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Agatha Raisin is back with her thirtieth case and on
top form. The agency has been hired by local engineering company
Morrisons to look into a case of possible industrial espionage.
They are working on a special cutting edge battery, which
will revolutionize electric car charging, but suspicious strangers
have been spotted lurking, and there was a recent fire in
the R&D building. Driving back after the initial meeting,
Agatha and Toni spot a severed leg lying in the bushes, and
things start taking a strange turn.
These
books are such fun, and this is a particularly good one with
an imaginative plot, plenty to laugh at, and Agatha at her
insecure, managing, and impetuous best. The other agency characters
take a back seat as Agatha and Toni look into dark doings
at the battery factory involving not only the leg but some
strange staff and a donkey called Wizz Wazz, who ends up being
a TV celebrity. To say more would spoil the plot, but Sir
Charles is engaged again to a much younger (and richer) woman
while Toni ponders whether her nice but dull boyfriend is
marriage material. Agatha chasing men does not feature as
much in this book; instead, you can expect a fast paced plot
with some hilarious moments and plenty of actual detecting,
all more to my taste. I marvel at how Ms Beaton manages to
keep the series fresh, contemporary and engaging but she does,
and even after thirty books there is no sign of it running
out of steam.
Reviews
of other titles in this series
The Agatha
Raisin Companion
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell
[review
1 ] [review
2]
Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Curious Curate
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance
[review]
Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon
[review]
Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor
[review]
Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye
[review]
Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison
[review]
There Goes the Bride [review]
Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body
[review]
Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns
[book]
[audio]
Hiss and Hers #23 [review]
Christmas Crumble (Novella) [review]
Something Borrowed Someone Dead #24 [review]
The Blood of an Englishman #25 [review]
Agatha Raisin and the Witches’ Tree #25 [review]
Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer #29 [review]
Beating About The Bush #30 [review]
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