M. C. Beaton

Eccentric amateur detective Agatha Raisin stumbles upon a corpse near the natural spring in a Cotswold village and becomes involved in the heated local debate over the fate of the springs while searching for a killer. 25,000 first printing.

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death

Agatha Raisin's neighbouring village of Ancombe is usually the epitome of quiet rural charm, but the arrival of a new mineral water company - which intends to tap into the village spring - sends tempers flaring and divides the parish council into two stubborn camps. When Agatha, who happens to be the PR person for the company, finds the council chairman murdered at the basin of the spring, tongues start wagging. Could one of the council members have silenced the chairman before he could cast the deciding vote? It is up to Agatha, still nursing a bruised heart, to investigate the councillors, solve the crime - and promote the water company in the face of all this scandal!

Sian Wadey

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death by M.C. Beaton

I love the Agatha Raisin series and this one is no exception. They're great easy reads with brilliant characters, especially the titular Agatha Raisin. The plots are excellent and I never normally work out who the culprit is.

Agatha Raisin's neighbouring village of Ancombe is usually the epitome of rural charm, but the arrival of a mineral water company sends tempers flaring & divides the parish council into two camps. When Agatha, who happens to be the PR person for the company, finds the council chairman murdered, tongues start wagging.

Sonja H

Barbara Williford

Agatha is back on special assignment with a PR project. As she is getting ready to help launch a new water company, there occurs a series of murders. Between her job and a new spicy romance, she tries to solve the murders. This time, not only is her life put on the line but that of her dear friend.

Sarah Escorsa

Yet another fun Agatha adventure! I just love the characters M.C. Beaton comes up with in each new instalment of this series:) There is one character however that is becoming more annoying as the series evolve: James. I completely fail to understand his character and I wonder in what direction Beaton is taking it.

It was good enough, I like it more for the development of the back story than anything. I think there was ot that was attempted to be covered but it might have been too much and spread too thin.

Yulande Lindsay

This time, the feisty sleuth stumbles upon the victim of an unnatural death in Cotswold village's famous natural spring. Who was the unlucky corpse? The Ancombe Parish Council chairman-and the only uncommitted member voting on whether to allow the Ancombe Water Company to tap into the town's spring. Add ex-fiance James, watery politicians, and slippery entrepreneurs to the mix, and you have Agatha Raisin up to her neck in a murky murder mystery.

Claire Knight

Bee 

Agatha Raisin's neighbouring village of Ancombe is usually the epitome of rural charm, but the arrival of a mineral water company sends tempers flaring and divides the parish council into two camps. When Agatha, who happens to be the PR person for the company, finds the council chairman murdered, tongues start wagging.

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death

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