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by M. C. Beaton (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: St Martins Pr; 1st edition edition (April 1999)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0312198221
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312198220
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.5 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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"* 'Anyone interested in a few hours' worth of intelligent, amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Agatha Raisin.' - The Cleveland Pain Dealer * '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 * 'Engaging' - Booklist" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars One-note Agatha Raisin, 16 May 1999
By A Customer
Though I remain a staunch supporter of the Agatha Raisin series, its plot staples (Agatha's unrequited love for James, her feeling displaced in the Cotswolds, her battles with weight and the signs of old age) are wearing thin. In the Wizard of Evesham, there is not even the tinge of humor that marked the first few entries in the Agatha series. I read this novel in the dashed hope that M C Beaton would finally make Agatha fuller character. Yet Agatha persists in coming across as two-dimensional, a cardboard cutout.

As for the "mystery," it fell flat. Rather than taking a truly active role in the storyline, Agatha blunders through the story. It hardly seems in character that a tough businesswoman would be such a victim in any aspect of her life. Elements from past novels were recycled (Agatha buying catered food, passing it off as her own. Agatha "solving" a crime by placing herself in the killer's hands.)

If Agatha must remain a cardboard figure, why not explore the lives of the others in the village of Carsley? Though the vicar's wife, Mrs. Bloxby, is made to seem a paragon of Christian charity and humility, I sense each time she appears a more sinister side could be lurking just beneath the surface. It is the mark of a truly poor book when a secondary character draws a reader's interest more than the titular main character.

Let's have more and BETTER Agatha Raisin.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Humorous Hair-Doings and Detecting with Sir Charles Fraith, 30 Jul 2007
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (Agatha Raisin) (Paperback)
Agatha Raisin's love life is in a mess . . . even though she's found a great hair dresser, Mr. John (the wizard of Evesham). James Lacey is away and isn't staying in touch. Mr. John is quite delicious in Agatha's eyes, but the frightened reactions of other women to Mr. John's name make Agatha suspicious. Out on a date with Mr. John, she finds her resistance melting. But Sir Charles Fraith (whom she saved from death in Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley and with whom she had a one-night stand in Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist) also wants to date "Aggie" and talks her into a joint investigation of Mr. John. Soon, Agatha is extravagantly throwing money and herself at the wizard . . . but she has some benefit because her hair has never looked better.

All of this fun is interrupted when Mr. John is poisoned. Agatha and Charles up their investigations . . . and also draw danger to themselves. They also draw more than the usual ire from the police, including Bill Wong who is being watched very carefully lest he play favorites with Agatha.

This is a confused Agatha. She makes fewer good decisions than usual and is clearly adrift emotionally. For those who like to think of Agatha as the next thing to Super Woman, this book will be a disappointment. If you don't like hair-based humor, this book also won't excite you.

Part of the appeal in this book comes from knowing how attached some women get to a given hairdresser. Turning that sometime attachment into a humorous mystery story is a good idea.

Detecting with Sir Charles isn't quite as much fun as detecting with a friendly James Lacey. There are also fewer romantic dreams for Agatha to relate. Instead, she's starting to wonder if she's just a dowdy middle-aged woman, despite younger men paying attention. I felt sorry for Agatha, and that made me realize that the character development was working for me. Before this book, I thought of Agatha as an interesting character rather than as a character I related to. In this book, the barrier finally dropped for me.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Mystery story I could solve!, 25 April 1999
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Either I am getting better at solving mysteries, this mystery was easier to solve than most, or the clues were cleverly given. In any case, I solved the mystery a couple of chapters before the end of the book. This book was quick to read, did not require a lot of thought, and was entertaining. This is a good book to read on a lazy afternoon.
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5.0 out of 5 stars M C Beaton
Another excellent book in the Agatha Raisin series. I look forward to reading all the series.
Published 3 months ago by N. N. Shaw

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favourite Prune
The Agatha Raisin series gives you pretty much the same thing time after time - beautiful Cotswolds settings, murder most foul and the all too human Agatha blundering around... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Book Worm

3.0 out of 5 stars A Short and easy read
I reached the end before I thought I had done So to speak! The last 15 pages of my copy related to the next in the series. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Sterile

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable.
I don't agree with most of the reviews - maybe it was the fact that there's been a gap since the last one. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2006 by Mrs. S. J. Lindley

1.0 out of 5 stars boring, far-fetched and full of its own cliches
The last three Agatha Raisin books have shown a decided drop in readability--plot, character growth, etc.--but this is the worst. Read more
Published on 10 Jun 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Mrs. Raisin's best
This book was not as dismal as the last Agatha Raisin mystery but it isn't much better. I could not get involved with the plot or feel any connection to the characters. M. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars A winner
Agatha Raisin is bit depressed over her lost relationship with her former fiancé. However, finding some gray hairs makes Agatha even more despondent. Read more
Published on 18 Mar 1999

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