- Hardcover: 208 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (Jun 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312204965
- ISBN-13: 978-0312204969
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 13.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 595,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fairies at the bottom of the garden,
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This review is from: Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (Agatha Raisin 10) (Kindle Edition)
Agatha Raisin decides to rent a cottage in Norfolk to see if she likes living there because a fortune teller told her that she would find her destiny in the county. It soon becomes clear there are many goings on in Fryfam that the villagers really don't want to talk about. The strange lights which appear to be fairies is one of the things it's best not to ask about even when things start disappearing from your house. Agatha, being Agatha, soon gets involved with the villagers as well as the nouveau riche Tolly and his wife. When Tolly is murdered Agatha, naturally starts asking questions.
Mrs Bloxby - Agatha's friend, the vicar's wife - does a spot of stirring and encourages Sir Charles Fraith, Agatha's occasional lover and friend, to visit her in Fryfam. But Agatha is still pining for her erstwhile fiancé James Lacey. The local police soon have Agatha well in their sites for the murder because of a series of misunderstandings and coincidences which gives Agatha something else to think about. I liked the portrait of a Norfolk village - which, having lived in Norfolk myself seems pretty true to life plus or minus a few fairies. I liked the way Agatha's relationship with Sir Charles is developing in an unconventional way and how they work together to try and solve the case. I also liked the way the rest of the characters were developed. This is an interesting series with plenty of reasonably complex plots, not too much violence and some enjoyable series characters such as Sir Charles, James Lacey, Mrs Bloxby and of course Agatha's cats - Hodge and Boswell
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Bit of an Aggie Filler Thriller,
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This review is from: Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (Agatha Raisin 10) (Paperback)
`Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryam' sees Agatha heading to Norfolk, again with her `wherever a finger lands on the map' routine on the word of a fortune teller she saw in her previous adventure in the seaside town of Wyckhadden. Once there she finds that really maybe she should have stayed back in her home in the village of Carsley, especially when rather ominous twinkling lights start to appear at the bottom of her rented garden. However when the lord of the manor is murdered Agatha decides to stay on before being forced to when police discover a draft of a book Agatha started (to show off to all new acquaintances in the village that she is a budding author) has the exact same opening murder scene as the one they found at the manor. Agatha therefore feels she has no choice, or so she tells herself, but to clear her name by finding the real killer.
I don't really know why but this one didn't work as well for me as Agatha's adventures in amateur detecting normally do with me. There seemed to be too many characters and strands, which didn't even become red herrings, and yet nothing really happened either - oh apart from a Stubbs painting getting stolen. Then when the murderer was caught the motive felt a bit `meh' and it didn't all seem to make sense. It lacked something and sort of, and I feel mean saying this because I do love this series despite how uncool or unliterary it may make me, felt rather like a filler in the series. Yet something happens towards the very end, rather too hurriedly if you ask me, that if you missed this book you might feel thrown between the books on either side of this one. I am hoping this is just a small blip in a rather wonderful cosy crime series.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
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By Mr. D. L. Rees "LEE DAVID" (DORSET) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (Agatha Raisin 10) (Paperback)
Fryfam, a remote village in Norfolk. Time has passed by (one suspects rather hurriedly) - many locals weird, odd things happening. There Agatha plans to spend winter. Cue for local police soon to be busier than for ages....
Uneasy amidst surly glances and mutterings, disappearances and those mysterious lights sometimes bobbing at the bottom of the garden, Agatha craves companionship. Enter randy baronet Charles Fraith, substitute nowadays for the elusive James Lacey. This tenth novel works better than recent offerings, provided one does not hope for credibility. To avoid neighbour James, Agatha chose Fryfam by closing her eyes and sticking a pin in a map, then agreeing to rent a cottage she had not seen. (With M.C. Beaton creaking contrivances are positively flaunted.) Addicts will not mind - happy to relax with the saga of a stolen painting, murdered "squire", missing will, passionate undercurrents, the obligatory "in the nick of time" climax. The "fairies" are more intriguing that the recent "wizard" and "witch", but one feels this aspect could have been developed more strongly. There is the bonus of a cliffhanger end, all who know Agatha convinced that A MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE. For me the Hamish Macbeth novels work better, but with him and Agatha M.C. Beaton has created two splendidly rich characters. Both perhaps deserve more finely crafted adventures.
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