9780349135076 |
Publication date: |
16th March 2023 |
Author: |
M. C. Beaton |
Publisher: |
Constable an imprint of Little, Brown Book Group |
Format: |
Paperback |
Pagination: |
252 pages |
Series: |
Agatha Raisin |
Primary Genre |
Crime and Mystery
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Press Reviews
M. C. Beaton Press Reviews
'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 detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' THE TIMES
Praise for M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries:
'Irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' Anne Robinson
'Full of perfectly pitched interest, intrigue, and charm' Lee Child
'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
'M. C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly
'[Agatha] is a glorious cross between Miss Marple, Auntie Mame, and Lucille Ball . . . She's wonderful' St. Petersburg Times
'Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new Agatha Raisin mystery' Tampa Tribune-Times
'Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha' Chicago Sun-Times
Author
About M. C. Beaton
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.
Website: www.mcbeaton.com/uk/
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