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Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble

By: M. C. Beaton
Narrated by: Penelope Keith
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At home alone for the holidays, Agatha Raisin decides to host a dinner party for the elder residents in her Cotswold village of Winter Parva. Agatha's never been much of a homemaker, but she's dead set on making this the perfect holiday for the 'crumblies', as she affectionately calls them. She's decorated a tree while fending off her cats, Hodge and Boswell, and even made a (lumpy) Christmas pudding in between swigs of rum. But when Agatha dumps the pudding on the head of the local self-proclaimed lothario - an 85-year-old with a beer belly and fingers like sausages - his death by dessert proves more than a trifle as mysteries mount higher than the season's snowfall. So much for trying to do good by her neighbors. Now Agatha needs no less than a Christmas miracle to get herself out of this one.

©2012 M. C. Beaton (P)2016 Audible, Ltd Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Winter Christmas Crime Suspenseful

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If you could sum up Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble in three words, what would they be?

Fun Festive Froth

What about Penelope Keith’s performance did you like?

A good, plummy narration.

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I bought this book because it was the deal of the day. It definitely isn't worth the £6.99 that it's currently priced at. But, that moan apart, it was a nice festive listen as I wrapped up the Christmas presents.

A Perfect, Quick Festive Listen.

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Love the Agatha Raisin books brilliantly read by Penelope Keith. wish there was more books

M C Beaton & Penelope Keith a brilliant combinatio

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excellent, well read, sub plot very funny, needs a second listen methinks to get the whole story

Christmas crumble

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Agatha is spending Christmas alone so she tells Mrs Bloxley that she will invite 6 elderly people to Christmas lunch, now Agatha is no cook but after buying presents she decides to make a Christmas pudding to save a few pence. She and her trusty friend Roy Silver have mixed up this concoction and decide to put it in the shed. When it is time to bring on the pudding Roy goes to get it and it is covered in flies, Agatha being Agatha sprays the flies with fly spray, and when her quest gets a bit antsy one in particular she hits him on the head with her pudding, and he dies.
Will she get away with it, nice little listen and it was on the free list it was very short and as always Penelope Keith does the narration.

Short but Sweet

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This was a nice little story very well narrated by Penelope Keith. I can recommend it to you.

Great little story

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Penelope Keith IS Agatha Raisin. This is an amusing short story, a Christmas who done it. Penelope Keith's voices are superbly varied & fit the characters well. I certainly won't be following her Christmas pudding recipe.

Amusing short

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Made me smile. Lighthearted and funny. Enjoyed it and would listen to more. If you want something a bit fun to listen to then this will work.

Very funny. Lighthearted fun

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I am addicted to this series of books. So well written and presented. The stories are my ironing and cooking companions I can’t go without.
I always look forward to the next book.

Another great story - this is a short interlude

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Penelope Keith continues to embody Agatha’s crisp personality and makes her so easy to listen to that this is a festive treat.

Narration Perfect

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This was very funny. It the sort of scene I could actually picture some people I know in the kitchen. Just picturing some of the scenes in your head, will have you laughing. Despite being short, (As I love these Agatha Raisin Series with Penelope Keith as the Narrator) I found this very entertaining and will have to listen to this one again, especially when I'm feeling a bit low.

Had me Laughing

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