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Agatha Raisin #6
Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Devastata dal fallito matrimonio con James, Agatha davvero non sa più che fare. E, come spesso le succede, decide per il peggio. Segue James a Cipro, dove il marito mancato è andato per cercare di riprendersi dalla vergogna e dallo smacco subito. Lì conosce un gruppetto di turisti inglesi tipici esponenti delle classi alte, con abiti costosi e voci raglianti, appartenenti a quello strato sociale che ha adottato tutti i modi peggiori dell'aristocrazia, e nessuno di quelli migliori. Il gruppo stringe amicizia con un altro trio, che è l'esatto opposto. Agatha segue con un certo stupore l'evolversi dei rapporti tra questi personaggi e, non trovando James, li frequenta per un po'. Fino a quando una di loro non viene assassinata...
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First published October 1, 1997
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Marion Chesney Gibbons
aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward, Sarah Chester.
Marion Chesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and started her first job as a bookseller in charge of the fiction department in John Smith & Sons Ltd. While bookselling, by chance, she got an offer from the Scottish Daily Mail to review variety shows and quickly rose to be their theatre critic. She left Smith’s to join Scottish Field magazine as a secretary in the advertising department, without any shorthand or typing, but quickly got the job of fashion editor instead. She then moved to the Scottish Daily Express where she reported mostly on crime. This was followed by a move to Fleet Street to the Daily Express where she became chief woman reporter. After marrying Harry Scott Gibbons and having a son, Charles, Marion went to the United States where Harry had been offered the job of editor of the Oyster Bay Guardian. When that didn’t work out, they went to Virginia and Marion worked as a waitress in a greasy spoon on the Jefferson Davies in Alexandria while Harry washed the dishes. Both then got jobs on Rupert Murdoch’s new tabloid, The Star, and moved to New York.
Anxious to spend more time at home with her small son, Marion, urged by her husband, started to write historical romances in 1977. After she had written over 100 of them under her maiden name, Marion Chesney, and under the pseudonyms: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester, she getting fed up with 1714 to 1910, she began to write detectives stories in 1985 under the pseudonym of M. C. Beaton. On a trip from the States to Sutherland on holiday, a course at a fishing school inspired the first Constable Hamish Macbeth story. They returned to Britain and bought a croft house and croft in Sutherland where Harry reared a flock of black sheep. But Charles was at school, in London so when he finished and both tired of the long commute to the north of Scotland, they moved to the Cotswolds where Agatha Raisin was created.
Learn more on her website!
Marion Chesney Gibbons
aka: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward, Sarah Chester.
Marion Chesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, and started her first job as a bookseller in charge of the fiction department in John Smith & Sons Ltd. While bookselling, by chance, she got an offer from the Scottish Daily Mail to review variety shows and quickly rose to be their theatre critic. She left Smith’s to join Scottish Field magazine as a secretary in the advertising department, without any shorthand or typing, but quickly got the job of fashion editor instead. She then moved to the Scottish Daily Express where she reported mostly on crime. This was followed by a move to Fleet Street to the Daily Express where she became chief woman reporter. After marrying Harry Scott Gibbons and having a son, Charles, Marion went to the United States where Harry had been offered the job of editor of the Oyster Bay Guardian. When that didn’t work out, they went to Virginia and Marion worked as a waitress in a greasy spoon on the Jefferson Davies in Alexandria while Harry washed the dishes. Both then got jobs on Rupert Murdoch’s new tabloid, The Star, and moved to New York.
Anxious to spend more time at home with her small son, Marion, urged by her husband, started to write historical romances in 1977. After she had written over 100 of them under her maiden name, Marion Chesney, and under the pseudonyms: Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester, she getting fed up with 1714 to 1910, she began to write detectives stories in 1985 under the pseudonym of M. C. Beaton. On a trip from the States to Sutherland on holiday, a course at a fishing school inspired the first Constable Hamish Macbeth story. They returned to Britain and bought a croft house and croft in Sutherland where Harry reared a flock of black sheep. But Charles was at school, in London so when he finished and both tired of the long commute to the north of Scotland, they moved to the Cotswolds where Agatha Raisin was created.
