Agatha Raisin and James Lacey are on the brink of marriage when Agatha's first husband, a down-and-out alcoholic named Jimmy comes to town. Promptly jilted by her groom-to-be, Agatha pushes the offensive Jimmy in a ditch, where he is later found strangled. Both considered prime suspects, Agatha and James are thrown together again by their investigation of Jimmy's death. Martin's Press.