Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet

Rating:
Summary: A Repeat of the First
Review: Well, I have to say that while I enjoyed this book to an extent, I was really quite disappointed. After reading the first in the series, "AR and the Quiche of Death," I thought I had found a new series to replace the series that I could no longer find (author passed away or quit writing).

There are at least two major plot points in this book that are retreads of the first one: the murder victim is a womanizer (exactly the same as the victim in "Quiche") and Agatha threatens to sell her cottage and return to London (also exactly the same).

I was also disappointed in the characterization of James Lacey, Agatha's next door neighbor. Sometimes he comes across as intelligent & witty and on the very next page, he is a bumbling fool, making unbelievable mistakes.

I will definitely pick up the third in the series, but if it does not return to the form of the first book, it will be the last of the Agatha Raisin books I will read.