Agatha Raisin: Hot to Trot (Paperback / Softback)M.C. Beaton

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‘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 TIMESPrivate Detective Agatha Raisin immerses herself in the glittering lifestyle of the fabulously wealthy when Sir Charles Fraith is accused of murder – and Agatha is named as his accomplice! A high-society wedding, a glitzy masked ball, and an introduction to the world of international show-jumping where the riders are glamorous, the horses are beautiful, and intrigue runs deep, leave Agatha with a list of suspects as long as a stallion’s tail. Sinister evidence then emerges that appears to seal Sir Charles’s fate and Agatha must uncover the truth before a net of skulduggery closes around him and he loses his ancestral home, his entire estate, and his freedom. And if events weren’t complicated enough…

Agatha’s ex-husband James Lacey is back in Carsely and back in Agatha’s heart… 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