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The Murderous Marriage by M.C. Beaton

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emkreads's review against another edition

5.0

Ça m'a fais du bien de replonger dans l'univer d'Agatha Raisin! Si jamais vous cherchez une lecture légère, humoristique, qui se prends pas au sérieux: je recommande!

jbenson's review against another edition

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adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

briesespieces's review

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4.0

another delightful mystery with a good twist at the end. it had it’s annoying moments but this is officially my comfort cozy mystery series for now so i’m not complaining too much.

lifeinthebooklane's review against another edition

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4.0

Another fast-paced, funny, warm yet poignant adventure in the crazy life of Agatha Raisin. Just as she is about to make all her dreams come true by marrying James Lacey, up turns her not-so-dead husband. Agatha is more in love with the idea of being in love, though she does hold genuine emotions for James. She, as Sir Charles Frith observed in the previous books, deserves so much better than Mr Lacey.

I very much enjoyed this episode of the "comedy-drama" that is life in the Cotswolds. There are countless crazy adventures, several near misses, jealousy, drama, discontent and in the middle of it all our irrepressible Agatha. For a very light-hearted series, this book touched on some much deeper emotions. If only Agatha had met a "Bill" instead of Jimmy, or there was not such a large gap in their ages. Until she met Bill and Mrs Bloxby, Agatha hadn't ever known love, of any form, in her life. Whilst theirs is the love of friendship, I'm hoping Agatha eventually finds someone who showers her with utter adoration and the kind of romantic love that she so thoroughly deserves.