Kate’s 2¢: “beating About the Bush” by M. C. Beaton

“beating About the Bush” by M. C. Beaton

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I’d not come across the Agatha Raisin Series before reading “Beating About the Bush”. This zany British female dective was labelled a kook, bumbling, and interfering tart, however, she stuck with her instincts and nailed the perp.

From the web:

   Marion Chesney was born on 10 June 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, and worked as a buyer of fiction for a Glasgow bookshop, theatre critic, newspaper reporter and editor. She married Middle East Correspondent Harry Scott Gibbons; they had a son, Charles. The couple moved to the Cotswolds when their son was about to go to university, assuming that he would go to Oxford, though in fact he did not.

Chesney had also lived in the USA. In later life she divided her time between a cottage in the Cotswolds

   It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of author Marion Chesney Gibbons, known professionally as M.C. Beaton, after a brief illness. 12 July 2019.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Beating about the bush DB98330

Beaton, M. C. Reading time: 6 hours, 39 minutes.

Read by Penelope Keith.

Mystery and Detective Stories

After poor elderly Mrs. Dunwiddy is found dead, Agatha digs into the complicated case, facing off with everyone from secretive factory bosses to Russian officials. Agatha also finds herself grappling with intensifying feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

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“beating About the Bush” by M. C. Beaton

Kate’s 2¢: There is a plethora of in-depth biographies of authors and reviews of their books, that state the title, author, published date, and genre; as well as,     describing what the book is about, setting, and character(s), so, Kate’s 2¢ merely shares my thoughts about what I read.  I’m just saying…

   I’d not come across the Agatha Raisin Series before reading “Beating About the Bush”. This zany British female dective was labelled a kook, bumbling, and interfering tart, however, she stuck with her instincts and nailed the perp.

From the web:

   Marion Chesney was born on 10 June 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, and worked as a buyer of fiction for a Glasgow bookshop, theatre critic, newspaper reporter and editor. She married Middle East Correspondent Harry Scott Gibbons; they had a son, Charles. The couple moved to the Cotswolds when their son was about to go to university, assuming that he would go to Oxford, though in fact he did not.

Chesney had also lived in the USA. In later life she divided her time between a cottage in the Cotswolds

   It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the death of author Marion Chesney Gibbons, known professionally as M.C. Beaton, after a brief illness. 12 July 2019.

From NLS/BARD/LOC:

Beating about the bush DB98330

Beaton, M. C. Reading time: 6 hours, 39 minutes.

Read by Penelope Keith.

Mystery and Detective Stories

After poor elderly Mrs. Dunwiddy is found dead, Agatha digs into the complicated case, facing off with everyone from secretive factory bosses to Russian officials. Agatha also finds herself grappling with intensifying feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Unrated. Commercial audiobook. 2019.

Downloaded: March 21, 2020