Agatha Raisin - Il prestito fatale

In this 24th book in the 'Agatha Raisin' series, the private detective is on the trail of a poisoner. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** People who live in the Cotswold village of Piddlebury are gracious when newcomer Gloria French - who always helps out at church and reads to the elderly - a Leggi tutto

3.5* This is the first i have read from this series. I found it good fun. I mean theres more murders and scandal squashed into this than i imagined 😂. A few occasions i burst out laughing reading it from just picturing in my head this playing out. This is also a tv series and i feel i must watch it Leggi tutto

Review of a Netgalley review copy. I read the first five books in the series several years ago, and did enjoy them, but found the formula a little tedious after a while and stopped. Asked to review the latest in the series I was interested to see where the series had gone. Nothing much has changed. It Leggi tutto

This is the first book I have read in the Agatha Raisin series and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The writing is lighthearted despite the dark topic. I am going to start seeking out more of the series. I look forward to sinking my teeth into more of Agathas lighthearted detective work.

This book was a big disappointment. It took me forever to read, mainly because it just didn't hold my interest. I have to wonder if M. C. Beaton is still writing the Agatha Raisin series or if she has a ghost writer. I've noticed that the last few Agatha books are lacking in good storylines, well-de Leggi tutto

Reading Agatha Raisin is like paying a visit to an old friend. She's feisty, prickly, yet has a big heart.

I skimmed through most of this, because the stories are pretty much identical now. In fact, you could start a drinking game for this series for every time the same idea or phrase pops up. Try this list: Take a drink every time… Agatha yells, ‘Snakes and Bastards!’ Charles ‘forgets’ his wallet. Agatha pu Leggi tutto