Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body
Agatha Raisin, Book 21
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Penelope Keith
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M.C. Beaton
About this listen
No wonder she's been crowned 'Queen of Cosy Crime' Mail on Sunday
Agatha Raisin has never been one for enforced holiday cheer, but her friendly little village of Carsely has always prided itself on its traditional Christmas festivities. But this year the bells will not be ringing out Silent Night as Mr John Sunday, an officer with the Cotswold Health and Safety Board, has chosen Christmas as the time to crack down on what he sees as gross misconduct by every man, woman and child in the vicinity.
The village shop is told it can no longer have wooden shelves which have been there since the time of Queen Victoria 'in case someone is inflicted with a splinter.' The village school is ordered to leave lights on at night 'to prevent unauthorised intruders from tripping in the dark.' And children are warned to not play with 'counterfeit banknotes' after passing around toy money in the playground.
But finally Mr Sunday goes too far when he rules that there cannot be a Christmas tree atop the church tower this year. Soon after the decree, and just before Christmas, Agatha is sipping a cup of tea and trying to stay awake as minute by minute of the Carsely Ladies Society meeting at the vicarage drones on when a sudden scream wakes her from her stupor. The ladies rush out of the building and into the garden to find Sunday lying face down in the petunias, very much dead. Agatha is instantly on the case, but with so many people having threatened the life of the victim, it's almost impossible to know where to start!
©2010 M.C. Beaton (P)2024 Hachette Audio UKWhat listeners say about Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body
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- Mrs K Smyth
- 05-01-21
Fabulous
Another great read / listen from theAgatha mysteries full of characters twist and turns , enjoyable easy read / listen well narrated
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- j eyre
- 29-10-21
Agatha Raisin is always a great listen!
listens to 4 of her books and they have all been easy listens with good story lines
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- Linzipiefinger
- 25-04-17
frivolous but truly enjoyed
Just great stories that are entertaining and delightful. love listening to them on the car.
agatha raisin is a lovable character and Penelope Keith is a joyful narrator.
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- Ernest
- 04-01-11
Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body
This book was a good choice for me, for straight after the holiday. I enjoyed the fast moving story that had lots of different characters, I found them easy to visualise. The descriptions were good, and not 'too wordy' the story had a few twists and turns too. Everything that M C Beaton writes is worth reading, in my opinion. Penelope Keith is superb as a narrator of this genre. Recommended!
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- Becky
- 16-01-22
Starting to read like the Daily Telegraph
Amount of narrative devoted to telegraph-style opinion getting weird. Perspective on working people bizarre.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-07-21
Funny and entertaining
I buy these books mainly to listen to Penelope Keith narrate the story. Such a treat.
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- Valerie Martin
- 16-02-20
Excellent
Agatha Raisin is excellent as usual..... and so is Penelope Keith reading the story. Agatha reminds me of myself.
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- ClaireDan
- 06-02-24
So funny
I love these books and Penelope is amazing as Agatha I hope they continue for a long time.
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- Susan B.
- 16-12-19
Wonderful Agatha
I love listening to the Agatha Raisin books. Penelope Keith IS Agatha. I enjoyed the whodunnit element of the book, but Agatha’s love life always makes me laugh. Easy listening.
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- Amazon Customer
- 19-12-16
Another Spectacular murder mystery.
Brilliant murder mystery. Each book gets even more interesting with more murders and more information on the Cotswolds and other places. Hopefully there will be more Agatha Raisin books to chill out on.
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