My review:🌟🌟🌟🌟

Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance has Agatha starting her own detective agency, finally!  She has been talking about it for a couple of books, but now she finally does it!  Next door has been bought by a woman, Emma, who is a widow.

Charles is back on the scene.  He got married in a previous book, but it didn’t work out – she was using him as she was pregnant with twins.  This felt a little confusing to me as I would have sworn that it turned out that she wasn’t actually pregnant, but anyway!  There is a floating mention of the twins, and that’s about it!  All a little odd as though the author has written him out but has decided to keep him around now!

Agatha’s detective agency is hired to protect Catherine Legget-Brown’s daughter as she’s had a death threat.  As you would expect by now, there is a murder, and Agatha gets to investigate!

Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance was published in 2004, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

My review of the previous book in the Agatha Raisin series are below:

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (book 1)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (book 2)

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (book 3)

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (book 4)

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (book 5)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (book 6)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (book 7)

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (book 8)

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (book 9)

Agatha Raisin and the fairies of Fryfam (book 10)

Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (book 11)

Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (book 12)

Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (book 13)

Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (book 14)

My review:🌟🌟🌟🌟

Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House has Agatha hurt after finding out at the end of the last book that James didn’t go back to the monastery after selling his house, and divorcing her!

She has a new neighbour, Paul, an IT consultant, whose wife is in Spain with her family, and comes back for a bit, then returns to Spain.

Paul and Agatha both become interested in a local house which is said to be haunted, and so they stay the night there.  When the old lady who lives there is later found to have died, Agatha and Paul investigate!

The rotating men next door to Agatha felt a little unlikely, and I couldn’t decide if the author was trying out new characters for a bit to see if she could replace James with another man for Agatha to investigate with, or what was happening!  Other than that, this was a good book in the series!

Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House was published in August 2003 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

My review of the previous book in the Agatha Raisin series are below:

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (book 1)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (book 2)

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (book 3)

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (book 4)

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (book 5)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (book 6)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (book 7)

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (book 8)

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (book 9)

Agatha Raisin and the fairies of Fryfam (book 10)

Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (book 11)

Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (book 12)

Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (book 13)

My review:🌟🌟🌟🌟

Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate has the local vicar with a new curate, who is stirring things up in the parish!  He’s good looking and attentive, so what could be the problem?

When he’s found murdered, the vicar, Alf Bloxley, is a suspect, and so Mrs Bloxley calls on her dear friend, Agatha, to help!  The fact that Alf hasn’t ever been able to stand Agatha doesn’t matter as Mrs Bloxley is the one that Agatha does it for!

Another very enjoyable book, with trips to London, Agatha having the reputation of being Roy’s mistress, and guilt for Agatha about a meal she accepts, all in all, a good mystery!

Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate was published in 2003, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

My review of the previous book in the Agatha Raisin series are below:

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (book 1)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (book 2)

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (book 3)

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (book 4)

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (book 5)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (book 6)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (book 7)

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (book 8)

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (book 9)

Agatha Raisin and the fairies of Fryfam (book 10)

Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (book 11)

Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (book 12)

My review:🌟🌟🌟🌟

Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came has Agatha with a bit of a broken heart after James.  The fact that he ran off and said he was being a monk, and asked for a divorce was a lot.  But now he has sold his cottage, you know what this means…opportunity for romance on Agatha’s doorstep!

But this is Agatha we’re talking about!  There has been a flood, and Agatha sees a bride in wedding dress, and with a bouquet, go by under a bridge, and Agatha knows her from a recent beauty appointment!

Charles got married on his way back from France in the previous book! Agatha goes on holiday to a remote island in the South Pacific – running away from her problems, or towards herself?

All in all, a good book in the series!

Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came was published on 12th July 2002 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

My review of the previous book in the Agatha Raisin series are below:

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (book 1)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (book 2)

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (book 3)

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (book 4)

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (book 5)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (book 6)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (book 7)

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (book 8)

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (book 9)

Agatha Raisin and the fairies of Fryfam (book 10)

Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (book 11)

My review:🌟🌟🌟🌟

Agatha Raisin and the love from hell by M.C Beaton has Agatha and James getting married!  But does this mean that Agatha has everything she ever wanted?  In a word, no, as James is an arse.

We see some of the usual character like Sir Charles Fraith and Mrs Bloxby.

I’ve found these books to be a really enjoyable and consistent series, and that I listen to the audio book with Penelope Keith doing the reading, just makes it for me!

Agatha Raisin and the love from hell was first published in 2001 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

My review of the previous book in the Agatha Raisin series are below:

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (book 1)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (book 2)

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (book 3)

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (book 4)

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (book 5)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (book 6)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (book 7)

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (book 8)

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (book 9)

Agatha Raisin and the fairies of Fryfam (book 10)

My review:????

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden by M.C. Beaton has fled to an English seaside town so she can grow out her hair a little before James Lacey sees her next.  She stays at an old fashioned hotel, where there are a number of permanent guests who play scrabble every night.  Agatha feels out of place, but takes one of the guests advice about going to see the local witch for a hair tonic.

Whilst at the seaside town, she meets a nice man who takes her dancing, which is a boost to her ego.  But, you know that murder is never far from Agatha, no matter where she goes, and that she has to investigate when it happens!

I’m still enjoying these books!  Agatha is so forthright that it’s always a good read to see what she’s gotten up to this time!  They have all been good books, and the characters have remained consistent, which can be a problem with a long series!

Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden was published in December 1999 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

My review of the previous book in the Agatha Raisin series are below:

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (book 1)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (book 2)

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (book 3)

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (book 4)

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (book 5)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (book 6)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (book 7)

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (book 8)

My review:????

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham by M.C. Beaton has Agatha going to a new hairdresser, Mr John, that she hears about.  He does a lovely job, is very charming, and asks her out.  Agatha is flattered, especially as she’s sad that James is still off on his travels, but when one of the other ladies of Carsley hears she’s been to him, she’s warned to avoid him.

When he drops down dead, Agatha knows she needs to investigate, and Sir Charles is on board!  

This is another cosy crime, with fun characters and unfortunate scrapes that Agatha gets herself into!

Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham was published in April 1999, and is available on Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.

My review of the previous book in the Agatha Raisin series are below:

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (book 1)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (book 2)

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (book 3)

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (book 4)

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (book 5)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (book 6)

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (book 7)