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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Agatha's Back and Up to Her Beady Eyes in Mystery and Romance,
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This review is from: Love, Lies and Liquor (An Agatha Raisin Mystery) (Hardcover)
Agatha Raisin has two addictions in life---one is butting in where others fear to tread and the other is James Lacey. Both consume her in this latest adventure of the middle-aged detective who prides herself on her good legs.Can she find lasting happiness with her ex-husband? Agatha is hoping so, and the reader finally sees Agatha wising up to James' cold and unaffectionate nature. Can that actually be Agatha Raisin rejecting James? Spurning his advances? The game playing is over and Agatha is the clear winner. Or is she? Devotees of this series, of which I am definitely one, will enjoy M.C. Beaton's trademark humor and laugh-out-loud moments as James whisks Agatha away on a mystery vacation. With lacey lingerie, sexy dresses, and visions of romping on beaches and beds along the French Riviera, Agatha sets off with great expectations. When James' dream vacation turns out to be a run-down and very seedy hotel in Snoth-on-Sea, England, Agatha realizes the life she wants with James may never be possible. In a refreshing change of pace, the pursuer becomes the pursued and Agatha can see a future without James. Once again her grouchy disposition and smart-aleck mouth lead to trouble, this time to the murder of a fellow guest at the hotel. When the brassy guest is strangled on the beach with Agatha's scarf, the police are eager to arrest the obnoxious Ms. Raisin. Agatha springs into action to solve the case and clear her name. As usual, there are myriads of minor characters, though Beaton has done a better-than-usual job of delineating each one for the reader. In addition to the staff from her detective agency, old favorites like Sir Charles Fraith, Mrs. Bloxby, Ron Silver, and Bill Wong return. Stolen jewelry, heavy drinking, and a raging sea figure prominently in this latest adventure. And in a classic moment, a Chinese waitress laughs at Agatha's name and tells her she might as well be called Mrs. Prune. The seventeenth adventure does not disappoint and leaves us with an unexpected, but totally Agatha-like cliffhanger.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
NOT UP TO SNUFF,
By miss demeaner "BOOK SMARTS" (philly , pa. usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Love, Lies and Liquor (An Agatha Raisin Mystery) (Hardcover)
I AM A BIG AGATHA RAISIN FAN . I'M SAD TO SAY THAT THAT WHILE I PRE-ORDERED THIS BOOK MONTHS BEFORE IT WAS RELEASED, AS I DO ALL M.C.BEATON'S "AGATHA RAISIN " BOOKS, I FELT A LITTLE CHEATED .I THINK M.C. BEATON HAS SO MUCH TALENT THAT PERHAPS SHE WAS RUSHED BY PUBLISHERS IN GETTING THIS BOOK OUT AND ALSO HAD A MINUMUM PAGE REQUIREMENT. WHICH WOULD ACCOUNT FOR MY POOR REVIEW BELOW . I HATE TO GIVE THE PLOT AWAY SO I'LL JUST SAY , THERE WAS TOO MUCH , RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO THE POLICE STATION . AND WHEN NOT DOING THAT SHE WAS EITHER FINDING MURDER VICTIMS OR SHE WAS THE TARGET ...WHICH AGAIN HAD US FOLLOWING HER EITHER TO POLICE STATION OR BACK TO THE HOTEL ON " SNOTH-ON-SEA " . IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A KEYSTONE COMEDY . THE OTHER CHARACTERS SEEMED TO BE THROWN IN JUST TO SHOW US SHE HADN'T FORGOTTEN THEM LIKE MRS. BLOXBY COMING TO COMFORT AGATHA WITH NOTHING REALLY TO DO , BUT, COMES UP WITH AN IDEA . CHARLES WANDERING IN AND OUT OF THE STORY WHEN JAMES ISN'T . AND OF COURSE DET. BILL WONG ...NO REAL PURPOSE IN THIS EITHER. I THINK IF THE CHARACTERS WERE NECESSARY TO INCORPORATE SOMEHOW, SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE THEM RUNNING BACK AND FORTH TO SEASIDE AGAIN AND AGAIN MAKING IT ALMOST COMICAL BUT A NUSANCE FOR ME THE READER . JUST NO GOOD REASON FOR THEM TO ALL SHOW UP . BUT, IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN A SIN TO JUST LEAVE THEM OUT AS SHE HAD ENOUGH CHARACTERS IN THIS NOVEL GOING AT ONE TIME AS IT WAS . I WILL STILL BE A FAN OF HERS AND TAKE MY CHANCES BUT, SADLY THIS BOOK ALREADY FOUND A NEW HOME WITH MY LOCAL LIBARY UNLIKE MOST OF HER PAST WORKS WHICH HAVE THEIR HOME ON MY BOOKSHELVES ALONG WITH MANY FAVORITES . THAT'S MY OPINION . SORRY FOLKS .
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Disappointment,
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This review is from: Love, Lies and Liquor (An Agatha Raisin Mystery) (Hardcover)
Although the usual cast of characters is up to lots of engaging antics, this latest Agatha Raisin mystery fails to pull it all together. It's a shame, because Agatha is truly a delight--abrasive, insecure, looking for love from unavailable men, yet feisty and somehow endearing. Unfortunately, the hurried, choppy writing and the disjointed plot make it hard to appreciate the characters. This installment is definitely not up to the standard of the first five or six books in the series. Please, Ms. Beaton, either do some polishing or get yourself a good editor!
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