But Charles was at school, in London so when he finished and both tired of the long commute to the north of Scotland, they moved to the Cotswolds where Agatha Raisin was created. This book is far darker, though there are occasionally flashes of the old Hamish that brighten the narrative. C. Beaton book, start reading it and not put it down until I’m done, even if it is after midnight and I have to be up for work sooner than I like.

Clara never complained, but Hibbert kept on about it until, in the end, he’d been forced to agree that Clara shouldn’t be carrying the peat and that he needed to do something about it. Thank you NetGalley and (publisher, little brown book group) for sending this book for review consideration.The gossipy and opinionated Currie sisters have one outing only, so much of the fun from their dialogue is removed. I wanted to love it but alas, the new author does not come close to the writing skills of M C Beaton.

Torn between loyalty to his local community and his responsibilities as a police officer, he begins threading his way through a maze of deceit, quickly finding himself on the trail of a ruthless, treacherous murderer. This book deals with trust, lies, and secrets and those that keep them, reveal them, or blackmail because of them.Her books have been translated into seventeen languages and have sold more than twenty-two million copies worldwide.