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February 19, 2025
I don't know why I'm still reading these because Agatha is a complete trainwreck.
Then again, maybe that's why I can't seem to stop myself from immediately downloading the next book in the series each time I finish one.
James leaves Agatha in Carsely to "get away" and Agatha promptly hops on a flight to Cyprus to track him down.
There's no cunning plan in place other than to heavily douse herself in a scent called Desperation, run James to ground in a foreign country, and get butthurt when he rejects her overtures.
Leave him alone and get on with your life!
When a flirtatious woman who is a lot smarter than she's pretending to be turns up dead, Agatha and James decide to investigate.
Why?
Well, they and several other people they met were having a night out together when the woman was stabbed in the darkness of a club, making them all suspects.
To be honest, this murder mystery wasn't all that interesting.
Charles Fraith turns up again in this and I just don't know how to feel about him.
Part of me was thrilled that Agatha got laid by someone other than James, and part of me was annoyed that James (while still treating Agatha like dirt) was getting angry and jealous over it.
But Charles, while not an obnoxious stick in the mud, seems just as terrible a match as James.
I keep thinking there must be some kind of resolution to this James thing. Agatha has to eventually stop panting after him.
Right?
Right?!
Then again, maybe that's why I can't seem to stop myself from immediately downloading the next book in the series each time I finish one.
James leaves Agatha in Carsely to "get away" and Agatha promptly hops on a flight to Cyprus to track him down.
There's no cunning plan in place other than to heavily douse herself in a scent called Desperation, run James to ground in a foreign country, and get butthurt when he rejects her overtures.
Leave him alone and get on with your life!
When a flirtatious woman who is a lot smarter than she's pretending to be turns up dead, Agatha and James decide to investigate.
Why?
Well, they and several other people they met were having a night out together when the woman was stabbed in the darkness of a club, making them all suspects.
To be honest, this murder mystery wasn't all that interesting.
Charles Fraith turns up again in this and I just don't know how to feel about him.
Part of me was thrilled that Agatha got laid by someone other than James, and part of me was annoyed that James (while still treating Agatha like dirt) was getting angry and jealous over it.
But Charles, while not an obnoxious stick in the mud, seems just as terrible a match as James.
I keep thinking there must be some kind of resolution to this James thing. Agatha has to eventually stop panting after him.
Right?
Right?!
September 27, 2013
Read them! All of them. All 23. They are simply fabulous! I love them and love Agatha Raisin. The stories are set in the English Cotswolds - which is where I'm from, so that makes them extra special, but I cannot recommend them highly enough. If you want to read about an opinionated, outspoken, headstrong single woman in her middle years with no money worries, but men worries and murder at every turn, then you too will love Agatha Raisin. Just make sure you buy more than one at a time, because you will regret it otherwise!
December 12, 2018
Nach der geplatzten Hochzeit und der letzten Mordermittlung macht sich James heimlich auf nach Zypern. Eigentlich wollten Agatha und James dort zusammen ihre Flitterwochen verbringen. Kurzerhand reist Agatha James hinterher. Doch aus der romantischen Versöhnung wird nichts, denn auch auf Zypern wird gemordet, und plötzlich stecken Agatha und James wieder mittendrin...
Mein Leseeindruck:
Ich habe in diesem Jahr die Agatha-Raisin-Reihe für mich entdeckt und lese zurzeit ein Buch nach dem nächsten. Dieses ist der sechste Band der Reihe und der erste, der nicht in England spielt. Trotzdem hat auch dieser Band seinen ganz eigenen Charme und ich habe ihn sehr gerne gelesen!
Agatha Raisin ist zwar eine manchmal nervige und nicht immer sympathisch wirkende Figur, aber ich mag sie total gerne! Es macht einfach Spaß, sie zu begleiten, die Mordermittlungen mitzuerleben und auch die Beziehung von Agatha und James zu verfolgen.
So habe ich auch diesen sechsten Band sehr gerne gelesen und freue mich auf die nächsten Bücher der Reihe!
