Dead on Target (Agatha Raisin Mysteries Book 34)
Dead on Target: An Agatha Raisin Mystery by MC Beaton and RW Green
256 Pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press, Minotaur Books
Release Date: September 19, 2023
Fiction, Mystery, Thrillers, Archery, Murder, Private Investigator
Agatha Raisin is at a local fair with friends. She participates in an archery presentation as a volunteer. As she is about to let her first arrow loose, she sees a puppy. Luckily the puppy gets away unharmed. Sir Charles Fraith introduces his friend Sir Godfrey. Pride wo asks if he can meet her later to discuss a possible case.
Agatha notices the puppy going into the woods follows trying to catch him but instead finds the body of Sir Godrey. Since she knew him and was the last one to see him alive, she is the prime suspect. Although DCI Wilks warns her not to get involved, she and her team launch into their own investigation to find the killer.
The story has a fast pace, and the characters are well developed, especially if you have read previous books in the series. It is also written in the third person point of view. I love quirky characters and this book and series are full of them. If you have watched the Agatha Raisin shows on BBC, BritBox, or Acorn and found them getting too silly, I suggest you read the books. They are so much better than the show.
