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"* 'Agatha Raisin is sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non PC. M C Beaton has created a new national treasure... the stories zing along and are irresistible, unputdownable, a joy. If you buy one book a year, let it be this. Agatha Raisin is The Strongest Link.' - Anne Robinson * 'Beaton's dry sense of humour and her unflattering but affectionate portrait of gruff, often adolescent acting Agatha make this... tale a bloom worth picking.' - Publishers Weekly"
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Love, like hell, is a four-letter word for Agatha ...No happily ever after for her! Recently married to neighbour James Lacey, Agatha quickly finds that love is not all it's cracked up to be - soon the newly-weds are living in separate cottages and accusing each other of infidelity. Then, after a fight down the local pub, James vanishes - a bloodstain the only clue to his fate. Naturally, Agatha is Suspect Number One. Determined to clear her name - and find her husband - Agatha begins her investigation and promptly discovers a murdered mistress ...Praise for the "Agatha Raisin" series: 'Sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining, delightfully intolerant and oh so magnificently non-PC, M.C. Beaton has created a national treasure' - Anne Robinson. '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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Agatha's marriage to James Lacey has not started off very well. They are living in their own cottages and he seems to be having an affair with Melissa Shepherd - a glamorous newcomer to the village of Carsely. Then James disappears, having been attacked and Melissa is found dead. Agatha is immediately suspected as is the absent James.
Sir Charles Fraith comes to Agatha's aid and together they try to find the murderer and track down the missing James. Both tasks prove difficult and dangerous. I enjoyed this story because it develops the relationship between Agatha and Charles as well as Bill Wong. There are plenty of suspects as no one seems to have liked Melissa very much even though on the surface she seemed quite charming.
There are some dark undercurrents to the story though it can be read as light entertainment as well. I enjoyed it - even on second reading. Maybe not a good one to start with if you have not tried the Agatha Raisin series as you need to know a bit more about the main characters to understand all the nuances.
Sir Charles Fraith comes to Agatha's aid and together they try to find the murderer and track down the missing James. Both tasks prove difficult and dangerous. I enjoyed this story because it develops the relationship between Agatha and Charles as well as Bill Wong. There are plenty of suspects as no one seems to have liked Melissa very much even though on the surface she seemed quite charming.
There are some dark undercurrents to the story though it can be read as light entertainment as well. I enjoyed it - even on second reading. Maybe not a good one to start with if you have not tried the Agatha Raisin series as you need to know a bit more about the main characters to understand all the nuances.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Once again M C Beaton has got you in her clutches. After waiting for so long for Mrs Raisin to become Mrs James Lacey, they turn out to be mis-matched and, following a blazing public row in the local pub, Mr Lacey suddenly dissapears leaving lots of blood on his doorstep and, Agatha is in the firing line of suspects. James, it turns out, has sought refuge in his favorite monastary in France and Agatha does her nut trying to find out where James has dissapeared to. Following on from that ---- no suggest you read the book. I promise that, if you have read all previous books in the Agatha Raisin series from 1st to this one, you will be hooked and will not be able to put the book down until you also have solved the murder/s.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I've read most of the series in order but missed out the book prior to this where James and Agatha tie the knot. So far I have enjoyed them for what they are. Just simple stories with a mystery so easy to solve it doesn't wear anyone out. A peek into fantasy village life for the city dweller.
I have to say how disappointed I am with this book. The plot could have been developed so much more but it is the characters that disappoint most.
Agatha is rude to everyone and flies off the handle for apparently no real reason. She chats away to someone, they say something she doesn't like and so she turns on them snarling like a tiger. If you met this woman, you'd think she was a lunatic! She is feisty, domineering and apparently held down a high powered job for many years. Yet she dissolves into floods of tears, usually at the end of a chapter, Someone says 'there, there' and she's off again being downright rude.
The standard of writing would shame a GSCE English student. I've seen better writing from 11 year olds. Apart from the first couple of chapters, the rest of the text reads like a synopsis of a book yet to be written. Each chapter could be so much more. If you took out the sex they'd be great for 8 year old girls.
