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Summary: Agatha Raisin Triumphs Again
Review: Agatha is becoming much more likeable with each book. Here we see quite a bit of her vulnerable side. This is a cute little mystery, but I didn't find the storyline as interesting as the previous two novels. I found that it skipped around a bit, and motive and opportunity were a bit loose. But I still enjoyed the book. It was nice to see that Agatha is finding her own place in the little village she has chosen to retire in.
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Summary: Agatha Raisin Triumphs Again
Review: Agatha is becoming much more likeable with each book. Here we see quite a bit of her vulnerable side. This is a cute little mystery, but I didn't find the storyline as interesting as the previous two novels. I found that it skipped around a bit, and motive and opportunity were a bit loose. But I still enjoyed the book. It was nice to see that Agatha is finding her own place in the little village she has chosen to retire in.
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Summary: Agatha Raisin, grouch extraordinaire
Review: Agatha Raisin is a fifty something independant woman who finds, after years of not giving a [darn] that all she wants now is a man- badly. Agatha is moody, rude, and fantastic. Her men, Roy, Sir Charles Fraith, even that whiny [guy] James Lacey, are funny and entertaining. You'll get addicted to Agatha, I promise.
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Summary: Cheaters Never Prosper!
Review: Agatha Raisin returns in the 3rd book in this series. In this book, Agatha returns from a lengthy vacation only to find that a beautiful newcomer, Mary Fortune, threatens to snare James Lacey's affections. It seems that the perfect Ms. Fortune shares James' love of gardening and she plans to enter her property into the local garden show. Agatha's black thumb does not prevent her from entering the garden show herself, but she soon finds herself having to cheat when all of her seedlings are destroyed in a early frost. Agatha turns to the help of Roy Silver, P.R. cohort, to replant her garden with fully grown nursery plants. However, someone in Carsley is destroying all of the neighbor's gardens, and then Ms. Fortune is found "planted" in a pot...dead. It is up to Agatha to solve the murder before the murderer plants her too.The Agatha Raisin mysteries are a delight from start to finish! I loved Agatha's gruff exterior but warm heart. It is heartening to see a character that has flaws, but that can make you laugh too. Agatha gets more loveable in each book, and really draws readers into her life. With both of M.C. Beaton's series (she also writes the Hamish MacBeth series), she makes the reader want to take a trip to the Cotswolds to meet the characters she has so vividly created. The first book in the series is "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death". Enjoy!
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Summary: Cheaters Never Prosper!
Review: Agatha Raisin returns in the 3rd book in this series. In this book, Agatha returns from a lengthy vacation only to find that a beautiful newcomer, Mary Fortune, threatens to snare James Lacey's affections. It seems that the perfect Ms. Fortune shares James' love of gardening and she plans to enter her property into the local garden show. Agatha's black thumb does not prevent her from entering the garden show herself, but she soon finds herself having to cheat when all of her seedlings are destroyed in a early frost. Agatha turns to the help of Roy Silver, P.R. cohort, to replant her garden with fully grown nursery plants. However, someone in Carsley is destroying all of the neighbor's gardens, and then Ms. Fortune is found "planted" in a pot...dead. It is up to Agatha to solve the murder before the murderer plants her too. The Agatha Raisin mysteries are a delight from start to finish! I loved Agatha's gruff exterior but warm heart. It is heartening to see a character that has flaws, but that can make you laugh too. Agatha gets more loveable in each book, and really draws readers into her life. With both of M.C. Beaton's series (she also writes the Hamish MacBeth series), she makes the reader want to take a trip to the Cotswolds to meet the characters she has so vividly created. The first book in the series is "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death". Enjoy!
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Summary: --A viper in the Carsely gardens--
Review: Feisty Agatha Raisin returns from a holiday to her cozy home in the Cotswolds. The vacation was interesting, but lonely and she missed her home and her friends in Carsely. While she was away, a lovely blond named Mary Fortune had moved to the village and become very popular. Mary had also captured James Lacey's heart and that was too much for our Agatha who was mad about James. Mary and James share a love of gardening which leads Agatha to take it up herself, but her attempts only lead to disaster. The villagers are all excited and getting their gardens prepared for the contest which is the the talk of Carsely. As the date for the horticultural contest gets near, something very unexpected happens as various gardens are destroyed in a malicious fashion. The police are called to investigate and then the prime suspect is found murdered. Of course, Agatha must and does get involved with solving the murder case. This is the third book in this fascinating series and a most enjoyable read.
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Summary: --A viper in the Carsely gardens--
Review: Feisty Agatha Raisin returns from a holiday to her cozy home in the Cotswolds. The vacation was interesting, but lonely and she missed her home and her friends in Carsely. While she was away, a lovely blond named Mary Fortune had moved to the village and become very popular. Mary had also captured James Lacey's heart and that was too much for our Agatha who was mad about James. Mary and James share a love of gardening which leads Agatha to take it up herself, but her attempts only lead to disaster. The villagers are all excited and getting their gardens prepared for the contest which is the the talk of Carsely. As the date for the horticultural contest gets near, something very unexpected happens as various gardens are destroyed in a malicious fashion. The police are called to investigate and then the prime suspect is found murdered. Of course, Agatha must and does get involved with solving the murder case. This is the third book in this fascinating series and a most enjoyable read.
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Summary: AGATHA IS GOOD AGAIN!!!
Review: Have read several of the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth books. Have liked them all. Agatha is now trying to get into the flower business to impress her, want to be sweetie, James Lacey. However, there is a new WOMEN in town. She is Mary Fortune. Of course hard headed Agatha will not listen to anyone about when to plant her flowers and they all are killed by frost. She then decides to buy a load of flowers and get them planted during the night. Is like the time she bought a quiche instead of baking it for a village competition and one of the judges dropped dead of poisoning. Every one seems to love Mary Fortune, but she ends up being planted upide down in a flower pot. Agatha and Lacey, of course, start asking questions and trying to find out who the killer is. Could it have been Mrs. Bloxby, Miss Simms, Mrs. Mason, the Boggles or old Mr. Spott? I think the ending will surprise you. As usual Beaton has written the characters and the village so that they seem real and you can see them in your mind as you read. Am looking forward to the next book.
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Summary: Better than the last entry
Review: Having been very disappointed in the last entry in this series (it was a complete rehash of the first book), I had almost decided not to buy this one, the third in the series, but I did and it is better than I had expected.
Agatha takes up gardening to get closer to James, her next door neighbor, but as usual, makes a complete hash of the effort and has to agree to return to London for 6 months to work for an agency in return for help getting her garden in shape before the village garden show.
The current main rival for her affections for James is murdered and she naturally must figure out who did it. It is rather easy to figure this mystery out but the writing was a little sharper than the previous book making it much more enjoyable.
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Summary: Agatha Raisin is really a delight and great fun to know!
Review: I am very infatuated with Agatha Raisin and am so glad to get acquainted with her. This book was a super way to escape from the cares of housework. I had a wonderful time reading it. M. C. Beaton writes very entertainingly and certainly holds the reader's interest. I am anxious to read more from M. C. Beaton. I would recommend this book to any mystery fan
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