Nothing could be more relaxing or sedate than a quiet game of bowls on a pristine bowling green bathed in the sunshine of an English summer's afternoon in the Cotswolds – unless there's a dead body lying on the grass.
M.C. Beaton is the internationally bestselling author of both the
Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous
Regency romances. Her books have been translated into 17 languages
and her Agatha Raisin mysteries have been made into an Acorn/Sky TV
series starring Ashley Jensen. M.C. Beaton is consistently the most
borrowed UK adult author in British libraries. Dame Penelope Keith,
DBE, DL is an English actress, who became a household name in the
UK for her roles in sitcoms The Good Life and To the Manor Born.
Keith joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1963, and went on to
win a 1976 Olivier Award for the play Donkeys' Years. She has also
won two BAFTA TV Awards for her performances in The Good Life and
The Norman Conquests.
Since 2000, Keith has worked mainly in the theatre, including
performances in Blithe Spirit and The Importance of Being Earnest.
'No wonder she's been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime.'
*Mail on Sunday*
'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed.'
*Daily Mail*
'The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status.'
*The Times*
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