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Agatha's First Case
Agatha's First Case: An Agatha Raisin Mystery | M. C. Beaton
10 posts | 13 read | 2 to read
At age twenty six, Agatha Raisin has already come a long way. She has clawed her way up since leaving the Birmingham slum where she was born. She's lost her Birmingham accent, run away from her drunken husband, and found a job at a public relations office as a secretary. Then her boss asks Agatha to go to the home of Brian Devese to tell him that he is soon going to be arrested for the murder of his wife and that the agency no longer wants to represent him. Brian, impressed with the pugnacious Agatha, asks her to handle PR for him and even offers her an office and tells her she can hire a staff. Certainly the best thing Agatha can do for her first client is to find out who really murdered his wife and clear his name. And with her wits and gumption, Agatha sets out to do just that. New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin is beloved by millions and this brand new short story take us back to where it all began with Agatha's first case.
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Mollyanna
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Mehso-so

A prequel to the Agatha Raisin series (#SeriesLove2024) that is set as Agatha begins her PR business. It was okay and like many novella struggled to truly tell the story. Not at all necessary to reading the rest of the series.

TheSpineView Well done! 2d
Andrew65 Read the whole series but not read this short story. 2d
Mollyanna @TheSpineView Thanks 😊 2d
Mollyanna @Andrew65 I wouldn‘t bother reading the short stories, it didn‘t really add anything. I‘m glad it was short. Good to see you back on Litsy 😊 2d
Andrew65 @Mollyanna Thanks 😍, trying to get some normality and order back. I often feel this way about short stories - just not enough depth to them, and not usually a fan. 2d
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Librarybelle
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Mehso-so

I stumbled upon the short story that looks at Agatha‘s first case, way before she moves to the Cotswolds. It was okay. Short stories are hard for me, as I much prefer the development from a novel, but it was an interesting intro to Agatha Raisin. The audio is not a Penelope Keith audio, so I really missed her narration of this. #BBRC #Adult #LongStoryShort #52BookClub24 #AnApostropheInTheTitle

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 9mo
LibrarianRyan Really. I had no idea this novella existed. Inusually love novellas. I like to see what an author can do in such few pages. 9mo
Librarybelle @LibrarianRyan It came out a few years ago, before Beaton passed away. Her last few books she wrote were not the best in the series. 9mo
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Pageturner1
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i enjoyed this short read of Agatha Raisin‘s first case after opening her own agency. i haven‘t read any other Agatha Raisin books before. i am going to go back and start from the first of the series.
this book had good characters. Agatha is a real pistol.

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BookedBySunrise
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Pickpick

Short Read, Only a little over an hour but glad I listened to it. I learned a little more about Agatha, her past, and her dreams.

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katy4peas
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And a #cozyswap package is ready for mailing. On its way to you tomorrow my mystery partner! @Avanders @Chrissyreadit @ferskner

Chrissyreadit Yay! 🙌🥳🎉🧡 4y
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rwmg
Mehso-so

Short story telling how Agatha got her start in PR and detective work.

I still find Ms. Beaton's style a bit clunky, so having read two novels and now a short story, I'm in no hurry to look at her other works.

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rwmg
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Young4evr
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Pickpick

I travel a lot and have gotten hooked on the Agatha Raisin murder mysteries. Listening to audibles make the miles fly by. Agatha is such an unusual character you just have to love her. :)

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BlameJennyJane
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“Sod off, you dreary cow!” roared Agatha. -M.C. Beaton 😂

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BlameJennyJane
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Pickpick

This was a cute, quick read about how one of my favorite literary characters got her start solving quirky cases! It stays true to our Aggie without spending an unnecessary amount of time building her backstory or trying too hard to explain things the reader would have learned in other mysteries that were written prior to this one but chronologically followed it.