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    As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery

    By M. C. Beaton

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    As the Pig Turns is the next irresistible adventure featuring the bossy, vain, and endearing Agatha Raisin—now the star of a hit show on Acorn TV and public television—from New York Times bestselling M.C. Beaton, "the reigning queen of the cozies"(Booklist).

    Winter Parva is a "picturesque" (touristy) Cotswold village with gift shops, a medieval market hall, and thatched cottages. After a disappointing Christmas season, the parish council has decided to hold a special event in January, complete with old-fashioned costumes, morris dancing, and a pig roast on the village green.

    Always one for a good roasting, Agatha Raisin organizes an outing to enjoy the merriment. The rotary spit turning over a bed of blazing charcoals is sure to please on this foggy and blistery evening. But as the fog lifts slightly, the sharp-eyed Agatha notices something peculiar about the pig: a tattoo of a heart with an arrow through it and the name Amy.

    "Stop!" she screams suddenly. "Pigs don't have tattoos."

    The "pig," in fact, is Gary Beech, a policeman not exactly beloved by the locals, including Agatha herself. Although Agatha has every intention of leaving matters to the police, everything changes when the Gary's ex-wife, Amy, hires Agatha's detective agency to investigate—and another murder ensues. With that provocation, how could any sleuth as vain and competitive (and secretly insecure) as Agatha do anything other than solve the case herself?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 11, 2011
    ISBN9781429977999
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    As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
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    M. C. Beaton

    M. C. Beaton (1936-2019), the “Queen of Crime” (The Globe and Mail), was the author of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Agatha Raisin novels -- the basis for the hit series on Acorn TV and public television -- as well as the Hamish Macbeth series and the Edwardian Murder Mysteries featuring Lady Rose Summer. Born in Scotland, she started her career writing historical romances under several pseudonyms and her maiden name, Marion Chesney. In 2006, M.C. was the British guest of honor at Bouchercon.