Mein Leseeindruck:
Ich habe in diesem Jahr die Agatha-Raisin-Reihe für mich entdeckt und lese zurzeit ein Buch nach dem nächsten. Dieses ist der sechste Band der Reihe und der erste, der nicht in England spielt. Trotzdem hat auch dieser Band seinen ganz eigenen Charme und ich habe ihn sehr gerne gelesen!
Agatha Raisin ist zwar eine manchmal nervige und nicht immer sympathisch wirkende Figur, aber ich mag sie total gerne! Es macht einfach Spaß, sie zu begleiten, die Mordermittlungen mitzuerleben und auch die Beziehung von Agatha und James zu verfolgen.
So habe ich auch diesen sechsten Band sehr gerne gelesen und freue mich auf die nächsten Bücher der Reihe!
July 10, 2016
Number 6 in the Agatha Raisin series. In this, it seems that Agatha's husband turned up in the previous book in time to prevent her marriage to James - after reading book 2, I can't imagine why he agreed to marry her - and although he was subsequently murdered, James has gone to North Cyprus where the couple were due to honeymoon. Needy Agatha follows him and traipses round until she finds him. The place he was booked into by a long term friend turns out to be a complete dive, so he takes a villa and reluctantly invites her to stay.
Before this, she had been staying at a hotel along with other British tourists and ended up going on a boat trip with two couples, each of whom have a wealthy older man tagging along with them. One couple is posh, the other are stereotypical Essex types. We are told that the Essex woman, Rose, occasionally betrays the fact that she is well read, though we don't see this in conversation and in fact, that is the style with these books, to tell things as info dumps rather than showing them. In fact this book has loads of info dumps about the various historical sites the characters end up going round, in some cases Agatha's 'dialogue' being her reading things out from guidebooks.
James and Agatha end up going along with these people to a disco where Rose is stabbed using a long thin blade of some kind. Subsequently, the two couples and their men friends, plus Agatha and James, are repeatedly grilled by the police. Agatha starts poking her nose in and antagonising some of the British and the local police chief, especially as she has a tendency to blurt out embarrassing questions. James is cold and appears annoyed with her a lot, not helped when she runs into Charles, a baronet who apparently was introduced in a book a couple before this one, where Agatha solved a murder among walkers using his land.
On the rebound from one of many fallings out with James, she is put up by Charles in the spare bed in his hotel room, but they have both been drinking and when he climbs into bed with her, she doesn't repulse him. She subsequently feels guilty and lies to James about what happened, but the police eventually tell him she slept with Charles, at which point James leaves for the Turkish mainland in pursuit of the old friend who had rented him the awful accommodation and who he now suspects of drug running. This is despite the fact that attempts are being made on her life, and should convince her that he cares absolutely nothing for her.
After that she tours various places with Charles, trying half heartedly to solve the murder, mainly because the police have refused permission for them to leave (which James defied) until the culprit is apprehended.
There is a lot of mooning about James and a lot of the character being tearful etc about him and obsessing and hoping he will come back, despite his cold and rejecting behaviour. At one point, Charles says he felt like this about a girl once, and it was called a teenage crush. This seems exactly what it is but in a 50 something woman is grotesque. The story is really mostly about this obsession with the odd bit of detecting if you can call it that shoehorned in, plus driving around and having dinner in restaurants. The most interesting thing was the description of a couple of historical sites visited, and a little bit of the atmosphere of North Cyprus.
The book does show something of the character and emotions and reads less like a synopsis than one I read late in the series (number 22) so it scrapes a 2 star rating.
Before this, she had been staying at a hotel along with other British tourists and ended up going on a boat trip with two couples, each of whom have a wealthy older man tagging along with them. One couple is posh, the other are stereotypical Essex types. We are told that the Essex woman, Rose, occasionally betrays the fact that she is well read, though we don't see this in conversation and in fact, that is the style with these books, to tell things as info dumps rather than showing them. In fact this book has loads of info dumps about the various historical sites the characters end up going round, in some cases Agatha's 'dialogue' being her reading things out from guidebooks.
