Review “The Dead Ringer” by M.C. Beaton

THE DEAD RINGER

By M. C. Beaton

Fans of the prickly, likeable-for-being-unlikeable Agatha Raisin, have another mystery. She solves the crime, of course, but has to overcome a number of obstacles along the way. These stories are told in a style suitable for her—an abrupt and caustic, yet appealing woman.

The village of Thirk Magna, in the Cotswolds, is about to receive a visit from the new bishop, a handsome man named Peter Salver-Hinkley with a troubling past. Mavis and Millicent Dupin, identical twins who run the motley group of bell-ringers with savage authority, are thrilled about the visit. They want to go overboard with an extremely long and complicated, unpopular ringing pattern. When Millicent is found dead, there is no lack of suspects for the killing of the unpopular woman.

One of the bell-ringers asks Agatha to look into the death, so she starts investigating, even though she detests the boring backwater village and most of the inhabitants. One highly attractive man shows up, however; a reporter who seems to cause some strange happening inside Agatha’s small heart. She falls in love with him. The real thing; the head-over-heels, heart-pumping real thing.

This turns out to be most unsuitable, though, and puts Agatha in a terrible position. She is determined to get to the bottom of the many mysteries that are popping up. Get your hands on a copy to find out exactly how she does it.

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