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Book Synopsis The Agatha Raisin Companion by : M.C. Beaton
Download or read book The Agatha Raisin Companion written by M.C. Beaton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a celebration of all things Agatha Raisin. It includes an introduction by M C Beaton, Agatha's biography, her background and retirement to the Cotswolds, her complex love life and the details of village life in Carsely. There are brief biogs of all the men in her life (there are many), a piece on her cats Hodge and Boswell, and a section on Agatha's Cotswolds, both real and fictitious. Plot summaries of all twenty titles in the series, a quiz to test your Agatha knowledge and a selection of her favourite dishes in Raisin's Recipes rounds off the complete Agatha Companion. It also features line drawings by Alice Tait - the artist of the all new covers in the Agatha Raisin series - throughout.
Book Synopsis The Agatha Raisin Companion by : M.C. Beaton
Download or read book The Agatha Raisin Companion written by M.C. Beaton and published by C & R Crime. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a celebration of all things Agatha Raisin. It includes an introduction by M C Beaton, Agatha's biography, her background and retirement to the Cotswolds, her complex love life and the details of village life in Carsely. There are brief biogs of all the men in her life (there are many), a piece on her cats Hodge and Boswell, and a section on Agatha's Cotswolds, both real and fictitious. Plot summaries of all twenty titles in the series, a quiz to test your Agatha knowledge and a selection of her favourite dishes in Raisin's Recipes rounds off the complete Agatha Companion. It also features line drawings by Alice Tait - the artist of the all new covers in the Agatha Raisin series - throughout.
Download or read book Hiss and Hers written by M. C. Beaton and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2013-07-02 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If only the bossy, beloved Agatha Raisin were as lucky at finding the right man as she is at catching killers in Beaton's "New York Times"-bestselling mystery series.
Book Synopsis The Blood of an Englishman by : M. C. Beaton
Download or read book The Blood of an Englishman written by M. C. Beaton and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Blood of an Englishman continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series—now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. "Fee, fie, fo, fum. I smell the blood of an Englishman..." Even though Agatha Raisin loathes amateur dramatics, her friend Mrs. Bloxby, the vicar's wife, has persuaded her to support the local pantomime. Stifling a yawn at the production of "Babes in the Woods," Agatha watches the baker playing an ogre strut and threaten on the stage, until a trapdoor opens and the Ogre disappears in an impressive puff of smoke. Only he doesn't re-appear at final curtain. Surely this isn't the way the scene was rehearsed? When it turns out the popular baker has been murdered, Agatha puts her team of private detectives on the case. They soon discover more feuds and temperamental behavior in amateur theatrics than in a professional stage show—and face more and more danger as the team gets too close to the killer. The Blood of an Englishman is Agatha's 25th adventure, and you'd think she would have learned by now not to keep making the same mistakes. Alas, no—yet Agatha's flaws only make her more endearing. In this sparkling new entry in M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling series of modern cozies, Agatha Raisin once again "manages to infuriate, amuse, and solicit our deepest sympathies as we watch her blunder her way boldly through another murder mystery" (Bookreporter.com).
Book Synopsis Love, Lies and Liquor by : M. C. Beaton
Download or read book Love, Lies and Liquor written by M. C. Beaton and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2012-08-28 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Celebrating 20 years of Agatha Raisin-brand-new bonus story included"--Cover.
Book Synopsis Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree by : M.C. Beaton
Download or read book Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree written by M.C. Beaton and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' Mail on Sunday Toil and trouble in store for Agatha! Cotswolds inhabitants are used to bad weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Harris, the new vicar and his wife, drive slowly home from a dinner party in their village of Sumpton Harcourt. They struggle to see the road ahead - but then screech to a halt. Right in front of them, aglow in the headlights of their car, a body hangs from a lightning-blasted tree at the edge of town. But it's not suicide; Margaret Darby, an elderly spinster of the parish, has been murdered - and the villagers are bewildered as to who would commit such a crime, and why. Agatha Raisin rises to the occasion, delighted to have some excitement back in her life as if truth be told, she was getting bored of the long run of lost cats and divorces on the books. But Sumpton Harcourt is an isolated and unfriendly village, she finds a place that poses more questions than answers. And when two more murders follow the first, Agatha begins to fear for her reputation - and her life. That the village has its own coven of witches certainly doesn't make her feel any better... Praise for M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series 'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' Daily Mail '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 'The detective novels of M C Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The Times
Book Synopsis Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village by : Maureen Johnson
Download or read book Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village written by Maureen Johnson and published by Ten Speed Press. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Considering a trip to a quaint English village? You’ll think twice after learning about the countless murderous possibilities lurking behind the bucolic façades, thanks to this illustrated guide from #1 bestselling author Maureen Johnson and illustrator Jay Cooper—perfect for fans of cozy mysteries. A weekend roaming narrow old lanes, touring the faded glories of a country manor, and quaffing pints in the pub. How charming. That is, unless you have the misfortune of finding yourself in an English Murder Village, where danger lurks around each picturesque cobblestone corner and every sip of tea may be your last. If you insist on your travels, do yourself a favor and bring a copy of this little book. It may just keep you alive. Brought to life with dozens of Gorey-esque drawings by illustrator Jay Cooper and peppered with allusions to classic crime series and unmistakably British murder lore, Your Guide to Not Getting Murdered in a Quaint English Village gives you the tools you need to avoid the same fate, should you find yourself in a suspiciously cozy English village (or simply dream of going). Good luck! And whatever you do, avoid the vicar.