James and Agatha end up going along with these people to a disco where Rose is stabbed using a long thin blade of some kind. Subsequently, the two couples and their men friends, plus Agatha and James, are repeatedly grilled by the police. Agatha starts poking her nose in and antagonising some of the British and the local police chief, especially as she has a tendency to blurt out embarrassing questions. James is cold and appears annoyed with her a lot, not helped when she runs into Charles, a baronet who apparently was introduced in a book a couple before this one, where Agatha solved a murder among walkers using his land.
On the rebound from one of many fallings out with James, she is put up by Charles in the spare bed in his hotel room, but they have both been drinking and when he climbs into bed with her, she doesn't repulse him. She subsequently feels guilty and lies to James about what happened, but the police eventually tell him she slept with Charles, at which point James leaves for the Turkish mainland in pursuit of the old friend who had rented him the awful accommodation and who he now suspects of drug running. This is despite the fact that attempts are being made on her life, and should convince her that he cares absolutely nothing for her.
After that she tours various places with Charles, trying half heartedly to solve the murder, mainly because the police have refused permission for them to leave (which James defied) until the culprit is apprehended.
There is a lot of mooning about James and a lot of the character being tearful etc about him and obsessing and hoping he will come back, despite his cold and rejecting behaviour. At one point, Charles says he felt like this about a girl once, and it was called a teenage crush. This seems exactly what it is but in a 50 something woman is grotesque. The story is really mostly about this obsession with the odd bit of detecting if you can call it that shoehorned in, plus driving around and having dinner in restaurants. The most interesting thing was the description of a couple of historical sites visited, and a little bit of the atmosphere of North Cyprus.
The book does show something of the character and emotions and reads less like a synopsis than one I read late in the series (number 22) so it scrapes a 2 star rating.
December 27, 2019
2 Stars
This was by far my least favorite book in the series that I’ve read so far. I’ve praised the series for the humor, and there was not a laugh in the book. I’ve also praised the quirky cast of characters and this book had no likable characters at all. Agatha made one bad decision after another and just seemed to feel sorry for herself over and over again. She lost her fire. James acted like an unfeeling idiot. Charles But the main thing the book was missing was the Cotswolds, the oppressive heat of Cyprus and the feeling of being trapped on the island while the investigation dragged out.
This was by far my least favorite book in the series that I’ve read so far. I’ve praised the series for the humor, and there was not a laugh in the book. I’ve also praised the quirky cast of characters and this book had no likable characters at all. Agatha made one bad decision after another and just seemed to feel sorry for herself over and over again. She lost her fire. James acted like an unfeeling idiot. Charles But the main thing the book was missing was the Cotswolds, the oppressive heat of Cyprus and the feeling of being trapped on the island while the investigation dragged out.
November 26, 2013
It's difficult to see how many murders one can envision in a small village and so this novel moves Agatha and James overseas.
To be honest, this fell rather flat with me. The story keeps devolving into excerpts from tourist guides and to be honest it's just frustrating to see Agatha continue to desperately pusue someone that is so incredibly emotionally unavailable, unkind, and has never stated that he's in love with her.
To be honest, this fell rather flat with me. The story keeps devolving into excerpts from tourist guides and to be honest it's just frustrating to see Agatha continue to desperately pusue someone that is so incredibly emotionally unavailable, unkind, and has never stated that he's in love with her.
May 16, 2019
Este volumen no ha sido traducido al castellano, y parece que descubri la razón: es estúpido.
Agatha sigue a James hasta Chipre despues del final del libro anterior, mientras lo busca por todos lados, conoce a un grupo de turistas ingleses, pero ella no esta ahi por las vistas ni ruinas, sino por otra cosa, y termina como siempre envuelta en una investigación de homicidio cuando una mujer del grupo es asesinada. Para Agatha esto no es más que una oportunidad para poder estar de nuevo junto a James, pero pronto la cosa se complica y no pueden salir del pais.
Agatha se comporta toda la historia como una quinceañera bipolar (con el perdón de todas las adolescentes y la gente con tal enfermedad). Se va corriendo detrás de James Lacey hasta Chipre convencida de que el tipo que la ha dejado ya en más de una ocasión sola cuando más lo necesitaba es su unico y autentico amor y que esta vez va a 'perdonarla' y todo sera color de rosa ¿cuántos años tienes , Agatha? Despierta, mujer. La cero autoestima de Agatha y su falsa ilusión la vuelven patética, y eso es grave en un personaje que quiere ser cómico. Agatha no puede ser feliz, no quiere ser feliz, si no es con el tipo que la trata mal. . Pésimo.
