{"id":26642,"date":"2020-11-20T09:29:35","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T14:29:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=26642"},"modified":"2022-10-11T16:57:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T16:57:24","slug":"review-hot-to-trot-by-m-c-beaton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/20\/review-hot-to-trot-by-m-c-beaton\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \ud83d\udd0d Hot to Trot by M.C. Beaton"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-26642\" data-postid=\"26642\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-26642 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_bbbcac8 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner gutter-narrow col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_49667e8 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_7036296 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hot-to-trot-mc-beaton.jpg?w=640\" title=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d Hot to Trot by M.C. Beaton\" alt=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d Hot to Trot by M.C. Beaton\">\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_a1982ef customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">When Private Detective Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one-time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a mysterious socialite, Miss Mary Brown-Field, she sees it as her duty to find out what she can about the woman. Coming up empty, Agatha\u2014out of selfless concern for Charles, of course\u2014does the only sensible thing she can think of: she crashes their wedding, which ends in a public altercation. Nursing a hangover the next morning, she gets a phone call from Charles, with even more disturbing news: Mary has been murdered.<\/span><br \/><br \/><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Agatha takes on the case, and quickly becomes entrenched in the competitive equestrian world, in which Mary had been enmeshed\u2014as well as the victim\u2019s surprisingly violent past. Agatha finds no shortage of motives among a wide range of characters, from Mary&#8217;s old riding competitors, to enemies from her schoolgirl days, to her surly father, who threatens Agatha to mind her own business. Meanwhile, the police department has its money on another suspect: Agatha. Will she track down the criminal in time, or end up behind bars herself?<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_23787e9 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_2d1ea91  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25879 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 17, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>An Agatha Raisin Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>31<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Minotaur Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>There is no shortage of novel mysteries circulating Raisin Investigations.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Agatha (Aggie) Raisin<\/strong> cannot believe that her friend and not so long-ago lover, Sir Charles Fraith, is about to get married and worse, she was not invited. \u00a0 Convinced that she may be able to help, she sets forth to Barfield House, Sir Charles\u2019 estate, to talk some sense into him.\u00a0 Only when she arrives, he\u2019s not home and is then warned by his butler, Gustav, that something is not right, and she should get involved and investigate.\u00a0 Worried for her friend, Agatha begins her investigation and crashes the wedding. Enraged and suspicious of the new Mrs. Fraith, Agatha has no choice but to pursue this vexing investigation, especially when the new Mrs. Fraith turns up dead and her and Charles are the main suspects!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Snakes and bastards!<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agatha Raisin, just the name is genius; refined, fierce and provocative. She\u2019s a bit unlikable because she is so forward, but I am enamored with her. Her thought process, her wit, her deliverance and her actions.\u00a0 I wish Aggie had a course on how to be her. Do yourself a favor, if you\u2019re not a fan of these, books, read them! Classic true detective work, she upholds to the highest standards (usually), she expects the best from her staff, and they deliver.\u00a0 A true classic, rich, detailed mystery-murder that you\u2019ll love and respect.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But beware, never cross Mrs. Raisin, she sure knows how to put someone in their place.\u00a0 Stark and brutally honest; you\u2019ll be reading along and then (bam!) she\u2019ll say something that will have you laughing out loud.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost like someone switched on the mic on her inner monologue and it\u2019s not entirely suitable for the general audience. This book was top notch fun.\u00a0 Excellent flow, funny creative dialogue and memorable characters.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As I was reading this book, I kept thinking how much I would love to see this character on the big screen and to my surprise, there\u2019s an Agatha Raisin TV series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a new-to-me author and series and I had no trouble reading this book as a stand-alone, but I\u2019m certain that after reading this book, you will want to take up this series from the beginning!