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Summary: Terrible is right!
Review: After reading this book I would swear off Beaton forever if it weren't for the fact so many people seem to enjoy them. This was my first shot at an Agatha Raisin book, and it was terrible. The cast of characters was unbelievable. Agatha follows her ex-fiancee to Cyprus. She follows him around moon-eyed and sulky because he doesn't receive her with open arms. She spends the whole book acting like an attention-starved puppy. James treats her badly, insults her, belittles her and she still goes back for more stomping around and getting angry when he doesn't fall at her feet. As for the actual mystery, it was a little more plausible, but still took way too long to solve. The book could have been much shorter and still gotten the point across. I hope her other Agatha Raisin books are better than this one.
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Summary: --Murder in Cypress--
Review: Agatha Raisin who had retired to the quiet life in the Cotswold village of Carsley, is finding life to be very boring without the companionship of James Lacey. She's depressed because James, the love of her life has broken off their engagement. Of course, he had a good reason to do so, because Agatha had not told him the complete truth about her husband, Jimmy. She had led him to believe that Jimmy was dead, and both Agatha and James were shocked to have Jimmy appear at the start of their wedding. James is now in Cypress where he and Agatha were to be together on their honeymoon. Since Agatha is wildly aggressive and impulsive, she decides to follow James and try to rekindle their romance.Agatha has some trouble in locating James, and to fill her time, she takes a cruise. On the ship she meets up with a rather odd assortment of English tourists. She also runs into Sir Charles Firth who seduces her and causes more conflict between Agatha and James. When one of the English tourists is killed, Agatha jumps in to investigate, and after a second murder takes place; it appears that the murderer is also after our Aggie, as Sir Charles likes to call her. AGATHA RAISIN AND THE TERRIBLE TOURIST is a little different from the other stories in this series because it takes place in an exotic part of the world. I really enjoyed hearing about the history of Cypress. This is the sixth book in the Agatha Raisin stories.
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Summary: predictable
Review: Here she is again, the formidable and brash Agatha Raisin in an adventure that is remarkable as it is the first that takes her from her quaint Cotswold village to exotic northern Cyprus. This change of locale, however, is the only breath of truly fresh air in this current installment in the Agatha series. Having discovered both of M C Beaton's detective characters, it remains a suspicion of mine that the Hamish Macbeth character is more developed than dear Agatha. Though I am predisposed to enjoy Agatha's exploits, she remains unfortunately flat, two-dimensional.The current novel is stock, the usual two or three bodies littering the narrative landscape and tidied up in the last 10 or 20 pages.But I wonder if other fans like myself are aware of what may be the real unsolved mystery of the Agatha Raisin series: why on earth does Agatha (who, in agonizingly brief flashes of insight and personal honesty, knows Lacey is no good for her and that life with him would be hellish) persist in a predilection for James Lacey?Though the Agatha series will undoubtedly remain disappointing in certain aspects, I will always anticipate the next novel of her exploits.
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Summary: Check it out of library, but don't buy it
Review: I don't think that this book is terrible, but it surely was not nearly as good as some of the others I've read in the series. It is rather disjointed, and even the murders (there are two) seem contrived. The denouement didn't make much sense either. But the biggest disappointment is Agatha's fascination with the odious James. I wish Ms. Beaton would take him out of the storyline actually. I quite enjoyed Sir Charles Firth, and I think he would be a better romantic interest for her than cold and hard James. The setting in Cyprus was interesting. I will continue to read the series, and hopefully we get back to the funny Agatha again. I also want the quaint citizens from her English village in the story.
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Summary: Agatha Raisin and The Terrible Writer(s)
Review: I have read every book by the author "M.C.Beaton" and I must say that since rereading "Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist" I am more than convinced that M.C.Beaton must be a pseudonym for Multiple Contributors Beat 'em. The writing style of this book is not the same as other Agatha books. This one reads like a travelogue. It also is from a male point of view. The plot is boring,the characters are shallow to the point of stupidity and even the reasoning doesn't fit our Agatha. I've done some research on this author and still feel that the Agatha novels are written either by several contributors or "the author" has a split personality! This novel is not even related to the good Agatha stories. If any of you fans out there can clear this up for me, please do.
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Summary: A Tour of Murder
Review: In this 6th book in the Agatha Raisin series, Agatha decides to take a trip to Cyprus to track down one-time fiancé, James Lacey, who took off after their disastrous almost marriage. Instead of enjoying a romantic reunion with James, they witness a murder of a fellow tourist. Staying in their rented "honeymoon" cottage, Agatha and James work together to solve the murder, but not before the killer strikes again. This book was harder to get into than several of the other in the series. Overall, this series is one of my favorites in the cozy genre, and I was a bit disappointed in this offering. Agatha is portrayed as desperate for James' affections, and although I like her vulnerability, I could easily see why James becomes annoyed with her. With that said, I would still highly recommend this book as a part of the series since it has a decent mystery and an interesting setting. The first book in the series is "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death". Enjoy!
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Summary: A Tour of Murder
Review: In this 6th book in the Agatha Raisin series, Agatha decides to take a trip to Cyprus to track down one-time fiancé, James Lacey, who took off after their disastrous almost marriage. Instead of enjoying a romantic reunion with James, they witness a murder of a fellow tourist. Staying in their rented "honeymoon" cottage, Agatha and James work together to solve the murder, but not before the killer strikes again. This book was harder to get into than several of the other in the series. Overall, this series is one of my favorites in the cozy genre, and I was a bit disappointed in this offering. Agatha is portrayed as desperate for James' affections, and although I like her vulnerability, I could easily see why James becomes annoyed with her. With that said, I would still highly recommend this book as a part of the series since it has a decent mystery and an interesting setting. The first book in the series is "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death". Enjoy!
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Summary: Dreary ride
Review: M.C. Beaton's devious evil twin must have written this instalment of the Agatha Raisin series. It has none of the charm, humor or delight of its predecessors. What's more, we are treated to heavy-handed pedantic descriptions of Cyprus' history, geography, and politics. It's a pretty dreary ride. I suggest that fans of Agatha Raisin give this one a miss. All one really needs to know is that both Agatha and James have liaisons with other people, James is still flint-hearted at the end, and Agatha realizes her obsession with James is just that. On to the next!
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Summary: Was disappointed!!!!
Review: The story line is well explained above so will just commit on my thoughts. I did not enjoy this book as well as the others. Agatha and James move on to Cyprus and leave the friendly place of Carsely. I have come to like the local characters in Carsely and missed them being in the book. The conflict between Agatha and James is beginning to remind me of a "Soap" on TV and I don't like that. I also can do without Charles, he is a pain, in my openion. Hopefully Ms. Beaton will move the next book back to Carsely and the people I have come to like.
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Summary: One of my favorites in the series so far.
Review: We get to go along on vacation with Agatha and James to the warm, inviting island of Crete. But they aren't really together -- or are they? Their relationship has more ups and downs than a roller coaster! And how does that other vacationer from the Cotswolds fit in? And somebody was murdered -- but everybody keeps partying. What are the relationships of all these terrible tourists? This is a nice entry in the Agatha series. And I'm grateful for the nice, warm vacation.
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