AuthorM. C. Beaton
NarratorPenelope Keith
Duration1h 39m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and Mysteries, Cosy Crime
PublisherBBC Audiobooks
VersionUnabridged
Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramas After a lifetime spent in public relations, the drinking and smoking one-woman dynamo that is Agatha Raisin struggles to adapt to life in a quiet Cotswold village. Penelope Keith stars as Agatha Raisin, Miss Marple with attitude, in three full-cast dramas based on the bestselling books by M.C. Beaton. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - In her first extended radio appearance, Agatha Raisin determines to make her mark by winning the local baking competition. When the judge is poisoned by her efforts, she investigates and uncovers a web of extra-marital sex and pastry-based favours. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet - A handsome vet is found stabbed with a syringeful of tranquiliser. Was it an accident or did someone put him to sleep? Agatha sets off on a tale of beastly behaviour and animal passion. Agatha Raisin and the Body in the Bathroom - Agatha and James are determined to find out who killed the village vet and a local librarian, but they resort to barefaced lies, burglary and badger watching.
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator David Monteath
SeriesHamish Macbeth, Book 5
Duration 4h 57m
A tart with a heart of stone... Maggie Baird is neither kind or generous, but she is very, very rich. So when her car catches fire, with her inside it, there are five likely candidates for the role of murderer. All five had been houseguests at her luxurious Highlands home - Maggie's timid niece and four former lovers, one of whom Maggie had intende...
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Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener & Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
SeriesAgatha Raisin Mystery, Book 3
Duration 1h 50m
Agatha Raisin, the Columbo of the Cotswolds, is back in four more full-cast dramas based on the bestselling books by M.C. Beaton. The Potted Gardener - When a garden festival is announced, the village of Carsely is gripped with enthusiasm for water features and mulch. But the Grim Reaper is in the garden... The Gardener's Legacy - When her arch riv...
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Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
Duration 6h 41m
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 g...
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Agatha Raisin: The Wizard of Evesham & the Murderous Marriage
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
Duration 1h 51m
'The Wizard of Evesham': Agatha is alarmed when her new wizard of a hairdresser seems keen to take on more than just her split ends. She soon discovers that everyone in his salon has a secret and that he practices a very dark magic indeed. 'The Moment of Truth': Agatha must quickly discover the identity of the prisoner, but James is refusing to hel...
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The Terrible Tourist & the Fairies of Fryfam
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
SeriesAgatha Raisin Mystery, Book 6
Duration 1h 50m
THE TERRIBLE TOURIST: Now that their marriage plans have collapsed, Agatha is furious to find that James is taking a holiday on the island where they were to have their honeymoon. But when she sets out in pursuit of him, she stumbles upon another murder. THE FAIRIES OF FRYFAM: Having been hurt by James once too often, Agatha takes a trip to the Cor...
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Agatha Raisin and the Dead Ringer
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
Duration 6h 25m
The latest Agatha Raisin mystery from best-selling author M. C. Beaton. The team of bells at St. Ethelred church is the pride and glory of the idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna, together with the most dedicated bell ringers in the whole of England: the twins Mavis and Millicent Dupin. As the village gets ready for the Bishop's visit, the twi...
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The Curious Curate & the Buried Treasure
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
Duration 1h 52m
'The Curious Curate' - When the village curate is found murdered, retired PR guru Agatha Raisin vows to bring his killer to justice, particularly if the investigation also brings her closer to her handsome next-door neighbour, Colonel Lacey. 'The Buried Treasure' - When Agatha embarks on a plan to give up smoking, little does she know that it will...
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Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
SeriesAgatha Raisin Mystery, Book 5
Duration 5h 56m
Almost bigamy and absolute murder - Agatha's life is never dull . . . The morning of Agatha's longed-for marriage to James Lacey dawns bright and clear. But her luck runs out in the church when Jimmy, the husband she had believed long dead, turns up large as life and twice as ugly. Agatha has a go at strangling him. It's all too much for James, who...
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Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener; Agatha Raisin Series, Book 3
Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator Penelope Keith
SeriesAgatha Raisin Mystery, Book 3
Duration 4h 44m
A newcomer to the village, Mary Fortune, is discovered murdered. Agatha seizes the moment and immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging the dirt on the victim. But the problem is, Agatha has an awkward secret of her own.
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Author: M. C. Beaton
Author M. C. Beaton
Narrator David Monteath
SeriesHamish Macbeth, Book 4
Duration 4h 54m
Hamish Macbeth is savouring the delights of a Highland summer. But as fast as the rain rolls in from the loch, his happy life goes to hell in a handbasket. The trouble begins when his beloved Priscilla Halburton-Smythe returns to Lochdubh with a new fiancé on her arm. His miseries multiply when clouds of midges descend on the town. And then...
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