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A Spoonful of Poison (2008)

por M. C. Beaton

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Series: Agatha Raisin (19)

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A Spoonful of Poison continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery seriesâ??now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television.
Cranky but lovable sleuth Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that she wants nothing more than to take quality time for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she begins closing the agency on weekends, she remembers that when she has plenty of quality time, she doesn't know what to do with it. So it doesn't take much for the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicize the church feteâ??-especially when the fair's organizer, George Selby, turns out to be a gorgeous widower.
Agatha brings out the crowds for the fete, all right, but there's more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned, and the festive family event becomes the scene of two murders.
Along with her young and (much to her dismay) pretty sidekick, Toni, Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering, keep the church funds safe from theft, and expose the nasty secrets lurking in the villageâ??-all while falling for handsome George, who may have secrets of his
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Another enjoyable Agatha Raisin, Cotswolds set murder mystery. Agatha is so wonderfully awful, you cant help but love her. I really enjoy this series, very quick to read with great characters. ( )
  LisaBergin | Apr 12, 2023 |
Lettura sempre piacevole e avvincente oltre che simpatica. ( )
  Raffaella10 | Jan 28, 2023 |
Agatha and the Doped Preserves
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (November 2015) of the original St. Martin's Press Minotaur hardcover (September 2008)

A Spoonful of Poison has Agatha chasing down a poisoner after the preserves at a village fête are doped with LSD, causing a death. The detective agency is on the case and Agatha begins to be jealous of her protégé Toni Gilmour to the point of suggesting that the latter form her own separate detective agency. Agatha continues to moan about her arthritic hip and the banning of smoking in restaurants (one wonders if these personal asides were based on M.C. Beaton's real life experiences). The case also brings a new attractive man George Selby, into Agatha's sights.

I'm continuing to enjoy the fun of these cozies which are somewhat different from the TV-series which I saw first. Agatha is definitely more cranky in the books, but it is her human faults that make us accept her. Young detective Toni Gilmour continues here in this book #19 (in the TV series she was brought in at the beginning of Season 3, but as the niece of the housekeeper Simpson). Sir Charles is much more of a recurring character and occasional love interest than he is in the screen adaptation and his cheap and chintzy manners are played up quite a bit.

The narration of this book #19 and the previous #18 is not by series regular Penelope Keith but by Wanda MacCaddon. MacCaddon is fine in the role but gives a much more restrained performance than Keith does in the other voices e.g. the exaggerated vocal mannerisms of Roy and Sir Charles.

Most (28 of 32) of the Agatha Raisin audiobooks are free on Audible Plus. A continuation series Book 32 Down the Hatch is yet to be released, and is expected to be published in October 2021. Down the Hatch is apparently entirely written by continuation writer R.W. Green whereas #31 Hot to Trot was a collaboration with M.C. Beaton.

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A Spoonful of Poison has been adapted for the currently ongoing Agatha Raisin TV series (2016-). It is currently scheduled to be broadcast as Episode 3 in the upcoming Series 4 later in 2021/early in 2022. There is no trailer yet available. ( )
  alanteder | Sep 22, 2021 |
An otherwise enjoyable Agatha romp blighted by Beaton banging on about the impending ban on smoking in restaurants through Agatha. ( )
  Stephen.Lawton | Aug 7, 2021 |
Perhaps coming into this series quite a number of books in was a mistake--I just could not like the main character. Belatedly, I've read that one should start at the beginning of the series, so that may be good advice to pass along. I listened to the audiobook quite quickly, but I don't think I'll be picking up other books in the line. ( )
  sdramsey | Dec 14, 2020 |
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Beaton, M. C.autor principaltodas las edicionesconfirmado
Morpurgo, MarinaTraductorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Sorbier, Françoise duTraductorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado

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This book is dedicated to my three bookselling angels at the Cotswold Bookstore, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire--Tony Keats, David Whitehead and Nina Smith.
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Fiction. Mystery. Humor (Fiction.) HTML:

A Spoonful of Poison continues the tradition in M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin cozy mystery seriesâ??now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television.
Cranky but lovable sleuth Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that she wants nothing more than to take quality time for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she begins closing the agency on weekends, she remembers that when she has plenty of quality time, she doesn't know what to do with it. So it doesn't take much for the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicize the church feteâ??-especially when the fair's organizer, George Selby, turns out to be a gorgeous widower.
Agatha brings out the crowds for the fete, all right, but there's more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned, and the festive family event becomes the scene of two murders.
Along with her young and (much to her dismay) pretty sidekick, Toni, Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering, keep the church funds safe from theft, and expose the nasty secrets lurking in the villageâ??-all while falling for handsome George, who may have secrets of his

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