If you’re looking for a sleuth who is sweet, patient, and bakes a mean lemon drizzle cake, you might want to look elsewhere. But if you want a high-octane PR whiz who retired to the Cotswolds only to find that village life is more cutthroat than a London boardroom, then welcome to the world of Agatha Raisin .
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