{"product_id":"the-blood-of-an-englishman-an-agatha-raisin-mystery-9781250836243","title":"The Blood of an Englishman: An Agatha Raisin Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blood of an Englishman\u003c\/i\u003e continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fee, fie, fo, fum. I smell the blood of an Englishman...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven though Agatha Raisin loathes amateur dramatics, her friend Mrs. Bloxby, the vicar's wife, has persuaded her to support the local pantomime. Stifling a yawn at the production of \"Babes in the Woods,\" Agatha watches the baker playing an ogre strut and threaten on the stage, until a trapdoor opens and the Ogre disappears in an impressive puff of smoke. Only he doesn't re-appear at final curtain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSurely this isn't the way the scene was rehearsed? When it turns out the popular baker has been murdered, Agatha puts her team of private detectives on the case. They soon discover more feuds and temperamental behavior in amateur theatrics than in a professional stage show--and face more and more danger as the team gets too close to the killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blood of an Englishman\u003c\/i\u003e is Agatha's 25th adventure, and you'd think she would have learned by now not to keep making the same mistakes. Alas, no--yet Agatha's flaws only make her more endearing. In this sparkling new entry in M. C. Beaton's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series of modern cozies, Agatha Raisin once again \"manages to infuriate, amuse, and solicit our deepest sympathies as we watch her blunder her way boldly through another murder mystery\" (Bookreporter.com).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. C. Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e has been hailed as the \"Queen of Crime\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e). In addition to her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Agatha Raisin series--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television--Beaton is the author of the Hamish Macbeth series and four Edwardian mysteries. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between the English Cotswolds and Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50678980346130,"sku":"9781250836243","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d098c15c-b239-410d-8c83-51430387b92b.jpg?v=1733898497","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blood-of-an-englishman-an-agatha-raisin-mystery-9781250836243","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}