Killing Time

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Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisinthe star of her own hit T.V. seriesis back on the case again.

Agatha Raisins 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.

When 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.

Can 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.