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Loading... Introducing Agatha Raisin (2-in-1)by M. C. Beaton
   SantaThing 2014 Gifts (259) No current Talk conversations about this book.  jetangen4571 | Mar 11, 2019 |   Agatha Raisin cheats in a village baking competition by using a shop-bought quiche. Unfortunately when the judge decides to eat her quiche at home he ends up dead, poisoned. I didn't find this as funny as the TV version, but that may be down to circumstances. Perhaps it just doesn't mesh with life in the tropics in the way it does with Christmas telly in the UK. I found it more enjoyable when the coffee shop started playing Christmas carols. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet A handsome vet opens a surgery in the village, much to the delight of the female population. So, when he turns up dead from an injection meant for a horse there are plenty of suspects. Although I'm enjoying the main characters, the minor ones are not differentiated enough and so nearing the end of this one I found I'd forgotten who was who amongst the suspects, which is not what you really want in a mystery. (  ) Robertgreaves | Nov 30, 2018 |  ) DanaManiac | Apr 2, 2018 | Having kind of liked the TV Agatha Raisin series, I thought trying one of these as an audiobook for one of the recent long drives would be worth a go. I personally prefer things on the lighter side when I should be concentrating on driving, and a change of options was required after having spent a lot of hours with Phryne Fisher. Obviously the Agatha Raisin of the books is nothing much like the TV version - so if you're hoping for a direct match you may be disappointed. Here the unpleasant aspects of Raisin's personality are more stark, and there's no way she looks anything like the TV blonde bombshell. But in this example, Penelope Keith does a wonderful job of the narration, the story is obviously from the cosier side of crime fiction, Agatha fluctuates between annoying and endearing and Roy ... well Roy is Roy. There is a nice plot with lots of village shenanigans and enough smiles to keep you interested, if not out and out laughing, which is probably just as well as it was a perfect background to a lot of Australian country drive. https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/review-agatha-raisin-and-quiche-death-mc... ( ) austcrimefiction | Dec 14, 2017 | ) SharronA | Mar 3, 2013 | no reviews | add a review
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Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of DeathPutting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely, and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest. Despite the fact that Agatha has never baked a thing in her life, she is sure the pie she has secretly bought from an upper-crust London quicherie will make her the toast of the town. But her recipe for social advancement sours when the judge not only snubs her entryâ??but falls over dead!Agatha Raisin and the Vicious VetAgatha Raisin hasn't quite adjusted to the slow pace of village life, or to the failure of her overtures to her handsome neighbor, James Lacey. Since the new vet in town is young and good looking, Agatha's perfectly healthy tabby endures a nasty physical exam in the name of romance. Unfortunately, his sacrifice is all for naught when the vet is soon found dead. The police call the death a freak accident, but Agatha convinces James that playing amateur detective might be fun. Unfortunately, just as curiosity killed the cat, Agatha's inept snooping is soon a motivation for murder No library descriptions found. |
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I'd never read the series before and decided to watch a few episodes on TV. It was more fun than I expected so I wanted to read the real thing so I could compare. The screen let me see the village and enjoy another version of the characters. I do like that visual version of Bill Wong, Roy, and Doris as well as a totally different Agatha, but the books are better, just as I expected! While I have trouble visualizing unfamiliar scenery, books are so much better for characters. The books are a lot funnier as well!
The first book gives the backstory for Agatha and sets her up as an amateur sleuth with her solving the poisoning of a nasty philanderer and making friends with DI Bill Wong. The second book is the murder of a philandering veterinarian and the acquaintance of the new neighbor. Both are good cosies and a lot of fun!
I read the audio, one narrated by Penelope Keith and the next by Diana Bishop, each was marvelously performed! (