<p><b>''Every new Agatha Raisin escapade is a total joy'' </b>ASHLEY JENSEN<br><br><b>''No wonder she''s been crowned Queen of Cosy Crime'' </b><i>MAIL ON SUNDAY</i><br><br><b>''A Beaton novel is like <i>The Archers</i> on speed'' </b><i>DAILY MAIL</i><br><br><b>''The detective novels of M C Beaton have reached cult status'' </b><i>THE TIMES</i><br><b><br>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.</b><br><br>Agatha Raisin becomes embroiled in a turmoil of jealousy and lies when the tranquility of her local bowls club explodes into a storm of accusation and intrigue - and murder. Her private life is no less turbulent when a past suitor reappears just as her ex-husband seems intent on rekindling their romance, and her close friend, Bill Wong, is in danger of losing the woman he loves.<br><br>Events take an even da