\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 <em><strong>M.C. Beaton <\/strong>(Marion Chesney)<\/em> passed away on December 30, 2019. She will be remembered by many for her writing and her memorable characters. At the beginning of this book is a Foreword by R. W. 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Beaton\" alt=\"Review \ud83d\udd0d Hot to Trot by M.C. Beaton\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When Private Detective Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one-time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a mysterious socialite, Miss Mary Brown-Field, she sees it as her duty to find out what she can about the woman. Coming up empty, Agatha\u2014out of selfless concern for Charles, of course\u2014does the only sensible thing she can think of: she crashes their wedding, which ends in a public altercation. Nursing a hangover the next morning, she gets a phone call from Charles, with even more disturbing news: Mary has been murdered.<br \/><br \/>Agatha takes on the case, and quickly becomes entrenched in the competitive equestrian world, in which Mary had been enmeshed\u2014as well as the victim\u2019s surprisingly violent past. Agatha finds no shortage of motives among a wide range of characters, from Mary's old riding competitors, to enemies from her schoolgirl days, to her surly father, who threatens Agatha to mind her own business. Meanwhile, the police department has its money on another suspect: Agatha. Will she track down the criminal in time, or end up behind bars herself?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-top-pick-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong><br \/>Release Date:<\/strong> Nov 17, 2020<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong>\u00a0<em>An Agatha Raisin Mystery<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>31<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Macmillan<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Minotaur Books<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $13.99<\/p><hr \/><p><br \/><br \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>There is no shortage of novel mysteries circulating Raisin Investigations.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Agatha (Aggie) Raisin<\/strong> cannot believe that her friend and not so long-ago lover, Sir Charles Fraith, is about to get married and worse, she was not invited. \u00a0 Convinced that she may be able to help, she sets forth to Barfield House, Sir Charles\u2019 estate, to talk some sense into him.\u00a0 Only when she arrives, he\u2019s not home and is then warned by his butler, Gustav, that something is not right, and she should get involved and investigate.\u00a0 Worried for her friend, Agatha begins her investigation and crashes the wedding. Enraged and suspicious of the new Mrs. Fraith, Agatha has no choice but to pursue this vexing investigation, especially when the new Mrs. Fraith turns up dead and her and Charles are the main suspects!<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Snakes and bastards!<\/em><\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Agatha Raisin, just the name is genius; refined, fierce and provocative. She\u2019s a bit unlikable because she is so forward, but I am enamored with her. Her thought process, her wit, her deliverance and her actions.\u00a0 I wish Aggie had a course on how to be her. Do yourself a favor, if you\u2019re not a fan of these, books, read them! Classic true detective work, she upholds to the highest standards (usually), she expects the best from her staff, and they deliver.\u00a0 A true classic, rich, detailed mystery-murder that you\u2019ll love and respect.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But beware, never cross Mrs. Raisin, she sure knows how to put someone in their place.\u00a0 Stark and brutally honest; you\u2019ll be reading along and then (bam!) she\u2019ll say something that will have you laughing out loud.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost like someone switched on the mic on her inner monologue and it\u2019s not entirely suitable for the general audience. This book was top notch fun.\u00a0 Excellent flow, funny creative dialogue and memorable characters.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As I was reading this book, I kept thinking how much I would love to see this character on the big screen and to my surprise, there\u2019s an Agatha Raisin TV series.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a new-to-me author and series and I had no trouble reading this book as a stand-alone, but I\u2019m certain that after reading this book, you will want to take up this series from the beginning!\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0 <em><strong>M.C. Beaton <\/strong>(Marion Chesney)<\/em> passed away on December 30, 2019. She will be remembered by many for her writing and her memorable characters. At the beginning of this book is a Foreword by R. W. Green, a friend of Marion Chesney, who remembers her fondly and respectfully.<\/p><p><em>~ Patricia<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2UJUww7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/books.apple.com\/us\/book\/hot-to-trot\/id1506600611?itsct=books_toolbox&amp;itscg=30200&amp;at=11l88k&amp;ct=books_hot_to_trot&amp;ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/hot-to-trot-m-c-beaton\/1135426695?ean=9781250157775\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/hot-to-trot-9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/M_C_Beaton_Hot_to_Trot?id=WijQDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}