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lnatal's review
3.0
From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
The Gardener's Legacy
4/6 When her Garden Festival rival is murdered, the sleuth digs deep to root out the wrongdoer.
The Walkers of Dembley
5/6 The sleuth gets embroiled in a saga of murder, lust and wellington boots.
A Marriage of Convenience
6/6 Investigating the murder of rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
The Gardener's Legacy
4/6 When her Garden Festival rival is murdered, the sleuth digs deep to root out the wrongdoer.
The Walkers of Dembley
5/6 The sleuth gets embroiled in a saga of murder, lust and wellington boots.
A Marriage of Convenience
6/6 Investigating the murder of rambler, Agatha and James go undercover as a married couple.
lucyb's review
2.0
I was hoping to discover another mystery series I could enjoy the whole of... but this one is afflicted by sexism and racism, possibly (but not certainly) limited by the narrative perspective of Agatha herself. Many elements of the story are interesting, but I found these limitations grating, and ditto the treatment of gender and sexuality as though they were the same thing (?!). It's a shame, because the send-up of Christie's conventions and riffing on the late-twentieth-century relationship of London and its suburbs are quite fun.
wyvernfriend's review
3.0
A fun lighthearted murder mystery in the Agatha Christie tradition.
Agatha Raisin has taken early retirement when a company offers to buy her public relations business. She goes to find peace in a village in the Cotswolds. She finds breaking into the close-knit community quite hard and attempts to make an impression by winning a quiche making competition. Trouble is, she has no idea how to make a quiche, so she cheats and buys one from a London Deli. When the competition judge dies from poisoning she's the most likely suspect, particularly when her quiche didn't win. She starts looking into it.
Agatha Raisin has taken early retirement when a company offers to buy her public relations business. She goes to find peace in a village in the Cotswolds. She finds breaking into the close-knit community quite hard and attempts to make an impression by winning a quiche making competition. Trouble is, she has no idea how to make a quiche, so she cheats and buys one from a London Deli. When the competition judge dies from poisoning she's the most likely suspect, particularly when her quiche didn't win. She starts looking into it.
charlieb's review
4.0
This was just what I needed to break me out of my reading slump. Agatha Raisin trying to find idyllic life in a country village after retiring from her PR business in London. Country life is not as peaceful as she expected and she ends up solving a murder of which she is initially accused. Cosy mystery at its best, a slew of interesting characters and some good twists and a dramatic ending.
mandyla's review
4.0
I'm absolutely sucked in to the world of Carsley and Agatha Raisin. It feels like it did back when I binge watched all the Agatha Christie adapted TV shows - Poirot and Miss Marple, namely.
I didn't quite like this second foray as much as the first - Agatha mooning over James was a bit annoying... it seemed to take away some of her forcefulness. Not that I think Agatha is without complexity, but that her sudden turn into a frightened girl seemed jolting.
Nonetheless, this feels like a guilty pleasure that I'm absolutely going to indulge in a while longer.
I didn't quite like this second foray as much as the first - Agatha mooning over James was a bit annoying... it seemed to take away some of her forcefulness. Not that I think Agatha is without complexity, but that her sudden turn into a frightened girl seemed jolting.
Nonetheless, this feels like a guilty pleasure that I'm absolutely going to indulge in a while longer.
lande4981's review
4.0
Agatha Raisin really shouldn't be likeable...aggressive, a bully, whiny and unscrupulous, but somehow sympathetic. A lot of fun.
belinda's review
4.0
It is so refreshing to read a murder mystery set in a small village in which the female middle-aged protagonist is not smug, annoying or wise! This book is as light as air and a nice way to end a long, stressful day. I look forward to reading the rest of this series.
ninfador77's review
4.0
4 ⭐️ e 1/2. Mi è piaciuto anche più del primo. Il team formato da Agatha e James Lacey ha aggiunto quel quid in più. Tra i due c’è chimica anche se lui si meriterebbe un’Agatha molto più scostante... vedremo in seguito.
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