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Perfect Paragon by M. C. Beaton (2006, Mass Market)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
ISBN-100312984790
ISBN-139780312984793
eBay Product ID (ePID)52627421
Product Key Features
Book TitlePerfect Paragon
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicMystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
GenreFiction
AuthorM.C. Beaton
Book SeriesAgatha Raisin Mysteries Ser.
FormatMass Market
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight4.2 Oz
Item Length6.7 in
Item Width4.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Reviews"Though Agatha is still a bit of a piece of work, she is mellowing with age, and in this book even forgets to 'gussy' herself up once when she goes out. There's a cliffhanger at the end...that is going to be interesting in the next book."-- Deadly Pleasures "This is the latest perfectly precious prose problem from Beaton, Britain's successor to Dame Agatha Christie. If you've never read an Agatha Raisin novel, it's time to start, and you'll have fifteen more of these confections awaiting you. Polish those off, and you still have a batch of Hamish Macbeth tales. All of them are cunningly plotted, beautifully written and more fun you can imagine. The Perfect Paragon is as perfect as all the others, and you won't figure out whodunit until the final pages."-- The Globe & Mail "Entertaining...welcome back to Carsely, the charming Cotswolds village that's home to the sixteenth Agatha Raisin mystery."-- Publishers Weekly "Fabulous...M.C. Beaton is at her best with this fine tale filled with twists." -- Midwest Book Review, "Though Agatha is still a bit of a piece of work, she is mellowing with age, and in this book even forgets to 'gussy' herself up once when she goes out. There's a cliffhanger at the end...that is going to be interesting in the next book."-- Deadly Pleasures "This is the latest perfectly precious prose problem from Beaton, Britain's successor to Dame Agatha Christie. If you've never read an Agatha Raisin novel, it's time to start, and you'll have fifteen more of these confections awaiting you. Polish those off, and you still have a batch of Hamish Macbeth tales. All of them are cunningly plotted, beautifully written and more fun you can imagine. The Perfect Paragon is as perfect as all the others, and you won't figure out whodunit until the final pages."-- The Globe & Mail "Entertaining welcome back to Carsely, the charming Cotswolds village that's home to the sixteenth Agatha Raisin mystery."-- Publishers Weekly "Fabulous M.C. Beaton is at her best with this fine tale filled with twists." -- Midwest Book Review, This is the latest perfectly precious prose problem from Beaton, Britain's successor to Dame Agatha Christie. If you've never read an Agatha Raisin novel, it's time to start, and you'll have fifteen more of these confections awaiting you. Polish those off, and you still have a batch of Hamish Macbeth tales. All of them are cunningly plotted, beautifully written and more fun you can imagine. The Perfect Paragon is as perfect as all the others, and you won't figure out whodunit until the final pages., Entertaining...welcome back to Carsely, the charming Cotswolds village that's home to the sixteenth Agatha Raisin mystery., Â"Though Agatha is still a bit of a piece of work, she is mellowing with age, and in this book even forgets to Â'gussy' herself up once when she goes out. There's a cliffhanger at the end...that is going to be interesting in the next book.Â"Â--Deadly Pleasures Â"This is the latest perfectly precious prose problem from Beaton, Britain's successor to Dame Agatha Christie. If you've never read an Agatha Raisin novel, it's time to start, and you'll have fifteen more of these confections awaiting you. Polish those off, and you still have a batch of Hamish Macbeth tales. All of them are cunningly plotted, beautifully written and more fun you can imagine.The Perfect Paragonis as perfect as all the others, and you won't figure out whodunit until the final pages.Â"Â--The Globe & Mail Â"EntertainingÂ'¦welcome back to Carsely, the charming Cotswolds village that's home to the sixteenth Agatha Raisin mystery.Â"Â--Publishers Weekly Â"FabulousÂ'¦M.C. Beaton is at her best with this fine tale filled with twists.Â" Â--MidwestBook Review, "Though Agatha is still a bit of a piece of work, she is mellowing with age, and in this book even forgets to 'gussy' herself up once when she goes out. There's a cliffhanger at the end...that is going to be interesting in the next book."-- Deadly Pleasures "This is the latest perfectly precious prose problem from Beaton, Britain's successor to Dame Agatha Christie. If you've never read an Agatha Raisin novel, it's time to start, and you'll have fifteen more of these confections awaiting you. Polish those off, and you still have a batch of Hamish Macbeth tales. All of them are cunningly plotted, beautifully written and more fun you can imagine. The Perfect Paragon is as perfect as all the others, and you won't figure out whodunit until the final pages."-- The Globe & Mail "Entertainingewelcome back to Carsely, the charming Cotswolds village that's home to the sixteenth Agatha Raisin mystery."