Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance
MC Beaton

This was a turn in the series. Agatha has opened her own detective agency and has also changed her personality. Well, only slightly. She is realizing how she treats others. At one point she loses both Charles and Roy as friends. Thankfully, Charles and Roy are much better friends than to leave her entirely. This installment also found a change in formula from the past Agatha Raisin books. Agatha’s life is in danger from the middle on, there are more characters on both “sides” and the end actually has a cliff hanger feel to it. I have always enjoyed these stories and find humor throughout the books, but this one had me laughing out loud in several places. I’m not sure what brought about this revitalization, but I love it.