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'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...

The local ladies all deem Mr John a wizard, so when Agatha finds a few grey hairs on her head - and the rinse she tries at home turns her hair purple - she makes a beeline for the handsome Evesham hairdresser. And as well as sorting out her hair it soon becomes clear the charming man also has...

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 visit to the local village fete for a spot of fun and relaxation turns into a nightmare for Agatha Raisin when she discovers the body of the local landowner in the woods - with an arrow in his chest and his trousers round his ankles. At first her old adversary, Detective Chief Inspector Wilkes...

When Private Investigator Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one-time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a mysterious socialite, Miss Mary Brown-Field, she sees it as her duty to find out what she can about the woman. Coming up empty, Agatha - out of selfless concern for Charles, of course - does the only sensible thing she can think of: She crashes their wedding, which ends in a public altercation. Nursing a hangover the next morning, she gets a phone call from Charles, with even more disturbing news: Mary has been murdered.

John Heppel ist ein überaus erfolgreicher Autor. Doch in seinem schottischen Heimatort Lochdubh ist er als arroganter Literat bekannt, der sich in seinem Kurs für kreatives Schreiben gerne über die schriftstellerischen Versuche der Einheimischen lustig macht. Als er eines Tages mit tintengetränktem Mund tot aufgefunden wird, hält sich das Mitgefühl der Bewohner in Grenzen. Doch für Polizist Hamish Macbeth ist der Mord mehr als nur eine Störung der Dordidylle – vor allem, als die Medien auftauchen und die forsche DCI Heather Meikle ihm mit unverhohlenen Avancen zusetzt.

THE BRAND NEW MYSTERY IN THE BESTSELLING HAMISH MACBETH SERIES! Love is in the air in Lochdubh! Love, and murder... It is February and the Scottish Highlands village of Lochdubh is dealing with heavy snow and freezing temperatures. Sergeant Hamish Macbeth can handle the weather, but with a...

No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' Mail on Sunday Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that she decides to take time off for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she does, she remembers that when she does have time on her hands, she doesn't know what to do with...

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN 'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY The next Agatha Raisin mystery from 23 million copy-selling author M. C. Beaton, the Queen of Cosy Crime, about an eccentric Cotswolds-based detective with an erratic...

Convinta che qualcuno stia cercando di ucciderla, la ricca Jane Wetherby chiede a Hamish Macbeth di trascorrere il Natale con lei e con un gruppo di amici presso la sua clinica termale, che sorge sull'isola di Eileencraig. Tormentato da un brutto raffreddore e senza progetti per il periodo natalizio, Hamish accetta, anche se pensa che Jane sia soltanto una donna po' strampalata. Sull'isola, però, l'atmosfera è assai cupa: gli abitanti sono scontrosi e quasi aggressivi e gli altri ospiti sono assai gelidi nei suoi confronti.

Il brutto tempo non è certo insolito, nei Cotswolds, ma è una nebbia pressoché impenetrabile quella in cui si trovano Rory e Molly Devere, il nuovo vicario e sua moglie, mentre stanno tornando a casa da una cena nel villaggio di Sumpton Harcourt. Poi, d'un tratto, i fari dell'auto illuminano un corpo appeso a un albero contorto: appartiene a Margaret Darby, un'anziana zitella del posto.

Agatha Raisin ist empört: Jill Davent, die neue Therapeutin im Dorf, scheint es sich zur Aufgabe gemacht zu haben, pikante Geheimnisse aus Agathas Vergangenheit hervorzukramen. Als Jill kurz darauf erdrosselt in ihrer Praxis aufgefunden wird, gerät Agatha zunächst selbst unter Mordverdacht. Entschlossen, dem wahren Mörder auf die Spur zu kommen, findet sie heraus, dass mindestens das halbe Dorf ein Mordmotiv gehabt hätte.

Eine plötzliche Flut von Giftbriefen versetzt das schottische Dorf Lochdubh in Aufregung. Die Dinge nehmen eine tödliche Wendung, als die örtliche Postbotin erhängt in ihrem Zimmer aufgefunden wird - mit einer bösartigen Notiz unter ihren baumelnden Füßen. Dorfpolizist Hamish Macbeth geht von Mord aus, im Unterschied zu seinen Vorgesetzten, die den Vorfall als Freitod zu den Akten legen wollen.

Yuletide overindulgence on the poison front . . . During the dark, grey days of early December Agatha is obsessed by two things - the looming festivities, and her ex, James Lacey. In order to drive the latter from her thoughts, Agatha concentrates on planning the perfect Christmas for her...

L'arrivo a Carsely della psicologa Jill Davent non ha di certo suscitato l'entusiasmo di Agatha Raisin. Non solo la donna si è messa a gironzolare attorno a James, il suo ex marito, ma le ha pure fatto capire di essere a conoscenza di certi dettagli poco lusinghieri sul suo passato e non si è trattenuta dal parlarne in giro. Inoltre, tra i suoi pazienti c'è Gwen Simple, che Agatha sospetta fortemente di essere stata complice in un omicidio.

John Heppel, écrivain aussi célèbre que prétentieux, est récemment arrivé à Lochdubh. Entre deux livres, il anime des ateliers d’écriture, se délectant d’anéantir les ambitions littéraires de ses élèves. Quand on retrouve son corps sans vie, la langue enduite d’encre, après un empoisonnement à la naphtaline, Hamish s’interroge : certes, Heppel était détestable et détesté, mais qui aurait eu intérêt à le tuer ? L’affaire attire les médias, entraînant dans leur sillage l’inspectrice en chef Heather Meikle, une mangeuse d’hommes qui a un faible pour les policiers célibataires...

In dit deel van de serie is Agatha Raisin achterdochtig wanneer een knappe en charmante dierenarts, Paul Bladen, dood wordt aangetroffen nadat deze haar kat heeft behandeld. Agatha begint de moord te onderzoeken en ontdekt dat Bladen de reputatie had een rokkenjager te zijn en veel vijanden had gemaakt. Terwijl Agatha dieper in de zaak duikt, ontdekt ze een ingewikkeld web van geheimen, leugens en schandalen in de kleine dorpsgemeenschap.

Wanneer de Engelse Agatha Raisin terugkeert naar haar woonplaats Carsely doet ze een onaangename ontdekking. Er is een nieuwe bewoner in het dorp gekomen, genaamd Mary Fortune; een prachtige blondine met uitzonderlijk organisatie- en tuiniertalent. Met smacht wacht Agatha op een nieuwe moordzaak om James te herinneren aan haar talent voor het oplossen van mysteries. Niet lang daarna worden de tuinen van verschillende dorpsbewoners overhoop gehaald, en dan valt ook het eerste slachtoffer.

De dood van een hufter is deel twee in de detectiveserie geschreven door M.C. Beaton met het karakter van agent Hamish Macbeth in de hoofdrol. Het verhaal speelt zich af in het fictieve Schotse dorp Lochdubh, waar Hamish de moord onderzoekt op kapitein Peter Bartlett, een beruchte rokkenjager. Terwijl Hamish dieper in het onderzoek duikt, ontdekt hij dat bijna elke vrouw in het dorp een motief had om Bartlett te vermoorden.

Done, dusted . . . and dead! Armed with a bucket and mop, Mrs Gillespie brings misery into the quiet life of Hamish Macbeth when he wins her cleaning services in a church raffle; she is likely to do more snooping than hoovering. Yet Hamish has more upsetting issues to ponder - his former...