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Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble

By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Penelope Keith
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At home alone for the holidays, Agatha Raisin decides to host a dinner party for the elder residents in her Cotswold village of Winter Parva. Agatha's never been much of a homemaker, but she's dead set on making this the perfect holiday for the 'crumblies', as she affectionately calls them. She's decorated a tree while fending off her cats, Hodge and Boswell, and even made a (lumpy) Christmas pudding in between swigs of rum. But when Agatha dumps the pudding on the head of the local self-proclaimed lothario - an 85-year-old with a beer belly and fingers like sausages - his death by dessert proves more than a trifle as mysteries mount higher than the season's snowfall. So much for trying to do good by her neighbors. Now Agatha needs no less than a Christmas miracle to get herself out of this one.

©2012 M. C. Beaton (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Celebration Winter Christmas Suspenseful
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A Perfect, Quick Festive Listen.

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Fun Festive Froth

What about Penelope Keith’s performance did you like?

A good, plummy narration.

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I bought this book because it was the deal of the day. It definitely isn't worth the £6.99 that it's currently priced at. But, that moan apart, it was a nice festive listen as I wrapped up the Christmas presents.

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M C Beaton & Penelope Keith a brilliant combinatio

Love the Agatha Raisin books brilliantly read by Penelope Keith. wish there was more books

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Christmas crumble

excellent, well read, sub plot very funny, needs a second listen methinks to get the whole story

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Short but Sweet

Agatha is spending Christmas alone so she tells Mrs Bloxley that she will invite 6 elderly people to Christmas lunch, now Agatha is no cook but after buying presents she decides to make a Christmas pudding to save a few pence. She and her trusty friend Roy Silver have mixed up this concoction and decide to put it in the shed. When it is time to bring on the pudding Roy goes to get it and it is covered in flies, Agatha being Agatha sprays the flies with fly spray, and when her quest gets a bit antsy one in particular she hits him on the head with her pudding, and he dies.
Will she get away with it, nice little listen and it was on the free list it was very short and as always Penelope Keith does the narration.

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Good as usual

What about Penelope Keith’s performance did you like?

She just knows her job. Her voice for this kind of a genre is just perfect.

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I bought this as a Christmas treat and liked the story altogether. Agatha amuses me and even as a short story this was a time well spent.

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Very entertaining

Just the kind of audio book you can listen to on a cold winters day, near Christmas time.

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Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble

A lovely light hearted story of Agatha, as she brings lonely souls together at Christmas, its funny, and of course she has a murder to solve.

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Fun Christmas story.

Agatha Raisin is a notable name in the cozy mystery world. I love her personality and all her books are great. This is no exception. A little too risqué in my opinion but still fun

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Brilliant Narration Obviously.

A gentle yard that brings back Agatha Raisin with aplomb. A trip down memory lane.

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Amusing short

Penelope Keith IS Agatha Raisin. This is an amusing short story, a Christmas who done it. Penelope Keith's voices are superbly varied & fit the characters well. I certainly won't be following her Christmas pudding recipe.

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