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Snobbery with Violence (Edwardian Murder Mysteries Book 1)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(1,501 review)

After a brief and ill-advised dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summers' debut season in London society turns out to be a complete disaster. Rose's father suspects that her fiancé, Sir Geoffrey Blandon, is a first class scoundrel and calls in Captain Harry Cathcart to investigate. But when a malicious guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Rose becomes far more... See More

Length: 260 Pages (1,352 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Hussy (Hamish Macbeth Book 5)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(1,795 review)

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 intended to pick for a husband. All five are utterly... See More

Length: 162 Pages (3,369 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(2,137 reviews)

Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that she decides to take time off for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she does, she remembers that when she does have time on her hands, she doesn't know what to do with it. So it doesn't take much for the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicize the church fete - especially when the event organizer, George Selby... See More

Length: 215 Pages (706 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Our Lady of Pain (Edwardian Murder Mysteries Book 4)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(965 reviews)

Lady Rose Summer prides herself on not being a jealous woman - and she knows her engagement to Captain Harry Cathcart is only a ruse to keep her parents from shipping her off to India to find a husband. But then Harry's latest client, Dolores Duval - French, curvaceous, flirtatious - starts appearing everywhere at his side. And that changes everything. In a fit of temper Rose threatens Dolores... See More

Length: 179 Pages (346 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Animating Maria (School for Manners Book 5)

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(533 reviews)

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst' When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional... See More

Length: 194 Pages (639 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Sick of Shadows (Edwardian Murder Mysteries Book 3)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(929 reviews)

It would seem that even a pretend engagement cannot keep Lady Rose Summer from trouble. Bored with endless parties, teas and balls, she befriends Dolly Tremaine, a beautiful young girl newly arrived from the country and overwhelmed by the demands of the Season. Their friendship is cut tragically short, however, when Dolly is found dead in the river, with flowers in her hair and blood on her... See More

Length: 224 Pages (821 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Enlightening Delilah (School for Manners Book 3)

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(437 reviews)

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst' When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional... See More

Length: 194 Pages (795 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Finessing Clarissa (School for Manners Book 4)

(420 reviews)

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst' When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional... See More

Length: 194 Pages (654 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(2,422 reviews)

Sea, sand - and the slammer for Agatha! Agatha Raisin thinks she's in for a treat when her ex-husband James Lacey invites her on holiday but - horrors! - his idea of an idyllic break is the small, run-down resort of Burryhill-on-Sea. And from there on things go from bad to worse, so when a fellow guest in their hotel is found murdered, Agatha herself is chief suspect - and has to solve this case... See More

Length: 214 Pages (1,523 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Yvonne Goes to York (The Travelling Matchmaker Series Book 6)

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(691 reviews)

The sixth book in M.C. Beaton's charming Travelling Matchmaker series. A damsel in distress and a confirmed bachelor - surely a match made in heaven! No coach journey is ever dull with Miss Hannah Pym aboard, and this one proves no exception as she meets the young and beautiful Miss Yvonne Grenier, who is fleeing the Terror in France. Charming but shy, Yvonne becomes quite frightened when a... See More

Length: 128 Pages (336 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Hasty Death (Edwardian Murder Mysteries Book 2)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(943 reviews)

The future's not so rosy for Lady Rose Summer... Longing for a life of emancipation, Lady Rose Summer has abandoned the comforts of her parent's house to become self supporting. But life as a working woman isn't quite as liberating as Rose has imagined - fortunately for her, though, her drudgery comes to an end when old acquaintance Freddy Pomfret is murdered and her help - and upper class... See More

Length: 180 Pages (6,948 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(2,992 reviews)

Winter Parva, a traditional Cotswolds village next door to Carsely, has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities and Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business, Toni, to enjoy the merriment. But, as the spit pig is carried towards the bed of fiery charcoal, Agatha - and the rest of the village - realise that... See More

Length: 209 Pages (2,988 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Travelling Man (Hamish Macbeth Book 9)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(1,266 review)

It's springtime in the Highlands but storms are brewing for Hamish Macbeth. His life is going to pot. He has - horrors! - been promoted, his new boss is a dunce, and a sinister self-proclaimed gypsy and his girlfriend have parked their rusty eyesore of a van in the middle of the village. Hamish smells trouble and as usual he's right. The doctor's drugs have gone missing. Money vanishes. And... See More

Length: 138 Pages (2,245 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin: Beating About the Bush

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(3,402 reviews)

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN 'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL 'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' THE TIMES 'Irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' ANNE ROBINSON Agatha Raisin returns for her 30th adventure... _____________ When private... See More

Length: 209 Pages (2,216 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Traitor (Hamish Macbeth Book 35)

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(862 reviews)

A missing person report is not usually something that Hamish Macbeth sees as cause for undue distress. Should a child or a vulnerable person vanish, it's an urgent matter that needs to be treated seriously, but in Macbeth's experience, most other people who go missing tend to turn up again before long. So when Kate Hibbert disappears after having last been seen struggling along the road with a... See More

Length: 217 Pages (2,366 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Bore (Hamish Macbeth Book 20)

(1,139 review)

Not bored to death but murder most foul... Celebrated author John Heppel is known in Lochdubh as a self-important bore, prone to belittling the scribblings of the locals in his creative writing class. So when he's found dead, his mouth oozing ink, it seems a fitting fate. But for PC Hamish Macbeth the murder is more than a disruption to idyllic village life - especially when the media arrive... See More

Length: 268 Pages (588 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(2,318 reviews)

