I am glad that Ms Beaton has decided to run with the idea of Agatha’s detective agency, as it gives this long-running series another reason to be inventive. New cases and new staff provide plenty of interest in this lively book, which is fairly easy to guess and perhaps more of a howdunit than a whodunit in some ways but none the less entertaining for that. Most of the long-standing characters are here, and like all the best series this one has reached the happy stage where the books are filled with not only plots, but also updates on all our favorite characters and their current situations. As lively and as effortlessly readable as ever, this is one series that I hope will run and run.