Agatha Raisin. La giardiniera invasata

It's always comforting to see Agatha again and the village of Carsley, almost like coming home. This time Agatha is searching for the murder of a beautiful yet surprisingly unpopular newcomer to the village who has been found quite literally 'planted' to death. I love all the characters, and even th Leggi tutto

I really enjoyed reading this book and want to give a high rating and an excellent review, but I cannot. This is the third book in the series and the first I have read. A new woman comes to Agatha's village and gets murdered. As Agatha peels off the layers of truth, she discovers that the murdered w Leggi tutto

I continue to be surprised with Agatha Raisin! The books give you such a different feeling then the TV show. Loved this book and new character Mary Fortune who ends up not being so "fortunate" Perfect foil for Agatha and all of Carsley. So much background in this book, and we find out that Agatha se Leggi tutto

As with the other Agatha Raisin stories, Beaton shows that she must have done research on sociopathic and psychopathic personality disorders. Not only is there a murder to solve, but a character to study. Mary comes to Agatha's village and succeeds in winning everyone over, then crushing them where t Leggi tutto

Who would want to move to Carsley? Mary Fortune did so, showed her skill as a gardener, much to Agatha's disgust, and then found herself murdered. 'That friend of yours, Bill Wong, took me aside and told me to make sure you did not interfere in the investigation.' So Agatha's friend James Lacey told Leggi tutto

Si no conocéis a Agatha Raisin, os la presento: Es una mujer, de unos 50 años jubilada y divorciada que se va a vivir a un pueblecito, lejos de las grandes urbes. Ahora sólo quiere "tranquilidad" en esta nueva etapa de su vida. Pero ella es inquieta, histriónica y peculiar. Un personaje que a veces Leggi tutto

Estas novelas están siendo muy divertidas y me parecen ideales para el verano, cortas y divertidas, además de tener la investigación de un asesinato que siempre anima las veladas, y seguimos la vida de Agatha en su nueva vida en este estupendo pueblo que me enamora. En este caso conoceremos a una nu Leggi tutto