Analysing the books in the series, we estimate that the reading level of Beating About the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery is 7th and 8th grade.
Readability Test | Reading Level |
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Flesch Kincaid Scale | Grade 7 |
SMOG Index | Grade 10 |
Coleman Liau Index | Grade 16 |
Dale Chall Readability Score | Grade 7 |
The estimated word count of Beating About the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries Book 30) is 61,690 words.
A person reading at the average speed of 250 words/min, will finish the book in 4 hrs 7 mins. At a slower speed of 150 words/min, they will finish it in 6 hrs 52 mins. At a faster speed of 450 words/min, they will finish it in 2 hrs 18 mins.
Beating About the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries Book 30) - 61,690 words | ||
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Reading Speed | Time to Read | |
Slow | 150 words/min | 6 hrs 52 mins |
Average | 250 words/min | 4 hrs 7 mins |
Fast | 450 words/min | 2 hrs 18 mins |
for Beating About the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries Book 30)
There are 14 chapters in Beating About the Bush: An Agatha Raisin Mystery . We have listed them below.
Cover |
Title |
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Chapter One |
Chapter Two |
Chapter Three |
Chapter Four |
Chapter Five |
Chapter Six |
Chapter Seven |
Chapter Eight |
Chapter Nine |
Chapter Ten |
New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin―now the star of a hit T.V. show―is back on the case again in Beating About the Bush.She won’t let any moss grow under her feet…When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder. Looks, however, can be deceiving, as Agatha discovers when she is employed to investigate a case of industrial espionage at a factory where nothing is quite what it seems.The factory mystery soon turns to murder and a bad-tempered donkey turns Agatha into a national celebrity, before bringing her ridicule and shame. To add to her woes, Agatha finds herself grappling with growing feelings for her friend and occasional lover, Sir Charles Fraith. Then, as a possible solution to the factory murder unfolds, her own life is thrown into deadly peril. Will Agatha get her man at last? Or will the killer get her first?“M. C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery.” ―The New York Times Book Review Read more