Book Synopsis The Loves of Lord Granton by : Marion Chesney
Download or read book The Loves of Lord Granton written by Marion Chesney and published by Macmillan Reference USA. This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the youngest of four unmarried vicar's daughters, Frederica feared her destiny was to die of boredom in her sleepy village, until the arrival of a rake challenged her fate in a most interesting way.
Book Synopsis Kissing Christmas Goodbye by : M. C. Beaton
Download or read book Kissing Christmas Goodbye written by M. C. Beaton and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A widow hires Amanda because she fears that someone is trying to kill her and then dies during a family dinner.
Book Synopsis Penelope Goes to Portsmouth by : M. C. Beaton
Download or read book Penelope Goes to Portsmouth written by M. C. Beaton and published by Rosetta Books. This book was released on 2010-04-15 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A matchmaker contends with a troublesome couple—and a footman in danger in this novel by “a romance writer who deftly blends humor and adventure” (Booklist). Kind-hearted Miss Hannah Pym, the traveling matchmaker, is off to Portsmouth in the company of the beautiful but practical Miss Penelope Wilkins. Miss Pym quickly realizes that Penelope needs someone to enliven her sheltered life—someone, perhaps, like their handsome traveling companion, Lord Augustus Railton. Unfortunately, Penelope thinks Lord Augustus is a ne’er-do-well. Hannah may find her latest romantic arrangement a challenge—especially when their coach happens upon a footman who faces hanging for a crime he didn’t commit . . . Originally published under the name Marion Chesney, this is a delightful adventure in Regency England from the New York Times–bestselling author of the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series. “The best of the Regency writers.” —Kirkus Reviews
Book Synopsis The Stone Angel by : Margaret Laurence
Download or read book The Stone Angel written by Margaret Laurence and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2015-07-22 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Stone Angel, The Diviners, and A Bird in the House are three of the five books in Margaret Laurence's renowned "Manawaka series," named for the small Canadian prairie town in which they take place. Each of these books is narrated by a strong woman growing up in the town and struggling with physical and emotional isolation. In The Stone Angel, Hagar Shipley, age ninety, tells the story of her life, and in doing so tries to come to terms with how the very qualities which sustained her have deprived her of joy. Mingling past and present, she maintains pride in the face of senility, while recalling the life she led as a rebellious young bride, and later as a grieving mother. Laurence gives us in Hagar a woman who is funny, infuriating, and heartbreakingly poignant. "This is a revelation, not impersonation. The effect of such skilled use of language is to lead the reader towards the self-recognition that Hagar misses."—Robertson Davies, New York Times "It is [Laurence's] admirable achievement to strike, with an equally sure touch, the peculiar note and the universal; she gives us a portrait of a remarkable character and at the same time the picture of old age itself, with the pain, the weariness, the terror, the impotent angers and physical mishaps, the realization that others are waiting and wishing for an end."—Honor Tracy, The New Republic "Miss Laurence is the best fiction writer in the Dominion and one of the best in the hemisphere."—Atlantic "[Laurence] demonstrates in The Stone Angel that she has a true novelist's gift for catching a character in mid-passion and life at full flood. . . . As [Hagar Shipley] daydreams and chatters and lurches through the novel, she traces one of the most convincing—and the most touching—portraits of an unregenerate sinner declining into senility since Sara Monday went to her reward in Joyce Cary's The Horse's Mouth."—Time "Laurence's triumph is in her evocation of Hagar at ninety. . . . We sympathize with her in her resistance to being moved to a nursing home, in her preposterous flight, in her impatience in the hospital. Battered, depleted, suffering, she rages with her last breath against the dying of the light. The Stone Angel is a fine novel, admirably written and sustained by unfailing insight."—Granville Hicks, Saturday Review "The Stone Angel is a good book because Mrs. Laurence avoids sentimentality and condescension; Hagar Shipley is still passionately involved in the puzzle of her own nature. . . . Laurence's imaginative tact is strikingly at work, for surely this is what it feels like to be old."—Paul Pickrel, Harper's
Download or read book Sick of Shadows written by Marion Chesney and published by . This book was released on 2006-02 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lady Rose Summer may be a beauty, but she's still a disappointment to her parents. So when she becomes engaged to Captain Harry Cathcard, it's a relief of sorts. Rose befriends Dolly Tremaine, an exquisite country girl, but when Dolly is found floating in the river, Harry must step up and solve the mystery of her death.
