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turophile 's review for:
Agnes and the Hitman
by Jennifer Crusie
Another delightful book by Jennifer Crusie, though this one was co-written with Robert Mayer. As you might guess from the title, Agnes falls in love with a Hitman, Shane, but there’s a lot going on in this story that’s not what it appears to be at first. It’s confusing at times, but still lots of fun.
Agnes, the lead character, writes a newspaper column and just bought the dream home from her childhood with her fiancee. Except in lieu of paying the first three months of the mortgage, she agreed to host the wedding for the granddaughter of the seller Deborah. Deborah doesn’t really want to part with the house so she’s doing everything she can to sabotage the ceremony taking place at the House. (What’s never really clear to me is why she sold it in the first place, but I learned to ignore that question). Agnes also has a few anger issues and has been known to bash people over the head with a frying pan, which is how the story begins.
Twists and turns, a romance or two. It’s a fun book.
I did get confused at times, however. For example (spoiler), one of the big reveals of the story is that Shane is from a family of mobsters. Except I thought that was clear from the beginning so was puzzled by the reveal. There were a few other head scratchers in the story, but it was still spicy and fun. A must for fans of Julie Crusie or anyone who likes a romantic mystery with less than perfect protagonists.