{"product_id":"killing-time-an-agatha-raisin-mystery-9781250898722","title":"Killing Time: An Agatha Raisin Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeloved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin--the star of her own hit T.V. series--is back on the case again\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgatha Raisin's private detective agency has their work cut out for them when a series of shop burglaries disturbs their quiet Cotswolds village. When the break-ins take a violent turn and a murder occurs, it's all hands on deck to find the killer. As if that weren't keeping Agatha busy enough, Sir Charles Fraith has called on her to help stage a glamorous promotional extravaganza on the grounds of his ancestral home, Barfield House. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Agatha begins to receive death threats and narrowly avoids being kidnapped, she takes advantage of a previously arranged trip to Mallorca with her recent paramour, former police officer John Glass, to lie low for a while. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan Agatha track down whoever it is that wants her dead, nail the murderer, and keep her romance alive too? It's a race against the clock as the Cotswolds' favorite PI rushes to put the pieces together before the seconds run out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eM. C. BEATON (1936-2019), the \"Queen of Crime\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e), was the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Agatha Raisin novels--the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV and public television--as well as the Hamish Macbeth series and the Edwardian Murder Mysteries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-time friend of M. C. Beaton, R.W. GREEN has written numerous works of fiction and non-fiction.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51415315415314,"sku":"9781250898722","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_93f9830e-9cc7-4445-a544-88593bf10c3a.jpg?v=1751133222","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/killing-time-an-agatha-raisin-mystery-9781250898722","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}