Y aparte de la obsesión de Agatha con James Lacey, tenemos su obsesión de darselas de detective donde nadie la llama, de meter la nariz en medio de la muerte y someter a preguntas con gente que no deberia meterse y sobre todo cuando eso pone en riesgo su vida. Le dicen una y otra vez que no se meta, diferentes personas, y ella continua ahi arriesgandose hasta el ultimo momento . Y James, no digamos, lo que hace, que como otro adolescente enfuruñado se va pisoteando.... otra vez
Y de nuevo cuando Charles, que parece la voz de la razón más de una vez, a pesar de que es un mujeriego que solo quiere pasarla bien, pero acierta:
You’re not cracking up, are you? Forget the murder, forget Olivia. I’m going to talk to you like your father, Aggie.’
‘You’re too young, Charles.’
‘Seriously. Give up chasing after James. Waste of time, waste of energy. You’re only going to get hurt again.’
‘That’s my business.’
‘This trip, you seem to have made your business my business, Aggie. Stop thinking that he really loves you. If he really loved you, he would not have gone off to Turkey for any reason and left you alone.’
‘He had begun to think I wasn’t alone because of you,’ said Agatha.
‘You see!’ He pointed a fork at her. ‘You’re already beginning to look for excuses for him and there aren’t any.’
De repente ella se da cuenta tambien:
Because, said a nagging voice in her head, maybe you’ve never really been in love with James but with an imaginary James. The imaginary, or dream, James was always doing and saying the right things while the real James was as cold and distant as ever. Agatha gave a broken little sigh. Her obsession with James seemed to be waning as each day passed.
Alas, the last part is not true. Just a fleeting thought and again she is delusional.
Uf , this a nagging and tiring book, I skip a ton of descriptions from the turist guide book! what a waste of trip just pinning for the guy instead of enjoying it.
The actions of the characters are just stupid again and again.
Plus, I am not happy with the all right with the drunken sex. It happen with James and now with
No sé si voy a seguir con los otros libros.
Agatha sigue a James hasta Chipre despues del final del libro anterior, mientras lo busca por todos lados, conoce a un grupo de turistas ingleses, pero ella no esta ahi por las vistas ni ruinas, sino por otra cosa, y termina como siempre envuelta en una investigación de homicidio cuando una mujer del grupo es asesinada. Para Agatha esto no es más que una oportunidad para poder estar de nuevo junto a James, pero pronto la cosa se complica y no pueden salir del pais.
Agatha se comporta toda la historia como una quinceañera bipolar (con el perdón de todas las adolescentes y la gente con tal enfermedad). Se va corriendo detrás de James Lacey hasta Chipre convencida de que el tipo que la ha dejado ya en más de una ocasión sola cuando más lo necesitaba es su unico y autentico amor y que esta vez va a 'perdonarla' y todo sera color de rosa ¿cuántos años tienes , Agatha? Despierta, mujer. La cero autoestima de Agatha y su falsa ilusión la vuelven patética, y eso es grave en un personaje que quiere ser cómico. Agatha no puede ser feliz, no quiere ser feliz, si no es con el tipo que la trata mal. . Pésimo.
Y aparte de la obsesión de Agatha con James Lacey, tenemos su obsesión de darselas de detective donde nadie la llama, de meter la nariz en medio de la muerte y someter a preguntas con gente que no deberia meterse y sobre todo cuando eso pone en riesgo su vida. Le dicen una y otra vez que no se meta, diferentes personas, y ella continua ahi arriesgandose hasta el ultimo momento . Y James, no digamos, lo que hace, que como otro adolescente enfuruñado se va pisoteando.... otra vez
‘And has this murder brought you and James closer together?’ asked the vicar’s wife when Agatha had finished.
‘Not really,’ said Agatha on a sigh. ‘You know James.’
