Penelope Keith - who starred as Agatha Raisin in the popular BBC Radio 4 series - reads M. C. Beaton's entertaining murder mystery. Incomer Gloria French is at first welcomed in the Cotswold village of Piddlebury. She seems like a do-gooder par excellence, raising funds for the church and caring for the elderly. But she has a bad habit of borrowing things and not giving them back, so when she is discovered dead, poisoned by a bottle of elderberry wine, folk in the village don't mourn her passing too intently. Parish councillor Jerry Tarrant hires Agatha Raisin to track down the murderer. But the village is creepy and secretive and the residents don't seem to want Agatha to succeed. Plus, Agatha's investigations are hampered by the emotional upset of finding her ex, James Lacey, has fallen in love with young detective Toni Gilmour. And now the murderer is targeting Agatha...Penelope Keith, CBE, DL, is probably best known for her TV roles in To the Manor Born and The Good Life, but she has also appeared in Next of Kin and Law and Disorder. Her theatre performances include Star Quality, Mrs Warren's Profession and Madame Arcati in Blithe Spirit. She has also received several BAFTA awards. 'If there is one thing better than watching Penelope Keith, it is listening to her' The Times