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There Goes the Bride
by M.C. Beaton
In this book, Agatha Raisin, private detective, finds herself the prime suspect in a thrilling murder involving her ex-husbands fiancé. On her ex’s big wedding day, the bride-to-be, a whiny young women far out of her ex’s league, is found murdered in her bedroom. What unfolds is a scandalous mystery full of international crime and intrigue with Agatha right at its center.
I did not realize at the time that this book was part of a series (quite a long one, in fact – this was book #20!), which made some of the storyline hard to grasp. Beaton tried to give some of Agatha’s history with the characters when she introduced them, but it was still not the same as following a series from the start. Also, Agatha’s personality was just plain awful. I’m sure that when the series started out, she was not such a cranky old woman, but by the time this book came out, she was sufficiently annoying.
Even though I am personally a fan of books in a series, this one may be past its shelf date. I know that’s rather cheeky to say, having only read one book, but when someone reading a series for the first time can already tell the characters are stale and overdone, it may be time to take a break.
As for the mystery itself, it was very twisted and highly unbelievable. I enjoyed myself while reading it, but at the same time, there were a few times I scoffed at various implausible revelations, and by the end, I’d had enough of all the dramatics.
I will not be reading another Agatha Raisin novel, knowing the way she turns out. Apparently this wasn’t even the last book in the series; the latest, Hiss and Hers, as released in September of 2012.
I did not realize at the time that this book was part of a series (quite a long one, in fact – this was book #20!), which made some of the storyline hard to grasp. Beaton tried to give some of Agatha’s history with the characters when she introduced them, but it was still not the same as following a series from the start. Also, Agatha’s personality was just plain awful. I’m sure that when the series started out, she was not such a cranky old woman, but by the time this book came out, she was sufficiently annoying.
Even though I am personally a fan of books in a series, this one may be past its shelf date. I know that’s rather cheeky to say, having only read one book, but when someone reading a series for the first time can already tell the characters are stale and overdone, it may be time to take a break.
As for the mystery itself, it was very twisted and highly unbelievable. I enjoyed myself while reading it, but at the same time, there were a few times I scoffed at various implausible revelations, and by the end, I’d had enough of all the dramatics.
I will not be reading another Agatha Raisin novel, knowing the way she turns out. Apparently this wasn’t even the last book in the series; the latest, Hiss and Hers, as released in September of 2012.