‘Oh, Agatha, I wish you could meet a really warm-hearted man!’
‘James is a warm-hearted man. He just doesn’t know how to show his feelings!’
‘He may not have any to show.’
‘That’s not true!’ said Agatha furiously.
[...]
The vicar peered at his wife over the tops of his spectacles. ‘I would not feel sorry for Agatha Raisin. In my opinion she and James Lacey thoroughly deserve each other.’
Y de nuevo cuando Charles, que parece la voz de la razón más de una vez, a pesar de que es un mujeriego que solo quiere pasarla bien, pero acierta:
You’re not cracking up, are you? Forget the murder, forget Olivia. I’m going to talk to you like your father, Aggie.’
‘You’re too young, Charles.’
‘Seriously. Give up chasing after James. Waste of time, waste of energy. You’re only going to get hurt again.’
‘That’s my business.’
‘This trip, you seem to have made your business my business, Aggie. Stop thinking that he really loves you. If he really loved you, he would not have gone off to Turkey for any reason and left you alone.’
‘He had begun to think I wasn’t alone because of you,’ said Agatha.
‘You see!’ He pointed a fork at her. ‘You’re already beginning to look for excuses for him and there aren’t any.’
De repente ella se da cuenta tambien:
Because, said a nagging voice in her head, maybe you’ve never really been in love with James but with an imaginary James. The imaginary, or dream, James was always doing and saying the right things while the real James was as cold and distant as ever. Agatha gave a broken little sigh. Her obsession with James seemed to be waning as each day passed.
Alas, the last part is not true. Just a fleeting thought and again she is delusional.
Uf , this a nagging and tiring book, I skip a ton of descriptions from the turist guide book! what a waste of trip just pinning for the guy instead of enjoying it.
The actions of the characters are just stupid again and again.
Plus, I am not happy with the all right with the drunken sex. It happen with James and now with
No sé si voy a seguir con los otros libros.
December 1, 2015
OK, I am taking a break from this series. I didn't like Agatha in this one at all. Instead of endearing me to her, I found her unbearable. All she did was complain, whine, pester and make a fool of herself. It was difficult to get through.
I'm tired of her only reason for pursuing these murders is the chance to be near Lacey - who seems like a cold fish anyway. He is always running away and Agatha can't leave well enough alone. This relationship has run its course - I hope the author moves on because the same old things book after book is getting old.
James goes abroad and Agatha has to go gallivanting around trying to find him in some inane hope of making him fall back in love with her. I've never understood women who make a fool of themselves over a man who is obviously not interested. Her jealousy and outbursts make me think she needs therapy and lots of it.
Perhaps it is just that I have read too many in a row but this one has virtually turned me off of the series. Figure I will give it a month and then try the next one. Have to read three more books to make my 2015 challenge so hope I can find something else to read in December.
I give this book a D. I know that I am in the minority here - most people gave it four or five stars.
I'm tired of her only reason for pursuing these murders is the chance to be near Lacey - who seems like a cold fish anyway. He is always running away and Agatha can't leave well enough alone. This relationship has run its course - I hope the author moves on because the same old things book after book is getting old.
James goes abroad and Agatha has to go gallivanting around trying to find him in some inane hope of making him fall back in love with her. I've never understood women who make a fool of themselves over a man who is obviously not interested. Her jealousy and outbursts make me think she needs therapy and lots of it.
Perhaps it is just that I have read too many in a row but this one has virtually turned me off of the series. Figure I will give it a month and then try the next one. Have to read three more books to make my 2015 challenge so hope I can find something else to read in December.
I give this book a D. I know that I am in the minority here - most people gave it four or five stars.
October 26, 2023
Agatha, determined to make amends, follows James to Cyprus, but upon her arrival, she can't find him at the hotel. So, she decides to take a boat trip to distract herself. During the trip, she meets a group of English tourists, comprising two trios that are similar but profoundly different. One trio consists of "typical representatives of the upper classes." The other trio is also made up of two men and a woman, but they are the exact opposite. Hailing from the working classes, they've become wealthy during the Thatcher years and could buy the other trio without a second thought, even though the latter looks down on them with disdain.
