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As the bell-ringers get ready for the visit of the dashing Bishop Peter Salver-Hinkley, the whole village is thrown into a frenzy. Meanwhile, Agatha convinces one of the bell-ringers, the charming lawyer Julian Brody, to hire her to investigate the mystery of the Bishop’s ex-fiancée: a local heiress, Jennifer Toynby, who went missing years ago and whose body was never found... Meanwhile, the bodies in the village just keep on piling up: the corpse...
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Ashley Jensen stars in these three feature-length mysteries based on M.C. Beaton's bestselling novels. Formerly a high-flying PR executive in London, Agatha Raisin has now settled into small-town life in the Cotswolds, but her early retirement is far from quiet. Along with her friends Roy and Gemma, Agatha solves the village's bizarre murders with panache, but her love life may be a puzzle beyond even her skills to decipher.
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The delightful Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe) stars as unlikely private detective Agatha Raisin, who uncovers killers in the Cotswolds in this British-village mystery. In Series Three, Agatha opens a PI agency to uncover the killers lurking in her sleepy Cotswold village, with help from her friend Roy and paramour James.
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Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton. Agatha, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition.
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"Agatha opens her own detective agency, but potential clients aren't exactly breaking down the door of her new office. In search of new business, Agatha and James visit Ivy Hall, a house said to be haunted since the English Civil War. Are the strange sounds and unexplained footsteps heard at night truly supernatural, or is someone trying to scare the obnoxious owner out of her home?"--container.
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Agatha Raisin volume 3
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The arrival of a handsome new curate causes a stir in the village, but when murder strikes, one of Agatha's friends becomes the prime suspect. As she works to clear her friend's name, Agatha's love life gets in the way of her investigation.
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Agatha Raisin volume 2
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Looking to get away for a few days, Agatha rents a cottage in Fryfam, a village where mythical fairies are said to live. Before Agatha can start relaxing, however, she is employed by a local woman to prove that her wealthy husband is having an affair.
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Agatha Raisin volume 1
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Agatha returns to Carsley from Cyprus, heartbroken and swearing off men. Wanting a fresh new look, she goes for a haircut but suspects the salon's arrogant stylist is blackmailing clients with their darkest secrets.
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Agatha Raisin volume 1
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It's the week before Christmas, and Agatha tasks Roy with the role of making it the best Christmas ever. Meanwhile, she's hired to protect a woman from her ghosts of Christmas past, but when her client is found dead, Agatha has a murder investigation on her hands. Everyone in the village of Lower Tapor becomes a suspect-including the woman's own children.
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Agatha Raisin volume 4
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Agatha, Roy, and Sarah attend the Fruit Preserve Festival, where Charles and James are two of the judges for the jam competition, and DCI Wilkes is one of the competitors. After a few rounds of tastings, however, the judges start to act out, hallucinating-and Dr. Stevens, believing she can fly, jumps from the roof. DCI Wilkes employs Agatha to find the killer, as he's currently in the frame.
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Agatha Raisin volume 6
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The stage is all set for the wedding of the year between James and his Welsh fiancée, Eirwen, but nothing ever goes to plan in Carsely. First, an unfortunate paintballing mishap leaves the couple splattered in their finery. But ruined attire matters little when Eirwen is shot dead the night before the wedding, and Agatha must take on the case to clear James's name.
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Agatha Raisin volume 7
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Having lost their lead, Agatha and the gang go back to their list of suspects. Could Eirwen's murder be connected to the family business? Or were her two prior fiancés somehow involved? As Agatha looks closer at all these tangled relationships, she realizes that someone may have been unwilling to part from Eirwen-except by death.
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Agatha Raisin volume 2
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When James whisks Agatha away on a seaside trip to work on his new book, the last thing she expects is to end up in a town called Snoth-on-Sea. The getaway goes from bad to worse when they're greeted by protesters at the hotel, and then an obnoxious fellow guest is murdered-and the local police consider Agatha the prime suspect.
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Agatha Raisin volume 3
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Toni and Roy go looking for Ronnie, but someone else gets there first. After reinterviewing the victim's latest husband, Agatha learns about Chelsea's traumatic history and begins to make connections between the killings and the long-ago robbery. But can she unravel the puzzle before another life is lost?
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Agatha Raisin volume 5
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The police believe the latest death was an accident, but Agatha uncovers a possible connection to an earlier tragedy that may provide clues to the motive in this case. Meanwhile, Agatha's new flame turns out to have an incendiary effect at the funeral, where all manner of secrets come to light-and that's before Agatha gets herself into a jam that could prove fatal.
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