-- Publishers Weekly "FabulouseM.C. Beaton is at her best with this fine tale filled with twists." -- Midwest Book Review, "Though Agatha is still a bit of a piece of work, she is mellowing with age, and in this book even forgets to 'gussy' herself up once when she goes out. There's a cliffhanger at the end...that is going to be interesting in the next book." -- Deadly Pleasures "This is the latest perfectly precious prose problem from Beaton, Britain's successor to Dame Agatha Christie. If you've never read an Agatha Raisin novel, it's time to start, and you'll have fifteen more of these confections awaiting you. Polish those off, and you still have a batch of Hamish Macbeth tales. All of them are cunningly plotted, beautifully written and more fun you can imagine. The Perfect Paragon is as perfect as all the others, and you won't figure out whodunit until the final pages." -- The Globe & Mail "Entertaining...welcome back to Carsely, the charming Cotswolds village that's home to the sixteenth Agatha Raisin mystery." -- Publishers Weekly "Fabulous...M.C. Beaton is at her best with this fine tale filled with twists." -- Midwest Book Review, Though Agatha is still a bit of a piece of work, she is mellowing with age, and in this book even forgets to 'gussy' herself up once when she goes out. There's a cliffhanger at the end...that is going to be interesting in the next book., "Though Agatha is still a bit of a piece of work, she is mellowing with age, and in this book even forgets to 'gussy' herself up once when she goes out. There's a cliffhanger at the end...that is going to be interesting in the next book."-Deadly Pleasures "This is the latest perfectly precious prose problem from Beaton, Britain's successor to Dame Agatha Christie. If you've never read an Agatha Raisin novel, it's time to start, and you'll have fifteen more of these confections awaiting you. Polish those off, and you still have a batch of Hamish Macbeth tales. All of them are cunningly plotted, beautifully written and more fun you can imagine.The Perfect Paragonis as perfect as all the others, and you won't figure out whodunit until the final pages."-The Globe & Mail "Entertaining…welcome back to Carsely, the charming Cotswolds village that's home to the sixteenth Agatha Raisin mystery."-Publishers Weekly "Fabulous…M.C. Beaton is at her best with this fine tale filled with twists." -MidwestBook Review
Series Volume Number16
Dewey Decimal823/.914
SynopsisAfter being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door, determined to prove that his wife is cheating, Raisin Investigations immediately offers to help. Trouble is, Agatha hates divorce cases--especially when the client is as pompous as Smedley--but she has a business to run and she's not about to turn away a paying customer. Unfortunately for Agatha, Mabel Smedley appears tobe the perfect wife, young and pretty and a regular volunteer at church. Although Smedley's case doesn't look promising, Agatha's attentions are diverted when she stumbles across the body of missing teenager, Jessica Bradley. In a sudden gesture of kindness (and good public relations), Agatha offers to investigate Jessica's death free of charge. In M.C. Beaton's The Perfect Paragon , as Agatha juggles her two biggest cases, things are turned upside down when Robert Smedley is found poisoned in his office. The prime suspect, his sainted wife Mabel, immediately hires Agatha to find the real killer. With the help of her old friend, Sir Charles Fraith, and some newly hired staff, Agatha Raisin sets off on another adventure solving crime in the English Cotswolds., After being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases. So when Robert Smedley walks through the door, determined to prove that his wife is cheating, Raisin Investigations immediately offers to help. Trouble is, Agatha hates divorce cases--especially when the client is as pompous as Smedley--but she has a business to run and she's not about to turn away a paying customer. Unfortunately for Agatha, Mabel Smedley appears to be the perfect wife, young and pretty and a regular volunteer at church. Although Smedley's case doesn't look promising, Agatha's attentions are diverted when she stumbles across the body of missing teenager, Jessica Bradley. In a sudden gesture of kindness (and good public relations), Agatha offers to investigate Jessica's death free of charge. In M.C. Beaton's The Perfect Paragon , as Agatha juggles her two biggest cases, things are turned upside down when Robert Smedley is found poisoned in his office. The prime suspect, his sainted wife Mabel, immediately hires Agatha to find the real killer. With the help of her old friend, Sir Charles Fraith, and some newly hired staff, Agatha Raisin sets off on another adventure solving crime in the English Cotswolds.
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- Feb 09, 2017
Another excellent read by M C Beaton
Beaton writes more of the adventures of Agatha Raisin, a retired lady who lives in the Cotswolds of England and solves mysteries, while getting herself entangled into each of them....Raisin is bawdy, funny and real! I'm reading all of her books in this series and each is a gem!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Nov 05, 2017
Great
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
