Busy Body: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries, 21)

Busy Body: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries, 21) by Beaton, M. C.. mass_market edition. ISBN: 9780312536503.

Busy Body continues the tradition in M. C. Beatons beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series―now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Agatha Raisin has always been ambivalent about holiday cheer, but her cozy little village of Carsely has long prided itself on its Christmas festivities. But this year Mr. John Sunday, a self-important officer with the Health and Safety Board, has ruled that the traditional tree on top of the church is a public menace; that lampposts are unsafe for hanging illuminations; that May Dimwoodys homemade toys are dangerous for children… Things have reached such a desperate pass that the Carsely Ladies Society joins forces with the ladies in the neighboring village of Odley Cruesis to try to put a stop to Mr. Sundays meddling―only to find that someone has literally put a stop to him with a kitchen knife. Agathas detective agency is on the case, but when a man has made as many enemies as John Sunday, its hard to know where to start…