I recently reviewed MC Beaton’s latest Agatha Raisin mystery for Harrogate International Festivals… THE BLOOD OF AN ENGLISHMAN sees heroine Agatha grappling with an ungenial giant, a violent blacksmith and some highly amorous amateur dramatics. The scene opens on the Winter Parva pantomime. Forced to sit through an am-dram mash-up of every fairy tale ever told, Agatha only rallies when the unfriendly giant gets himself killed … Continue reading MC Beaton’s The Blood of an Englishman