Book Synopsis The Savage Marquess by : Marion Chesney
Download or read book The Savage Marquess written by Marion Chesney and published by Signet. This book was released on 1988 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Lucinda Westerville, a country vicar's daughter, agrees to a marriage in name only to the Marquess of Rockingham, despite his reputation as a rake
Book Synopsis The Constant Companion by : Marion Chesney
Download or read book The Constant Companion written by Marion Chesney and published by Ivy Books. This book was released on 1980 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Agatha Raisin: Hell's Bells by : M.C. Beaton
Download or read book Agatha Raisin: Hell's Bells written by M.C. Beaton and published by C & R Crime. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widowed Mary Bolton, like Miss Jean Brodie, considers herself in her prime. Not satisfied with car boot sales, dances at the bowling club and reading to the elderly, she throws herself into bellringing with gusto - much to the annoyance of her neighbours. But when the industrious Mary is found swinging from a bell rope, Jessica Brand - who only days before had threatened to strangle Mary with the very same rope - fears she will be accused. There's nothing left to do but call in private detective Agatha Raisin to untangle the web of sex, money, deceit ... and murder.
Download or read book Delicacy written by Katy Wix and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Mesmerising . . . an extraordinary piece of writing.' - The i paper 'A layer cake of truth, pain and wisdom iced with charm. I loved it.' - Sue Perkins 'Painfully raw and incredibly funny' - Simon Amstell 'A book that offers many pleasures . . . hectically funny, eloquently angry.' - TLS 'Katy sees the world like no one else and deciphers it with extraordinary beauty. Delicacy took my breath away' - Lolly Adefope 'Heartbreaking, ridiculously clever and laugh out loud funny. One of the best books on trauma I've ever read' - Scarlett Curtis 'Fabulous story-telling and completely delicious writing' - Cariad Lloyd, host of Griefcast 'Katy is a stunning writer, seamlessly moving between bitingly funny moments and moments that make you violently, cathartically sob at 2am. An absolute belter of a book that stays with you' - Roisin Conaty 'Brilliantly original, funny and insightful. Dry and comic, but also very moving. I absolutely loved Delicacy' - Katy Brand 'Gentle, heartbreaking, laugh out loud funny and poetically told - an intimate memoir that stays with you' - Rose Matafeo 'A stunning book in which darkness and light, tragedy and humour, pain and hope are all masterfully, affectingly balanced' - Liam Williams 'Deeply comforting in how relatable it is, hilarious, and moving. I felt like this book was my best friend as soon as I started reading it' - Mae Martin 'Brimming with graceful, charming writing - this book perfectly encapsulates so many moments we face as girls and women and I only wish I'd read it sooner' - Kiri Pritchard-McLean 'Honest, raw, profound, deeply moving and funny' - Bridget Christie 'A deeply dark slice of comedic mastery' - Sarah Solemani 'An exquisite and important book. Delicacy is funny and sad and beautiful' - Maeve Higgins 'Katy has one of the most singular and enviable minds working today (and tomorrow)' - Jamie Demetriou, creator of Stath Lets Flats 'I loved this wry melancholy memoir and identified so much. Full of breathtaking intimacy and honesty, ultimately a comfort, this spoonful of wise and funny sugar helps the medicine of maturity go down.' - Alice Lowe From award-winning comedian and writer Katy Wix comes Delicacy - a different kind of memoir from an astonishing new voice. Twenty-one snapshots of a life - some staccato, raw and shocking, some expansive, meditative, and profound, underpinned with moments of startling humour that shatter the darkness - all beginning with a single memory. A memory of cake. The sickly royal icing marked the moment Katy found her voice. The madeira cake was the sun her group therapy sessions orbited. The 'missing cake' from a lost holiday has never let go. The Bara brith eaten in hospital after a life-altering car crash was as tough as the metal that hit her. The supermarket rock cake was where she 'practised wanting'. Shocking, raw, darkly funny and deeply humane, Katy Wix's exploration of trauma, grief, addiction, love, loss, memory and hope is truly unforgettable.
Author :Marion Chesney Publisher :Scarborough, Ont. : New American Library of Canada ISBN 13 :9780451140050 Total Pages :221 pages Book Rating :4.1/5 (4 download)
Book Synopsis The Education of Miss Patterson by : Marion Chesney
Download or read book The Education of Miss Patterson written by Marion Chesney and published by Scarborough, Ont. : New American Library of Canada. This book was released on 1985 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lovely, carefree Miss Patricia Patterson sets out to use her wiles on her arrogant, tyrannical guardian, Lord Charles Gaunt