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    • 3/5
      Better than the last several Agatha Raisin books . . .
    • 3/5
      Agatha at the Pig RoastReview of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (October 2011) of the original St. Martin's Press Minotaur hardcover (October 2011)As the Pig Turns finds Agatha and the gang attending a winter festival in the Cotswald village of Winter Parva where Agatha spots something amiss in the celebratory hog roast. They are soon on the hunt for the identity of a headless murdered man. Aside from the rather grotesque murder method and aftermath, this a typical cozy in the series, with Agatha continuing to meddle in the private life of her protegee Toni Gilmour.I'm continuing to enjoy the fun of these cozies which are somewhat different from the TV-series which I saw first. Agatha is definitely more cranky in the books, but it is her human faults that make us accept her. Young detective Toni Gilmour continues here in this book #21 (in the TV series she was brought in at the beginning of Season 3, but as the niece of the housekeeper Simpson). Sir Charles is much more of a recurring character and occasional love interest than he is in the screen adaptation and his cheap and chintzy manners are played up quite a bit. The narration of this book #22 continues the return of the series regular reader Penelope Keith after Wanda MacCaddon narrated books #18 & #19. MacCaddon was fine in the role but gave a much more restrained performance than Keith does in the other voices e.g. the exaggerated vocal mannerisms of Roy and Sir Charles.Most (28 of 32) of the Agatha Raisin audiobooks are free on Audible Plus. A continuation series Book 32 Down the Hatch is yet to be released, and is expected to be published in October 2021. Down the Hatch is apparently entirely written by continuation writer R.W. Green whereas #31 Hot to Trot was a collaboration with M.C. Beaton.Trivia and No LinkAs the Pig Turns was adapted for Series 3 Episodes 7 & 8 of the currently ongoing Agatha Raisin TV series (2016-). There does not appear to be a trailer for it.
    • 3/5
      I enjoy this series. The style is light and the protagonist is a sully, brash woman who's flaws are pronounced and for the most part enjoyable.
    • 5/5
      I am thrilled with this book. I read two of M. C. Beaton’s books before from the Hamish Macbeth series and loved them so much. I had been warned that the Hamish Macbeth books were better than the Agatha Raisin series. But I disagree, Agatha Raisin is such a quirky character that I love her. In As that Pig Turns, a man was found to be roasting on a spit instead of a pig at the Medieval Celebration. What tipped her off was that what being roasted had a tattoo!Shocking, yes, but it just seemed to me that M.C. Beaton was dipping into black comedy a bite. Most of the time, I felt like I was watching an old black and white movie with witty people and very well developed characters. Her pacing is excellent and even though I had decided to read another book at the same time, this is the book that won my whole hearted attention. Also, it was sort of a poetic justice that a policeman with no sense of humanity was the one on the spit. Agatha is the queen of the story, she is very blunt, smart and appreciates a handsome man when she sees one. There are 23 books in this series and I shall savor every one of them.
    • 2/5
      The last time I read an Agatha Raisin story, I promised myself “never again.” I haven’t enjoyed them for a very long time. The writing is C+ at best. I find the main character most irritating. And in the umpteen books, Agatha Raisin has become even more irritating, the kind of person I’d walk to the other side of the street to avoid. Then, I ask you, why did I read As the Pig Turns? In As the Pig Turns, our perpetrator kills an obnoxious police officer (who just happened to give Agatha a ticket recently) then replaces a whole pig on the spit with the officer’s body. It certainly ruins the fun of a winter festival when Agatha notices the “pig” has a tattoo. As usual, Agatha’s detective agency gets sucked in, along with all her friends and employees. Subplots abound and Agatha remains Agatha: vain, self-centered, a 50-something woman wishing she were 30-something. Never again.
    • 3/5
      This is a classic cozy mystery - although not life-altering, it is funny and enjoyable from beginning to end. Private investigator, Agatha Raisin, attends a winter carnival at a nearby picturesque Cotswold village. When Agatha goes to check out the pig roast, she notices that the pig carries a tattoo of a heart with the name Amy inscribed. But...pigs don't have tattoos and the roast is actually a local police man. Agatha and her team are off to investigate the murder, not only to help out a client, but because the main suspect is Agatha herself. Good light fun.
    • 4/5
      Having read quite a few Hamish MacBeth stories recently I thought I would try an Agatha Raisin this time. Less comfortable than the other series but once you got into it quite readable. At the village hog roast,it is discovered that instead of a pig,a human body has been substituted. The head and limbs have been hacked away and a pig's head has been sewn on.Agatha decides to get involved and together with the team from her detective agency, attempts to find out who has done this terrible thing and why.Not having read any Agatha Raisin stories for some time,I found it rather difficult to keep up with many of the characters,that is until I consulted my 'Agatha Raisin Companion' that is. What a boon.
    • 4/5
      A rather gruesome adventure for Agatha; the crime world is getting more evil, but now Agatha is dealing with more than the local criminal. There's no new revelation about Agatha or the other characters except that Mrs. Bloxby has a fit of jealousy when she thinks her husband might be seeing another woman. James, Roy and Sir Charles all make their entrances and exits. But it's alway nice to have a visit with Agatha, the long suffering, seemingly hard nosed but clever business woman who retired to Mirchester for some peace and quiet and to search for a real love affair.
    • 3/5
      I personally cannot get enough of Agatha Raisin. She is maddeningly vain, bossy, impulsive and self-serving, but so entertaining! The other recurring characters in the series are fun and interesting as always. I particularly enjoy wise and kindly Mrs. Bloxby, who is married to the irascible vicar. Agatha has complicated relationships with her men friends: policeman Bill Wong, Baronet Charles Fraith, James Lacey her ex, and Roy Silver, young marketing rep and boulevardier. This story has Agatha investigating a preposterous and nauseating crime. Through a scarcely believable chain of events, the body of a murdered man has been substituted for the main course at a pig roast. If you can stomach the first chapter or so, the story is as fun and intriguing as you could wish. However, there is a bit of a continuity problem that comes up. Simon, a character who appeared in the last book, turns up again here, but this time he has parents! When introduced in the previous book of the series, Simon's parents had recently died. What's up with that?
    • 4/5
      Fast easy read. I really enjoy Agatha Raisin. She's Stephanie Plum in 25 years. Agatha and friends go to a country fair that's having pig roast. With everyone gathering around the spit, Agatha notices a heart tattoo on the flank of the "pig." The first murder. Meanwhile Agatha is dealing with a broken relationship with Toni after she meddled into the young woman's private life. There's Charles, James, Bill Wong and new man circling around Agatha for fun.
    • 3/5
      I always make time to read a new Agatha Raisin. Ever since she tried to pass off that quiche, her tales of country life have duly entertained me! Beaton got a little dark here and there, but As the Pig Turns includes all of the usual suspects and characters that we like to read about.
    • 4/5
      I love Agatha Raisin, and am always excited when a new book comes out. This is a good one for sure. In it we have Agatha and her crew investigating a series of really gruesome deaths. It takes them all over the place, including Las Vegas. As they bumble along they uncover a sophisticated theft ring, bent coppers and fledgling meth labs. What fun! And through it all we have the intrepid Agatha. She is a wonderful character that I have come to enjoy through Ms. Beaton's many books. She is still truly the Queen of the Village Cozy genre. And I love being along for the ride. Cup of tea anyone?
    • 4/5
      Another fun installment in the Agatha Raisin series. It starts rather gruesomely with a policeman on a spit instead of a pig, but the ending is sheer enjoyment. Can't wait to see what happens with the handsome gardener...