M.C. Beaton: Dishing the Dirt (USA 2016)

From the Publisher:
Will Agatha Raisin be driven to an early grave?
When therapist Jill Davent moves to the village of Carsely, Agatha Raisin's whole world is turned upside down. Not only is Jill counseling a woman Agatha believes to be a murderess, she also seems to be romancing Agatha's ex-husband. Worst of all: She's dug up some details about Agatha's not-too- glamorous upbringing -- and now she's hired a private detective to investigate her. Furious, Agatha storms into Jill's office and gives her a piece of her mind: "I could kill you!" Agatha says. So when Jill is found strangled to death in her office shortly thereafter, it's no wonder that Agatha becomes the prime suspect. Can she save her own skin? Meanwhile, a real killer remains on the loose... and on Agatha's trail.

"Once you meet Agatha Raisin, you'll keep coming back." -- New York Journal of Books
"Agatha grows more endearing with each installment." -- The Plain Dealer (Cleveland)
"Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery." -- The New York Times Book Review

M.C. Beaton: Dishing the Dirt. The truth won't stay buried. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 9781250057433 (July, 2016), 314 p., $7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - Dishing the Dirt (UK 2016)

From the Publisher:
Agatha has a new rival - or is that 'had'...?
When therapist Jill Davent moves into the village of Carsely, Agatha Raisin is not a fan. Not only is the therapist romancing her ex-husband James but she also digs up details of Agatha's rather unsavoury origins; details she is happy to share with all in the village. Furthermore, Jill is counselling a woman, Gwen Simple, who Agatha is convinced is a murderess - although she has no actual proof. Not one to keep her feelings to herself, Agatha tells anyone who cares to listen that Jill is a charlatan who is better off dead. So she can only sigh with relief when Jill takes offices in the nearby town of Mircester.

But then Jill is found strangled to death in her offices two days later and Agatha is the prime suspect! So, together with the detectives in her agency, she must prove her innocence and find the real culprit - before the murderer ensures that it's Agatha who's left pushing up the daisies!

Praise for M.C. Beaton:
'I'm not sure I wouldn't back Agatha against Jack Reacher in a fight. She has the ruthlessness. The cunning. And 'he poisoned quiche' -- Daily Telegraph
'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: Agatha Raisin - Dishing the Dirt. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781849019774 (April, 2016), 250 p., £7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - Dishing the Dirt (UK 2015)

From the Publisher:
A therapist had moved into the village of Carsely and Agatha Raisin hates her. Not only was this therapist, Jill Davent, romancing Agatha's ex-husband, but she had dug up details of Agatha's slum background.

Added to that, Jill was counselling a woman called Gwen Simple from Winter Parva and Agatha firmly believed Gwen to have assisted her son in some grisly murders, although has no proof she had done so.

A resentment is different from a dislike and needs to be shared, so as the friendship between James and Jill grows stronger, the more Agatha does to try to find out all she can about her. When Jill is found strangled to death in her office two days' later, Agatha finds herself under suspicion - and must fight to clear her name.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - Dishing the Dirt. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472117205 (October, 2015), 294 p., £14.99.

M.C. Beaton: Dishing the Dirt (USA 2015)

From the Publisher:
When therapist Jill Davent moved to the village of Carsely, Agatha Raisin was not a fan. Not only was this therapist romancing Agatha's ex-husband but she dug up details of Agatha's not-too-glamorous origins. Jill also counsels a woman, Gwen Simple, that Agatha firmly believes assisted her son in some grisly murders, although there is no proof. Not one to keep her feelings to herself, Agatha tells anyone that would listen that Jill is a charlatan and better off dead. Agatha could only sigh with relief when the therapist took an office in Mircester.

When Agatha learns that Jill had hired a private detective to investigate her background, she barges into Jill's office and gives her a piece of her mind, yelling "I could kill you!" So when Jill is found strangled to death in her office two days later, Agatha becomes the prime suspect. But Agatha, along with her team of private detectives, is determined to prove her innocence and find the real culprit. This time Agatha must use her skills to save her own skin.

With Dishing the Dirt, MC Beaton proves that "once you meet Agatha Raisin, you'll keep coming back." (New York Journal of Books)

M.C. Beaton: Dishing the Dirt. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. Minotaur Books, ISBN: 9781250057426 (September, 2015), 294 p., $25.99, eBook $12.99.