'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly

'The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The Times

The latest Agatha Raisin mystery from bestselling author M. C. Beaton

The idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna is best known for the medieval church of St Ethelred and its bells, which are the pride and glory of the whole community.

As the bell-ringers get ready for the visit of the incredibly handsome Bishop Peter Salver-Hinkley, the whole village is thrown into a frenzy. Meanwhile, Agatha convinces one of the bell-ringers, the charming lawyer Julian Brody, to hire her to investigate the mystery of the Bishop's ex-fiancée: a local heiress, Jennifer Toynby, who went missing years ago and whose body was never found...

Agatha's investigation leads her to suspect the murderer was the handsome Bishop himself ... but could he really be behind a series of more killings in Thirk Magna too, or is it someone who wants to bring him - and his reputation - down?