M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Hot to Trot

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Hot to Trot (USA 2021)

From the Publisher:
Agatha Raisin is back in the saddle.
When private detective Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one- time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a horrid socialite, she does the only sensible thing she can think of: she crashes their wedding, resulting in a public altercation. Just when she thinks things can't get any worse, a body is discovered at the celebration, and Agatha and Charles are named as suspects

In a race against the clock to clear their names, Agatha dives headfirst into the glittering lifestyle of the fabulously wealthy -- and the world of international show-jumping. The riders are glamorous, the horses are beautiful, and the intrigue runs deep, leaving Agatha with her own list of suspects as long as a stallion's tail.

When sinister evidence emerges that appears to seal Sir Charles's fate, Agatha must uncover the truth before a net of skullduggery closes around him and he loses his ancestral home, his entire estate, and his freedom. And if things weren't complicated enough, Agatha's ex-husband, James Lacey, is back in Carsely and back in Agatha's heart...

"Superb." -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (STARRED REVIEW)
"Once you meet Agatha Raisin, you'll keep coming back." - NEW YORK JOURNAL OF BOOKS

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Hot to Trot. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 9781250157768 (August, 2021), 258 p., $8.99.

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Agatha Raisin - Hot to Trot (UK 2021)

From the Publisher:
Private 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
'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' -- Ashley, Jensen
No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' -- Mail on Sunday

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Agatha Raisin - Hot to Trot. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472127037 (March, 2021), 256 p., £8.99.

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Hot to Trot (USA 2020)

From the Publisher:
Beloved 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 Hot to Trot.

When Private Detective 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.

Agatha takes on the case, and quickly becomes entrenched in the competitive equestrian world, in which Mary had been enmeshed -- as well as the victim's surprisingly violent past. Agatha finds no shortage of motives among a wide range of characters, from Mary's old riding competitors, to enemies from her schoolgirl days, to her surly father, who threatens Agatha to mind her own business. Meanwhile, the police department has its money on another suspect: Agatha. Will she track down the criminal in time, or end up behind bars herself?

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Hot to Trot. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. Minotaur Books, ISBN: 9781250157751 (November, 2020), 235 p., $26.99.

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Agatha Raisin - Hot to Trot (UK 2020)

M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green: Agatha Raisin - Hot to Trot. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472127013 (October, 2020), 256 p., £16.99.