I can't imagine Penelope Keith playing this character. Or rather, she'd be perfect for Agatha as long as the scripts are written by someone else. In the book Agatha swings between dowdy 'house dresses' (who on Earth wears a house dress these days, I'm surprised you can even buy them) and skirts that are too tight and too short, teetering about a field in high heels. This is supposed to be a wealthy savvy business woman, not some dumb trailer trash bimbo who has won the lottery.
We learn something of Sir Charles's past and the reason he is so tight with money. That's the sum of character development and to be honest I'd rather the books be about him. He has his flaws but I'd be quite happy if one of the murder attempts on Agatha that inevitably happens near the end of every book actually succeded. Put this intolerable old bat out of her misery.
This series should have ended three books ago. The author is now churning out rubbish to compete in the easy reading serial market done so much better by McCall Smith.
I have to say how disappointed I am with this book. The plot could have been developed so much more but it is the characters that disappoint most.
Agatha is rude to everyone and flies off the handle for apparently no real reason. She chats away to someone, they say something she doesn't like and so she turns on them snarling like a tiger. If you met this woman, you'd think she was a lunatic! She is feisty, domineering and apparently held down a high powered job for many years. Yet she dissolves into floods of tears, usually at the end of a chapter, Someone says 'there, there' and she's off again being downright rude.
The standard of writing would shame a GSCE English student. I've seen better writing from 11 year olds. Apart from the first couple of chapters, the rest of the text reads like a synopsis of a book yet to be written. Each chapter could be so much more. If you took out the sex they'd be great for 8 year old girls.
I can't imagine Penelope Keith playing this character. Or rather, she'd be perfect for Agatha as long as the scripts are written by someone else. In the book Agatha swings between dowdy 'house dresses' (who on Earth wears a house dress these days, I'm surprised you can even buy them) and skirts that are too tight and too short, teetering about a field in high heels. This is supposed to be a wealthy savvy business woman, not some dumb trailer trash bimbo who has won the lottery.
We learn something of Sir Charles's past and the reason he is so tight with money. That's the sum of character development and to be honest I'd rather the books be about him. He has his flaws but I'd be quite happy if one of the murder attempts on Agatha that inevitably happens near the end of every book actually succeded. Put this intolerable old bat out of her misery.
This series should have ended three books ago. The author is now churning out rubbish to compete in the easy reading serial market done so much better by McCall Smith.
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Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell
I'm not reading the Agatha books in order as perhaps I should, but I'm glad this wasn't the first I came across, as you really need the background of at least a couple of other... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Wolfwoman
Another Good Agatha...
You know what you are getting when you open an Agatha Raisin. People are going to get murdered, most likely in Carsley where Agatha lives (unless, as is her want sometimes, she has... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Simon Savidge Reads
Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell
Excellent! I like Agatha Raisin, she is a proper realistic character. Plot is good but I just like to wallow in the narrative!
Very Good.
Very Good.
Published 4 months ago by Dirk
Raisin's at it again!
For all lovers of Agatha Raisin, Love From Hell will not disappoint. Her stumblings to solve a murder combined with more tales of her disasterous relationship with James Lacey... Read more
Published 20 months ago by J A. Colson
No punch for me
This fell short for me. The story line wasn't bad but I just couldn't connect with the characters. All too bland for me, but then I'm a Robin (Sparkle Hater), Stephanie Plum... Read more
Published 21 months ago by JANE
Helll for Agatha Raisin
As the title suggests things are going far from well in this latest story of country life mixed with murder mystery. Read more
Published on 4 May 2010 by Mrs. La Watts
Always Getting Into Something
Poor old Agatha Raisin, when everything seems to start going normally something always upset the apple cart. Read more
Published on 4 Dec 2009 by M. Dowden
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I have bought the full set of these books and enjoyed reading all of them.They are witty ,funny and easy to read.Can't wait for the next book.
Published on 7 Oct 2009 by Catty Smith
Aggie Rocks!!
I cannot fault any of the Agatha Raisin books. Each one has a wonderful story, a sense of mystery, fun, love and laughter......... Read more
Published on 7 April 2009 by A. Lucas
Don't Begin Your Reading of the Agatha Raisin Series with This Book!
If read as a standalone, this book would be a two or three-star effort for most readers. But if read in sequence, Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell provides unusually satisfying... Read more
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