Agatha's away with the fairies... And the little folk are causing big trouble for her! Angry at being jilted by new husband James, Agatha follows a fortune-teller's advice and rents a cottage in pretty Fryfam. There, she hopes, true love will come chasing after her. But her romantic notions are dispelled by a series of odd goings-on in the village: strange lights start appearing in her back... See More

Length: 225 Pages (724 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Dentist (Hamish Macbeth Book 13)

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(1,165 review)

An untimely death wipes the smile from Hamish's face... In Scotland, where thrift and a 'nice set of dentures' are generally admired, Dr Frederick Gilchrist's cheap rates and penchant for pulling teeth have gained him quite a clientele. However, wiser Highlanders - like Hamish Macbeth - opt to steer clear of this reputed womanizer's all-too-busy hands. Only jaw-throbbing agony drives Hamish to... See More

Length: 193 Pages (344 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin and the Blood of an Englishman

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(3,138 reviews)

Even though Agatha Raisin loathes Christmas panto, her friend Mrs Bloxby, the vicar's wife, has persuaded her to support the local am dram society in their festive offering. Stifling a yawn at the production of Babes in the Wood, Agatha watches the baker playing an ogre strut and threaten on stage until a trapdoor opens... followed by a scream and silence! Surely this wasn't the way the scene... See More

Length: 303 Pages (799 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Nurse (Hamish Macbeth Book 31)

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(2,333 reviews)

James Harrison has recently moved to a restored hunting lodge in Sutherland with his gorgeous private nurse Gloria Dainty. When Hamish visits Mr. Harrison to welcome him to the neighborhood, the old man treats him very rudely. Gloria apologises for her employer's behavior, and Hamish takes the plunge and invites her out for dinner. On the appointed evening, Hamish waits for Gloria at the... See More

Length: 257 Pages (10 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin: Dead on Target

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(1,143 review)

A visit to the local village fete for a spot of fun and relaxation turns into a nightmare for Agatha Raisin when she discovers the body of the local landowner in the woods - with an arrow in his chest and his trousers round his ankles. At first her old adversary, Detective Chief Inspector Wilkes, declares the death a tragic accident, believing the victim has been hit by a stray arrow from an... See More

Length: 257 Pages (2,375 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of an Addict (Hamish Macbeth Book 15)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(1,353 review)

Are drugs responsible for a sighting of Nessie's long lost relative? Recovering addict Tommy Jarret has just rented a chalet to check out reports of a sea monster near the village of Drim. But when he turns up dead, apparently from a drug overdose, Lochdubh constable Hamish Macbeth finds the lad's demise to be particularly fishy... and not of the local salmon variety. Deciding to go undercover... See More

Length: 165 Pages (309 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin: Hot to Trot

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(3,899 reviews)

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN 'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' DAILY MAIL 'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status' THE TIMES Private Detective Agatha Raisin immerses herself in the glittering lifestyle of the fabulously wealthy when Sir Charles Fraith is... See More

Length: 172 Pages (1,347 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin and the Witches' Tree

by M.C. Beaton (Constable)

(3,988 reviews)

'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' Mail on Sunday Toil and trouble in store for Agatha! Cotswolds inhabitants are used to bad weather, but the night sky is especially foggy as Rory and Molly Harris, the new vicar and his wife, drive slowly home from a dinner party in their village of Sumpton Harcourt. They struggle to see the road ahead - but then screech to a halt. Right in... See More

Length: 177 Pages (1,107 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin: There Goes The Bride

(2,602 reviews)

Agatha's former husband James is engaged to be married to a beautiful, young woman and Agatha has been kindly invited to the wedding. To take her mind off this, Agatha decides she has fallen for Sylvan, a Frenchman she met at James' engagement party. To distract her still further she decides upon a holiday and flies to Istanbul, where unfortunately she bumps into James and his fiancée not once... See More

Length: 305 Pages (3,317 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth Book 24)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(1,187 review)

Returning from holiday Hamish becomes unaccountably worried - it's as if he senses a dark cloud of evil hanging over Lochdubh. He soon learns that there is a newcomer to the village, a woman called Catriona Beldame, and that the villagers have decided she is a witch. At first Hamish is charmed by her, but is dismayed when he finds out she's been supplying dangerous potions to certain local... See More

Length: 28 Pages (843 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth Book 2)

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(1,520 review)

The second Hamish Macbeth crime mystery, from internationally bestselling author M.C.Beaton When Priscilla Halburton-Smythe brings her London playwright fiancé home to Lochdubh, everyone in town is delighted... except for love-smitten Hamish Macbeth. Yet the affairs of his heart will have to wait. Vile, boorish Captain Bartlett, one of the guests at Priscilla's engagement party, has just been... See More

Length: 288 Pages (2,861 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon

by M.C. Beaton (C & R Crime)

(1,646 review)

She's practically perfect in every way! After being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door of her detective agency, determined to prove that his wife is cheating on him, Raisin Investigations immediately offers to help. Unfortunately for Agatha, Mabel Smedley appears to be the... See More

Length: 252 Pages (2,088 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin: Devil's Delight: the latest cosy crime novel from the bestselling author

(2,140 reviews)

'Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy' ASHLEY JENSEN 'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime' MAIL ON SUNDAY 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... See More

Length: 220 Pages (2,940 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

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Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House

(2,429 reviews)

A vengeful ghost comes back to haunt the living? Reports of a haunted house soon have Agatha snooping around, but it turns out the victim of the haunting is a universally disliked old biddy on whom someone is playing a practical joke. And then the old lady is murdered - but for Agatha, solving a crime is much more fun than hunting a ghost! Very soon she's up to her usual tricks, involving the... See More

Length: 273 Pages (1,752 KB)/Lending: Not Enabled

£4.99 Price verified 13 hours ago

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