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mborer23's review
4.0
Interesting entry in the Agatha Raisin series as Agatha takes in, then starts to resent, a pretty teenage girl who's an aspiring crime-solver. Can they get to the bottom of the mystery surrounding an attractive widower's death?
irvherbblinger's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
4.0
sianw1992's review against another edition
4.0
Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison by M.C.Beaton
I haven't read an Agatha Raisin book in a long time, and starting this one felt like slipping on a comfy cardigan. I love Agatha, she's grumpy, is obsessed with men and always ends up getting herself in trouble. But she's a brilliant detective, which is why we love her.
The plot of this one, wasn't as tight as I'd have liked it to be. The person who committed the murders didn't really have a reason for it, and now thinking back, not all of the ends were tied up. But you can't help but be engrossed in Agatha's personal life, her dinner dates with Gorgeous George Selby and the goings on of her friends.
All in all, a welcome return home for me and it's about time someone made this into a TV series! With it's eclectic characters and beyond believable plot lines it would show Midsomer Murders a thing or two!
I haven't read an Agatha Raisin book in a long time, and starting this one felt like slipping on a comfy cardigan. I love Agatha, she's grumpy, is obsessed with men and always ends up getting herself in trouble. But she's a brilliant detective, which is why we love her.
The plot of this one, wasn't as tight as I'd have liked it to be. The person who committed the murders didn't really have a reason for it, and now thinking back, not all of the ends were tied up. But you can't help but be engrossed in Agatha's personal life, her dinner dates with Gorgeous George Selby and the goings on of her friends.
All in all, a welcome return home for me and it's about time someone made this into a TV series! With it's eclectic characters and beyond believable plot lines it would show Midsomer Murders a thing or two!
tlcollier1's review
4.0
I am never visiting the Cotswalds. Too dangerous! Unless Agatha Raisin is there to protect me of course! ;-)
jiqjaq's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
beccajbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Well Agatha is back, with another mystery to solve. This time in the village of Comfrey Magna.
Agatha has been asked to help with the PR for the local fete, so that the village can make as much money as possible in order to fix the church roof. All goes well, and the fete is turning out to be a huge success with Agatha's contacts bringing in the youth from far and wide. However, this is an Agatha Raisin mystery, and so someone must die.
A couple of elderly parishioners are adversely affected by something that has been put into the jam, and subsequently end up dead. Agatha must find out who killed them and why.
Along the way she meets a host of characters, some nice, some nasty, and also a few more bodies turn up. Of course.
Can she find out who tampered with the jam? Can she keep her hands off the handsome villager called George? Is she safe, with all her meddling rubbing people up the wrong way?
I enjoyed reading this one, although it wasn't the best I've read in the series. It dragged on a little and took an age to get to the point. I felt there were loads of extra added bits that were just uneccesary for the story. There is a random bit in there about a shoe factory that takes up about 2 pages..? With no relevance to the story at all, that I could see. These random bits are what drove down the stars to a generous 2.5 for me.
It is always a cosy read, when you pick up an Agatha Raisin. If you want a quaint little murder mystery to tide you over for a couple of days on these cooler nights, then this could be for you.
I would recommend, but not my fav of MC Beaton's by far.
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Agatha has been asked to help with the PR for the local fete, so that the village can make as much money as possible in order to fix the church roof. All goes well, and the fete is turning out to be a huge success with Agatha's contacts bringing in the youth from far and wide. However, this is an Agatha Raisin mystery, and so someone must die.
A couple of elderly parishioners are adversely affected by something that has been put into the jam, and subsequently end up dead. Agatha must find out who killed them and why.
Along the way she meets a host of characters, some nice, some nasty, and also a few more bodies turn up. Of course.
Can she find out who tampered with the jam? Can she keep her hands off the handsome villager called George? Is she safe, with all her meddling rubbing people up the wrong way?
I enjoyed reading this one, although it wasn't the best I've read in the series. It dragged on a little and took an age to get to the point. I felt there were loads of extra added bits that were just uneccesary for the story. There is a random bit in there about a shoe factory that takes up about 2 pages..? With no relevance to the story at all, that I could see. These random bits are what drove down the stars to a generous 2.5 for me.
It is always a cosy read, when you pick up an Agatha Raisin. If you want a quaint little murder mystery to tide you over for a couple of days on these cooler nights, then this could be for you.
I would recommend, but not my fav of MC Beaton's by far.
www.thebeautifulbookbreak.com
caroline2499's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
theeclecticreview's review
4.0
This was my first Agatha Raisin mystery and I really enjoyed the quirky Ms. Raisin and her sidekicks. I plan to read more in this series.
anthara's review
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0