Beating About the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery    by M.C. Beaton Order:  USA  Can Minotaur, 2019 (2019) Hardcover, CD, e-Book     Reviewed by Hilary Williamson Beating About the Bush follows The Dead Ringer as the thirtieth in M.C. Beaton's popular series starring formidable PI Agatha Raisin (now the star of a hit TV show), who lives in the Cotswold village of Carsely. In the last few episodes, the outrageous Agatha has been feeling her age more and more, with a steady stream of lightning infatuations, while a stable relationship with her old friend and previous romantic interest, Sir Charles Fraith, continues to elude them both. This time, Agatha's detective agency is hired by a company developing a new electric car battery pack to investigate industrial espionage at their head office. Soon afterwards, Agatha finds a severed leg in a hedge by the side of the road, and becomes a laughing stock after it proves to be a fake. When a bad-tempered, flatulent donkey (of whom Agatha has become inexplicably fond) is blamed for a female employee's death, our prickly PI becomes Wizz-Wazz's strongest advocate, and of course eventually does identify the true killer and the reasons for the sinister shenanigans at the engineering company. You can't go wrong opening a cozy Agatha Raisin mystery, which always delivers an entertaining read. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons. Find more Mystery books on our Shelves or in our book Reviews