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by M.C. Beaton (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: Constable Crime (2 Oct 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845296478
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845296476
  • Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.2 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 53,701 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The 19th outing for Agatha Raisin, which will be a must have for her numerous fans

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Cranky but lovable sleuth Agatha Raisin’s detective agency has become so successful that she wants nothing more than to take quality time for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she begins closing the agency on weekends, she remembers that when she has plenty of quality time, she doesn’t know what to do with it. So it doesn’t take much for the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicize the church fete - especially when the fair’s organizer, George Selby, turns out to be a gorgeous widower. Agatha brings out the crowds for the fete, all right, but there’s more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be spiked with LSD, and the festive family event becomes the scene of two murders. Along with her young and (much to her dismay) pretty sidekick, Toni, Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering, keep the church funds safe from theft, and expose the nasty secrets lurking in the village - all while falling for handsome George, who may have secrets of his own. Reviews 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" Publisher's Weekly. "The Miss Marple-like Raisin is a refreshing, sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likeable heroine." Booklist

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The usual suspects, 14 Sep 2008
By Damaskcat (UK) - See all my reviews
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Agatha Raisin is asked to publicise a village fete by her friend Mrs Bloxby. Before long she has taken on the task with her usual enthusiasm and the village of Comfrey Magna is inundated with reporters when a well known star is persuaded to open proceedings. Everything is going well until someone jumps to their death from the church tower. Agatha feels responsible and sets out to investigate ably assisted by staff from her detective agency. As ever this is a fast paced and intriguing mystery with a far from perfect heroine who is all the more endearing for her very human faults. I thoroughly enjoyed it and read it in less than 24 hours. If you want an intriguing mystery without an overload of violence this could be one to try. The product description above isn't correct - neither is the cover blurb on the copy I have.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Falls Back on Her Worst Habits, 26 Oct 2008
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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A Spoonful of Poison is very much a formula book where Agatha does all of the things that she does when she's out of control. Naturally, that gets her into trouble . . . and thus there's potential for humor. But the book doesn't work as well as in the past because it's all too predictable and Agatha doesn't grow as a character. If anything, she regresses in selfish ways. As a result, she's usually at her least appealing in this book.

Unless you feel like you need to read every word that M.C. Beaton ever writes about Agatha Raisin, this is one book that you could skip.

Interestingly, if you haven't read an Agatha Raisin book before, you'll probably like this book better than if you have read them all. It will probably be a four-star book for you filled with enough cozy humor to be broadly appealing. The stories, jokes, and punch lines will seem fresher.

So what's it all about?

Agatha finds one of the organizers of a church fete, George Selby, to be physically attractive. Naturally, she volunteers to do the publicity so she can spend time with him. But he doesn't seem all that interested. That doesn't slow down our Agatha.

At the fete, something terrible happens and Agatha feels compelled to use her private investigation agency to get to the bottom of things. In the process, she finds that there are some skeletons in the local closets. In sorting out those skeletons, she managers to annoy Toni, her protégé . . . leading to complications that Agatha hasn't anticipated.

The book goes through quite a few mysterious events and almost seems like a series of connected short stories rather than one novel. As a result, there's plenty of value for those who like to see lots of Agatha in different postures.

Will she end up with a man . . . or a broken heart?
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars 5 star series, 4 Nov 2008
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This book for me was probably more four star, but as a great admirer of MC Beaton, I feel that readers may be put off by some of the other reviewer's comments. Although they are valid, for a humorous, British, cosy mystery I don't think anyone could find better than Beaton. Yes, the series can be very formulaic and repetitive, but I do feel the characters have grown. In this book Agatha makes comments which would have been impossible for her in earlier books. The only downside for me was the mystery wasn't as compelling as I would have liked. But if you start with the first book, 'Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death' and like it, you're in for a great time with this series!
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