M.C. Beaton: Beating About the Bush (USA 2020)

From the Publisher:
She won't let any moss grow under her feet...
When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems.

The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame. To add to her woes, Agatha finds herself grappling with growing feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Then, as a possible solution to the factory murder unfolds, her own life is thrown into deadly peril. Will Agatha get her man at last? Or will the killer get her first?

"M.C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery." -- The New York Times Book Review

M.C. Beaton: Beating About the Bush. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 9781250157737 (June, 2020), 236 p., $7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - Beating About the Bush (UK 2020)

From the Publisher:
When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems.

The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame. To add to her woes, Agatha finds herself grappling with growing feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Then, as a possible solution to the factory murder unfolds, her own life is thrown into deadly peril. Will Agatha get her man at last? Or will the killer get her first?

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - Beating About the Bush. 30th Agatha Raisin Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472127006 (April, 2020), 256 p., £8.99.

M.C. Beaton: Beating About the Bush (USA 2019)

From the Publisher:
New York Times bestseller M.C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin -- now the star of a hit T.V. show -- is back on the case again in Beating About the Bush.

When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems.

The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame. To add to her woes, Agatha finds herself grappling with growing feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Then, as a possible solution to the factory murder unfolds, her own life is thrown into deadly peril. Will Agatha get her man at last? Or will the killer get her first?

M.C. Beaton: Beating About the Bush. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. Minotaur Books, ISBN: 9781250157720 (December, 2019), 236 p., $26.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - Beating About the Bush (UK 2019)

From the Publisher:
When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems.

The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame. To add to her woes, Agatha finds herself grappling with growing feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Then, as a possible solution to the factory murder unfolds, her own life is thrown into deadly peril. Will Agatha get her man at last? Or will the killer get her first?

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' -- Ashley Jensen
'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, pack-a-day habit and major man lust. I think she may 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

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - Beating About the Bush. 30th Agatha Raisin Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472126993 (October, 2019), 256 p., £18.99.