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by M.C. Beaton (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Robinson Publishing; New Ed edition (22 Feb 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1845294483
  • ISBN-13: 978-1845294489
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 7,370 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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Agatha Raisin thinks she's in for a treat when her old flame James Lacey invites her on a holiday, but to her horror, his idea of an exotic destination is a small, rundown town called Burryhill-on-Sea. Needless to say, the break doesn't go as planned. When a guest staying in the same hotel as Agatha and James is found murdered, Agatha quickly becomes prime suspect - and must solve this case from a prison cell!

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4.0 out of 5 stars Love her!, 19 Jul 2007
By Sue at home (Cheshire. uk) - See all my reviews
  
I have now read all of the Agatha Raisin novels in the series, this being the 17th! Yes, they are light and easy reading and not to be taken too seriously. They are all equally enjoyable. In my opinion none stand out in particular as the 'best' or 'weakest'. Ideally, they should be read in order of publication, to follow the development of the characters.

Agatha is entertaining and doesn't she remind us, just a bit, of someone we know? A holiday read, a bedtime read. I don't suppose it will ever be on the A' level English Lit syllabus!

Agatha, is funny, politically incorrect, independent but at the same time vulnerable and human, especially where men are concerned!

Read and enjoy. (And if you do take to Agatha try Hamish MacBeth by the same author.)



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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Tries Again with James Lacey and Falls in with Villains, 6 Oct 2007
By Professor Donald Mitchell "Jesus Makes Me a P... (Boston) - See all my reviews
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As with Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance and Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon, this book can be read as a standalone if you haven't read the earlier books in the series. I do think, however, that your enjoyment will be increased if you read at least Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance and Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon first . . . and seriously consider reading the excellent beginning of the series, Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death.

If you are a long-time fan of the series, you may be ambivalent about the reappearance of James Lacey in Agatha's life. But in Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor (the 17th book in the Agatha Raisin series) there's a shift in the relationship that makes his character somewhat less tiresome than before.

James is living next door to Agatha again and invites her to take a holiday with him to a "surprise" locale. She packs for the Mediterranean and he takes her to the rundown seaside resort of Snoth-on-Sea where the weather is lousy. While James has fond memories of boyhood trips there, today's Snoth-on-Sea has nothing to recommend it. The hotel is rundown, and the guests seem like louts. In fact, there's a shouting match in the hotel dining room that leads to James punching out one of the other guests.

When a woman that Agatha threatened, Geraldine Jankers, is found strangled with Agatha's scarf, the "lucky" pair from Carsely are stranded as they seek to clear Agatha. Clearing Agatha isn't too difficult, but James wants to flee and Agatha feels that she must investigate to find the murderer. Agatha draws on her Mircester detective agency's resources to scout out the suspects.

Before long, Agatha draws the ire of some dangerous characters and finds her very life at stake.

Several things make this book different from others in the Agatha Raisin series that improved its appeal for me: Agatha and her colleagues make some amazing mistakes that would be hilarious if they didn't have serious consequences; the danger level is high throughout much of the book; there are more mysteries to be solved that are related to the murder than one might expect; the to and fro with James Lacey has unexpected twists; and Agatha's signature vulnerability for handsome men she just meets isn't central to the story for a change. Her detectives are proving to be more able than in the past which provides for some better procedural aspects to the story. The change of scene is also good for the series by providing lots of new characters as well as the opportunity to reprise old characters in new ways.

The pacing of the story is very good. Major shoes drop at regular intervals without much warning that take the mystery and its implications in new directions. My interest was sustained at a high level for almost the entire story. The humor is well developed in the story as many characters take the equivalent of pratfalls . . . but in each case there are serious consequences which gives the mood of the book an interesting feel than a more unrestrained comic mystery would provide.

I look forward to the next entry in the series. I hope it will continue to the trend towards better stories and more rewarding mysteries with more subtlety among the characters.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Still High Quality, 8 Mar 2008
By Wendy Jones "wjones7423" (Southampton, England) - See all my reviews
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I have read several of the Agatha Raisin books and have enjoyed every one of them. This one is as good as all the others with a storyline which moves along nicely. All the usual characters appear here and several new ones emerge. The characters are as strange as ever, and they have developed over time. I still found myself liking and loathing them in turn which makes them all the more human and believable. The hotel from hell reminds me of some places I have stayed in, in Britain, again making the book all the more real. The basic premise of the tale is that a woman from the hotel (so horrible it is probably doing the world a favour) has been killed. Agatha is like a terrier in finding out who her killer is, with several misadventures on the way. Although light this book is enjoyable and makes a pleasant change from the more grizzly murder mysteries on offer. I would highly recommend it.
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