Another goodie. Enjoyed her new neighbor, and more great plot twists & turns. ( )

Come sempre una lettura di tutta relax, piacevole e simpatica con una protagonista a cui ci si affeziona nonostante il carattere non propriamente amabile. ( )

Agatha and the Spooky Mansion
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (January 2013) of the original St. Martin's Press Minotaur hardcover (October 2003)

The Haunted House finds Agatha Raisin crushing on yet another new neighbour Paul Chatterton and then joining him in investigating an alleged haunting. Murders soon follow and Agatha is quickly back on the detecting trail with Sir Charles Fraith joining in as well.

I'm continuing to enjoy the fun of these cozies which are somewhat different from the TV-series which I saw first. Sir Charles is much more of a recurring character and occasional love interest than he is in the screen adaptation and his cheap and chintzy manners are played up quite a bit. The narration by regular reader Penelope Keith is always excellent in all voices. Keith is as perfect a voice fit for the audiobooks as Ashley Jensen is to the TV role.

Most (28 of 32) of the Agatha Raisin audiobooks are free on Audible Plus. A continuation series Book 32 Down the Hatch is yet to be released, and is expected to be published in October 2021. Down the Hatch is apparently entirely written by continuation writer R.W. Green whereas #31 Hot to Trot was a collaboration with M.C. Beaton.

Trivia and Link
The Haunted House was adapted as Episodes 1 and 2 of Series 3 for the currently ongoing Agatha Raisin TV series (2016-). It was shown as a Hallowe'en tie-in during October 2019. A trailer can be seen on YouTube here. ( )

Not the strongest of books in the series. Agatha is back to chasing unavailable men and the story doesn't really get going until the welcome return of Sir Charles Fraith with all of his offers of sex without commitment. ( )

Agatha thinks she's out of the detecting game until new neighbor Paul convinces her to look into the story of a haunted house with him. Paul's case leads to a murder which leads to Agatha once again investigating. ( )