![]() ![]() It's the body of Petra Currie, newcomer to the village and she'd seemed to be everyone's favourite. Three keen gardeners are bemoaning the state of a very neglected strip and one of them takes a spade to the weeds and grass - until his spade hits something hard. What could be better? Then common sense takes hold: Agatha knows that she doesn't like getting her hands dirty. It all looks so peaceful with people tilling the soil and working hard on growing their own fruit and vegetables. On another visit to the allotments, Agatha is almost tempted to take on an allotment herself. Lord Bellington's son, Damian, employs Agatha Raisin and her detective agency to discover who murdered his father. ![]() When he turns up dead, poisoned by antifreeze, no one is particularly sorry - and there's no shortage of suspects either. The villagers of Carsley are up in arms because Lord Bellington has said that he's going to sell off the allotments for a new housing development. 'Allotments' sound as though they should be a haven of peace and tranquility, but it's surprising how often the reverse proves to be the case. Summary: Delicious black comedy wrapped up in a private investigator story. ![]()
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