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Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Agatha Raisin) (Paperback)

by M.C. Beaton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 244 pages
  • Publisher: Robinson Publishing; paperback / softback edition (28 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845295331
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845295332
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 5,616 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"* 'a national treasure' - Anne Robinson * 'Any listener will pant for a sequel' - The Times * 'M C Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' - Publishers Weekly * 'The Miss Marple-like Raisin is a refreshing, sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likeable heroine' - Booklist"


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Mulled wine, roasting chestnuts...and murder. This is the eighteenth murder mystery featuring M C Beaton's imperfect heroine Agatha Raisin
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, 29 Oct 2007
By Lordy (Lancashire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Hardcover)
What a disappointment. I finished reading all the Raisin novels back to back over a three month period about four weeks ago and was looking forward greatly to the latestest installment. I have to say that in my opinion there are large sections of the novel where the author appears to have only sketched in character, plot and dialogue, as if she intended to return at a later date and fill out the details. This is a shame, for it is in these details, particularly of Agatha's character and how she interacts with those around her where the chief pleasures of this series are usually found. I would say that this is by far the weakest novel in the series so far.
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars a particularly satisfying installment, 15 Oct 2007
By tregatt (Portland, Oregon) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye (Hardcover)
This particular Agatha Raisin installment is a good one.

It's beginning to look as if the bloom has fallen off Agatha Raisin's obsessive love for her handsome ex-husband, James Lacey. Not that Agatha is about to admit to this. No. she's decided that her feelings if ennui are down to the lack of a really good investigation that she can sink her teeth into. So that when Agatha receives a letter from Phyllis Tamworthy who claims that someone in her family is trying to murder her. Agatha thinks that Phyllis Tamworthy may be a nutter, but something about the letter gives her pause. What if it is authentic? What if Phyllis Tamworthy is in real danger? With visions of Agatha Christie's "Hercule Poirot's Christmas" in mind (Christmas is after all round the corner), Agatha decides to take on the case. Isn't just typical then that all of Agatha's Christie-like visions would come to nothing? Phyllis turns out to be penny-pinching bully to comes her children firmly under her thumb, while Phyllis' children seem to be so colourless and spineless a bunch, that Agatha has a hard time seeing any of them as potential killers. But when Phyllis drops dead after a truly awful tea, Agatha is sure that a very cunning murderer has struck. Quickly Agatha springs into action, determined to discover who murdered Phyllis, and no one, not the hostile police officers in charge of the case or Phyllis' equally hostile relatives are going to stop her...


While the last few Agatha Raisin installments have not been exactly topnotch, "Kissing Christmas Goodbye" will remind fans of the Agatha Raisin installments that shone. Agatha is in top form as she juggles trying to figure out who murdered Phyllis, sorting out her latest employee's domestic problems and obsessing about giving her friends a truly spectacular Christmas dinner. I enjoyed every single moment of "Kissing Christmas Goodbye," and am truly delighted at being able to recommend it as a good read not only to fervent fans of the series but to anyone looking for a nice British cozy to curl up with. As to the perennial question: how will things pan out for James and Agatha? This installment moves neither backwards nor forwards in answering the question. There are intimations that Agatha may no longer be in love with James; but can we believe this? I'm not too sure and will look to the next Agatha Raisin installment for answers
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Declining by the book, 28 Dec 2007
By R. Lowther - See all my reviews
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The Agatha Raisin mysteries have been declining as the series wears on, which is unfortunate as the central character offers so much potential.

When the series started, it was Agatha and her interaction with others that drew the reader into the story and the mystery. However since Agatha opened her detective agency, the stories are now padded out with grey or unbelievable characters - such as Toni Gilmour and the mystery element is how MC Beaton keeps getting these stories published.

Everything in this book from the title, the new characters, the mystery - in the loosest sense of the word, is contrived and unfortunately, I am hard pressed to recommend this book to anyone.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Addiction
The first few Agatha books were really interesting, proper 'page turners'. By the time I'd reached 'Kissing Christmas Goodbye' the pages were not so easy to turn. Read more
Published 22 days ago by Mrs. Helen Patricia Jarvis

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
I have enjoyed all the previous Agatha Raisin books, but this one left me feeling that M C Beaton had contract obligations to fill - quantity, not quality. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Voracious Reader

5.0 out of 5 stars Kissing Christmas Goodbye
I throughly enjoyed this book, it didn't let me down, if anything I though the story was excellent from start to end, it held my attention and I couldn't put it down. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Daisy

1.0 out of 5 stars Simply Awful !
The worst book ever written in this series....the title is SO misleading, it has nothing to do with Christmas.... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Anon

5.0 out of 5 stars Full of action!
I enjoyed this a lot more than the last couple - I feel that Ms Beaton is really at top form with this, plenty of action, several corpses, plus a new investigator working for the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Watford reader

3.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing installment
Unlike other reviewers, it wasn't the introduction of new characters like Toni Gilmour that made me enjoy this book less than the others in the series. Read more
Published 20 months ago by P. Tipton

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Weak, Incredibly Disappointing
Like one of the previous reviewers, I have read all the Agatha Raisin books, and whilst one or two have been very simple in terms of mystery, I have on the whole, thoroughly... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Anon

3.0 out of 5 stars From a new reader of M. C. Beaton
This was my first expedition into an M. C. Beaton book. On the whole I liked it. The story isn't too "deep" and suited a reader who enjoys a bit of a twist to her detective novel,... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Marie

5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas mayhem
I've thoroughly enjoyed all the Agatha Raisin books especially as it makes a change to have a heroine who makes mistakes, and doesn't always come out of situations on top. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Damaskcat

3.0 out of 5 stars Will Agatha Enjoy a White Christmas with James Lacey?
The suspense in Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye is mostly focused on whether Agatha Raisin will be able to pull off a splendid Christmas party with James Lacey at her... Read more
Published on 12 Oct 2007 by Professor Donald Mitchell

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