eponymous heroine. These are in many ways spoof detective stories, as Ms Raisin is something of a battleaxe - a lady of a certain age who believes herself to be incredibly attrative to men - but in fact she appears both needy & desperate, and they find her 'come ons' to be definit 'turnoffs'! Agatha has taken early retirement from work in PR and has moved to a deadly village in the Cotswolds. Deadly because there seem to be an extrordinary number of suspicious deaths. In this volume a particularly nasty vet (who doesn't like small animals like cats & dogs - but is happy to work on farm animals) dies in a bizarre 'accident'. Agatha sets off to solve the mystery with her neighbour (who scared to death almost that Agatha may have him earmarked as her next husband). The story is suitably complicated, as whodunnits should be, it is light and amusing - funny in places, and an easy read. It deserves 7/10
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