Kissing Christmas Goodbye

An Agatha Raisin Mystery

De: M. C. Beaton

Narrado por: Wanda McCaddon

Unlike quite a number of people, Agatha has not given up on Christmas. To have the perfect Christmas had been a childhood dream while surviving a rough upbringing in a Birmingham slum. Holly berries glistened, snow fell gently outside, and inside, all was Dickensian jollity. And in her dreams, James Lacey kissed her under the mistletoe, and like a middle-aged sleeping beauty, she would awake to passion once more....

Agatha Raisin is bored. Her detective agency in the Cotswolds is thriving, but she'll scream if she has to deal with another missing cat or dog. Only two things seem to offer potential excitement: Christmas and her ex, James Lacey. This year Agatha is sure that if she invites James to a splendid Christmas dinner, their love will rekindle like a warm Yule log. But that fantasy will have to wait for now. A wealthy widow - who had sent Agatha a letter saying a member of her family intended to kill her - has been found dead. Now Agatha must set out to find the murderer, even though, in her heart, she's still dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones she and James used to know.

©2015 M.C. Beaton (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Can't go wrong with these mysteries!

Loved it!
Highly recommend this book.
Wanda McCaddon has a pleasant voice and easy to follow along with.

love agate as usual

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re james I missed him although row was entertaining am
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A visit to Agatha is always fun... but..

This series always makes me laugh: Beaton has drawn a lead character that isn't always sympathetic
but she makes me laugh. This episode starts with a bang: a new addition to her detective agency?
It proceeds along well, but it goes off the rails when the author introduces the witchcraft thread,
which makes little sense. But it was fun nonetheless.

Agatha Raisin delights

I enjoyed the story, but not the narration. I believe I have become accustomed the previous narrator's reading style and various voices of key characters. Hearing this new narrator took me out of the story somewhat.

All Things Must Change

Alas, the change in narrator is a distraction. The previous narrator, Penelope Keith, was fantastic. I always knew exactly which character was speaking. Now, not so much anymore. I guess I will just have to put up with it though if I want to continue to hear about Agatha Raisin's adventures.