Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener..., M. C. Beaton
Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener..., M. C. Beaton
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Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener

Author: M. C. Beaton

Narrator: Penelope Keith

Unabridged: 4 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2012

Synopsis

A little friendly competition for the attention of a handsome neighbor turns deadly in this third installment of the popular Agatha Raisin mystery series.When Agatha Raisin returns home after a sojourn in the capital, she finds a new woman ensconced in the affections of her attractive bachelor neighbor, James Lacey. The newcomer, Mary Fortune, is superior to Agatha in every way, especially when it comes to gardening. With Carsely Open Day approaching, Agatha longs for some fascinating crime to remind James of her genius for investigation and to distract him from Mary. Soon a series of assaults on the finest gardens is followed by murder when Mary herself is discovered buried upside down in a terracotta pot. Agatha immediately starts digging up all the dirt she can on the victim—but she has a secret of her own.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton has won international acclaim for her New York Times bestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries. The BBC has aired 24 episodes based on the series. Beaton is also the author of the bestselling Agatha Raisin series, which will air as an eight-episode dramatic series on Sky1, starring Ashley Jensen. She lives in the Cotswolds with her husband. For more information, you can visit MCBeaton.com.

About Penelope Keith

Penelope Keith is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and award-winning actress who is best known for her roles in To the Manor Born and The Good Life, but she has appeared in many other television programs, including No Job for a Lady and Law and Disorder. Her theater performances include The Norman Conquests, Hay Fever, and Mrs. Warren’s Profession. She has received several BAFTA Awards and in 2014 was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on July 24, 2024

Agatha cheats again. You'd think after the quiche debacle she'd have learned her lesson. But no. This time, she's determined to win the Horticultural Society's best garden contest in Carsely. And if you think she's going to do it with hard work and honesty, you're fooling yourself. In an embarrassing tu......more

Goodreads review by Fiona on April 18, 2017

It's always comforting to see Agatha again and the village of Carsley, almost like coming home. This time Agatha is searching for the murder of a beautiful yet surprisingly unpopular newcomer to the village who has been found quite literally 'planted' to death. I love all the characters, and even th......more

Goodreads review by Charles on February 24, 2024

Well the victim incited her own murder but she wasn't nearly as nasty as the victim in THE VISCOUS VET, the preceding Agatha Raisin volume. In this volume Agatha is jealous of a new comer to the village but discovers a darkness beneath the surface. Agatha also discovers, to her surprise and pleasure,......more

Goodreads review by Rocío (Entre Libros) on March 07, 2022

Me encanta esta saga, siempre me río. Me declaro fan de Raisin.......more

Goodreads review by Kavita on May 07, 2017

I really enjoyed reading this book and want to give a high rating and an excellent review, but I cannot. This is the third book in the series and the first I have read. A new woman comes to Agatha's village and gets murdered. As Agatha peels off the layers of truth, she discovers that the murdered w......more

Quotes

“Beaton’s dry sense of humor and her unflattering but affectionate portrait of gruff, often adolescent-acting Agatha make this…a bloom worth plucking.” Publishers Weekly 

“Beaton captures perfectly the tenor of life in a quiet, quaint English village; the Miss Marple–like Raisin is a refreshingly sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likable heroine; and the latest Raisin escapade is lively, funny, and entertaining. A must.” Booklist

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