She is also the author of more than 100 romance titles and a series of romantic suspense, The Edwardian Mystery Series. Beaton has won international acclaim for her best-selling Hamish Macbeth mysteries. In addition to her Agatha Raisin mysteries, M. Keith also brings a huge, eclectic cast of supporting players - neighbors, friends, love interests, and suspects - fully to life, making each engaging and distinct, and vividly evokes the sleepy Cotswold village setting. The narrator zestfully presents the assertive, perceptive, 50-something, crime-solving Agatha. Vivacious Penelope Keith is perfectly cast as the voice of Agatha Raisin. Bloxby (the vicar’s wife), flamboyant Londoner Roy Silver, and English-Chinese cop Bill Wong - add to the fun. Agatha’s busybody nature makes her a beloved figure to some, and an irritating pest to others. Beaton presents an endearing amateur sleuth who gets herself into hilarious-yet-mostly-plausible, deadly situations. Gardening, mooning over her handsome neighbor, James Lacey - such pursuits keep her occupied in between solving perplexing murders. Plant one retired PR exec in a sleepy village and wait for murders to sprout! Agatha Raisin’s busybody adventures make delightful listening.Īfter a high-powered PR career in London, Agatha Raisin sets out to ease into middle age in a Cotswold village.
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