"Tourists are advised to watch their backs in the bucolic villages where M. C. Beaton sets her sly British mysteries...Outsiders always spell trouble for the societies Beaton observes with such cynical humor."--"The New York Times Book Review"

"[Beaton's] imperfect heroine is an absolute gem!"--"Publishers Weekly"

"Beaton's Agatha Raisin series just about defines the British cozy."--"Booklist"

"Anyone interested in...intelligent, amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Agatha Raisin."--"Atlanta Journal Constitution"

"Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha."--"Chicago Sun-Times"

"Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new Agatha Raisin mystery.""--Tampa Tribune Times"

"The Raisin series brings the cozy tradition back to life. God bless the Queen!"--"Tulsa World"

"The Miss Marple-like Raisin is a refreshingly sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likable heroine...a must for cozy fans."--"Booklist"