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Agatha Raisin: Devil's Delight

the latest cosy crime novel from the bestselling author

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Agatha Raisin: Devil's Delight

By: M.C. Beaton
Narrated by: Penelope Keith
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'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN

'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY

The next Agatha Raisin mystery from 23 million copy-selling author M. C. Beaton, the Queen of Cosy Crime, about an eccentric Cotswolds-based detective with an erratic love life and a penchant for G and Ts . . .

Agatha and her assistant, Toni, are driving to their friend Bill Wong's wedding, thinking of nothing more than what the beautiful bride will be wearing when a terrified young man comes running down the country lane towards them wearing. . . nothing at all.

The encounter leads them to become embroiled with a naturist group, a disappearing corpse, fantasy games, witchcraft, an ice cream empire, intrigue and murder. In the meantime, Agatha's hectic life swirls along at dizzying pace, her private detective agency as busy as ever and her private affairs in turmoil - old loves to contend with and a new suitor on the scene.

Then she finds herself in deadly danger when she begins to close in on a suspected murderer and the sinister nature of the ice cream business leads her to a chilling conclusion.


'This mystery's got everything - a naturist group, witchcraft, murder and an ice cream empire' USA Today

'Author M.C. Beaton has once again changed up Agatha and made her bolder, more daring and the talk of the naturist colony' Just Reviews

'I feel the Agatha Raisin mysteries are in safe hands with R.W. Green. I will continue to purchase future installments as long as he remains at the helm. DEVIL'S DELIGHT delighted me with its nudists and witches'Gumshoe Review

'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL

'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' THE TIMES

'A blend of Miss Marple's insight with the cunning of every murderer she ever revealed ... Cosy crime with a touch of bite' Belfast Telegraph

'Crime in the Cotswolds has never been livelier than in Agatha's fizzingly funny cases, and this one takes the biscuit' - Peterborough Telegraph

Praise for M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries:

'Irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' Anne Robinson

'Full of perfectly pitched interest, intrigue, and charm' Lee Child

'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly

'M. C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly

'[Agatha] is a glorious cross between Miss Marple, Auntie Mame, and Lucille Ball . . . She's wonderful' St. Petersburg Times

'Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new Agatha Raisin mystery' Tampa Tribune-Times

'Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha' Chicago Sun-Times©2022 M.C. Beaton Cosy Crime Detective Fiction Murder Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction
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I do love the Agatha Raisin stories, but this one had nothing new to add to the series. It felt like a rehash of older stories, and a way to cash in on the late MC Beaton name. Worth a listen, but probably as an introduction to the series.
Penelope Keith was as magnificent as ever as narrator.

Another Raisin mystery...again

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This was absolute bliss. I love the Agatha Raisin novels and this one doesn’t disappoint. Penelope Keith is outstanding as usual.

Lovely

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I feel that R.W Green does slightly distort the characters a little. This time he managed to balance Agatha’s hard forthright personality with care and understanding, without being so mushy; like the previous book. I felt the representation of Agatha was true to Beaten’s creation. I feel he distorted Charles character altogether, making him into a sexual predator, looking at every opportunity (and in some incidences creating opportunities) to have sex with Agatha. Charles is a serial bachelor and does shy away from all commitment. But his long relationship with Agatha had been one of mutual benefit (casual and agreeable). Of course Charles is rather emotionless and take the transaction of sex without any thought for repercussions which does not mix with Agatha’s never-ending plight for romance and picture-perfect marriage. But in the later books Agatha was cautious of this but not to the extent she felt she had to beat Charles of with a stick. Also the idea of Charles putting £20 in an honesty box and stating he had overpaid but it was worth it: was completely at odds with his tight-fisted character. In this instance he would have normally forgone the honesty box or attempted to make Agatha pay. Also the last book was left on the notion of rekindling the relationship with James but this was forgotten about for most of the book and crammed into the last few lines of the story. Although I like that Green stayed true to creation and reminded the reader that James is a very difficult, stubborn (and selfish?) personality.

I love Agatha and her investigations. I liked the premise of the story.
But I do miss our dear MC Beaten she has such finesse and ability to add just the gentlest seeds of character, personality and circumstance to leave the reader room to question and expand. However it feels like Green has got a few headlines of character traits and run with them. But MCBeaten spent years perfecting this characters and I can’t help but notice those differences in story and writing. At least I feel this story was more true to Agatha.

Character distortions : Green vs. MC Beaten

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Was unsure if I would enjoy the Agatha Raisin stories, written by a new author! but I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed this book! R.W Green has successfully picked up the baton and Agatha is back with a bang, and in very safe hands! Brilliant!

WOW! AGATHA IS MOST DEFINITELY BACK!

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Another good addition to the Aggie series, fun to listen to as usual, entertaining mystery

Loved it

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