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Summary: The world needs more Agatha Raisins!
Review: I have thoroughly enjoyed this series. I am anxiously awaiting the next book.
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Summary: Not a fan of Higgins Clark? Try these.
Review: I LOVE the Agatha Raisin series. I found the first three at the library many years ago and read straight through them. Agatha is such a refreshing heroine, and the predicaments of her making are reminiscent of I Love Lucy. I have only read this far in the series, but while updating my birthday wishlist, I was delighted to see that several more have been written in the past few years (which I hope to be receiving shortly!). I consider these books clever, not slapstick or corny. Although Agatha's exterior is gruff, it isn't difficult to identify with her vulnerability. I must warn you, though, I've recommended these books to friends who don't seem as enchanted by them as I am. I guess Agatha is not for everyone, but these books are worth a try, particularly if you're not overly fond of Mary Higgins Clark.
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Summary: Not a fan of Higgins Clark? Try these.
Review: I LOVE the Agatha Raisin series. I found the first three at the library many years ago and read straight through them. Agatha is such a refreshing heroine, and the predicaments of her making are reminiscent of I Love Lucy. I have only read this far in the series, but while updating my birthday wishlist, I was delighted to see that several more have been written in the past few years (which I hope to be receiving shortly!). I consider these books clever, not slapstick or corny. Although Agatha's exterior is gruff, it isn't difficult to identify with her vulnerability. I must warn you, though, I've recommended these books to friends who don't seem as enchanted by them as I am. I guess Agatha is not for everyone, but these books are worth a try, particularly if you're not overly fond of Mary Higgins Clark.
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Summary: MY FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH AGATHA RAISIN!
Review: I LOVED THIS BOOK. I INITIALLY CHOSE IT BECAUSE OF THE TITLE. GREAT CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT.....DRY.(AS A RAISIN).....SENSE OF HUMOR......VERY WELL DONE...I LOOK FORWARD TO READING OTHER ADVENTURES ABOUT MISS AGATHA......IT WAS A QUICK READ....FOUR OR FIVE HOURS.AND A PLEASANT WAY TO SPEND A SUMMER AFTERNOON....MARVELOUS BOOK!!! VERY MUCH IN THE GENRE OF ELIZABETH GEORGE.....BUT WITH A SHORTER TIME-FRAME OF FINDING "WHO-DUNNIT"....GREAT READ WITH A GIN AND TONIC!!!!!!
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Summary: Agatha Raisin back in Fighting Form
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It was a strong entry into the series about Agatha. In this one she is trying to tie the knot with her handsome neighbour, James Lacey, and lo and behold her husband that she thought was dead turns up. The marriage is put off, and then her husband is found dead. Unfortunately, Agatha is a prime suspect in this murder, so her and James need to set out to find out who actually did it. They get into their usual scrapes, and the reader has a good time following them. Can't wait for the next one now.
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Summary: Agatha Raisin back in Fighting Form
Review: I really enjoyed this book. It was a strong entry into the series about Agatha. In this one she is trying to tie the knot with her handsome neighbour, James Lacey, and lo and behold her husband that she thought was dead turns up. The marriage is put off, and then her husband is found dead. Unfortunately, Agatha is a prime suspect in this murder, so her and James need to set out to find out who actually did it. They get into their usual scrapes, and the reader has a good time following them. Can't wait for the next one now.
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Summary: A great winter day escape....brew a pot of tea and enjoy..
Review: Ms. Beaton totally captured my attention in not only this book but the entire series which I read in two weekends...can't wait for the next one...
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Summary: Another hit!
Review: Read anything by MC Beaton or Marion Chesney you can get your hands on. She's got great character development in every slim volume that she publishes. What a gem!
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Summary: How stubborn the human heart is!
Review: There are a lot of characters and situations in this novel that are hysterically funny. This is a very well-paced story, with a wider scope than most of the books in this series. The thing that touched me the most, though, was Agatha's persistence in wanting James, while also knwoing, on some level, that she isn't comfortable in his world and can't wait to have her own privacy and spact back. How many of us have to acknowledge having those relationships at some point in our lives--the person we want to have/love so much that we want to ignore how unhappy life with them really makes us?We learn a lot more about Agatha than in the past, and Bill Wong deepens as a character. James is, as usual, rife with human contradiction, but I warn you that he comes off as quite a cad at the end of this!
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Summary: How stubborn the human heart is!
Review: There are a lot of characters and situations in this novel that are hysterically funny. This is a very well-paced story, with a wider scope than most of the books in this series. The thing that touched me the most, though, was Agatha's persistence in wanting James, while also knwoing, on some level, that she isn't comfortable in his world and can't wait to have her own privacy and spact back. How many of us have to acknowledge having those relationships at some point in our lives--the person we want to have/love so much that we want to ignore how unhappy life with them really makes us? We learn a lot more about Agatha than in the past, and Bill Wong deepens as a character. James is, as usual, rife with human contradiction, but I warn you that he comes off as quite a cad at the end of this!
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