Agatha observes the evolving dynamics between these very different characters. Since she still can't find James, she spends some time with them. However, her involvement with the group takes a dark turn when one of its members is murdered, and Agatha once again takes on the role of the amateur investigator.
The setting in Cyprus adds an exotic touch to this new adventure/misadventure of Agatha. The island is rich in culture and history, which M.C. Beaton narrates through the organized excursions of the characters. In this chapter, we also encounter a previously known character who will assist our protagonist in her investigations for the first time.
Agatha is in love with James, and her desire to win him over leads her to take actions and adopt behaviors that are not exactly in line with her independent and often stubborn nature. The relationship between the two characters is marked by ups and downs and many conflicts that leave deep cracks of pain in Agatha's increasingly tender heart. I'm beginning to think that James might not be such a "good guy" after all..
Agatha observes the evolving dynamics between these very different characters. Since she still can't find James, she spends some time with them. However, her involvement with the group takes a dark turn when one of its members is murdered, and Agatha once again takes on the role of the amateur investigator.
The setting in Cyprus adds an exotic touch to this new adventure/misadventure of Agatha. The island is rich in culture and history, which M.C. Beaton narrates through the organized excursions of the characters. In this chapter, we also encounter a previously known character who will assist our protagonist in her investigations for the first time.
Agatha is in love with James, and her desire to win him over leads her to take actions and adopt behaviors that are not exactly in line with her independent and often stubborn nature. The relationship between the two characters is marked by ups and downs and many conflicts that leave deep cracks of pain in Agatha's increasingly tender heart. I'm beginning to think that James might not be such a "good guy" after all..
April 24, 2024
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En esta historia, nuestra Agatha se va de vacaciones a Chipre, donde una turista británica es asesinada en una discoteca. La verdad es que, a pesar de que me encanta la ambientación en los Cotswolds de la mayoría de las novelas de Agatha, reconozco que este cambio de ambientación encaja perfectamente para leer la historia ahora en veranito.
Por otro lado, es cierto que hay comportamientos de algunos personajes (sobre todo James) que me cuestan, pero que son comprensibles por la época en la que están escritos estos libros. Agatha realmente debería sacarme de quicio, pero lo cierto es que la adoro😂. Es muy humana, y aunque tropiece 500 veces con la misma piedra siempre se vuelve a levantar y tengo la esperanza de que un día por fin dejé totalmente atrás cierta piedra en concreto. En términos de relaciones románticas/sentimentales, la verdad es que no me gusta mucho cómo se desarrollan, y aunque lo entiendo por la época en la que se escribió, a veces sigue costándome un poco.
También me parece muy interesante ver el enfoque de una mujer que se está haciendo mayor, a la que el cuerpo le cambia... Es diferente a lo que suelo leer (acostumbro a leer a protagonistas más jóvenes) y resulta refrescante.
Y, como todos los libros de Agatha Raisin, este también se lee en un pispás, se lo acaba una sin darse cuenta, aunque sí es verdad que había partes en las que me sobraba tanta explicación de la historia de Chipre. Pero, a pesar de que tiene esos detalles que no me fascinan, el hecho es que estoy enganchadísima a la saga y ya me muero por tener el siguiente en las manos.
En esta historia, nuestra Agatha se va de vacaciones a Chipre, donde una turista británica es asesinada en una discoteca. La verdad es que, a pesar de que me encanta la ambientación en los Cotswolds de la mayoría de las novelas de Agatha, reconozco que este cambio de ambientación encaja perfectamente para leer la historia ahora en veranito.
Por otro lado, es cierto que hay comportamientos de algunos personajes (sobre todo James) que me cuestan, pero que son comprensibles por la época en la que están escritos estos libros. Agatha realmente debería sacarme de quicio, pero lo cierto es que la adoro😂. Es muy humana, y aunque tropiece 500 veces con la misma piedra siempre se vuelve a levantar y tengo la esperanza de que un día por fin dejé totalmente atrás cierta piedra en concreto. En términos de relaciones románticas/sentimentales, la verdad es que no me gusta mucho cómo se desarrollan, y aunque lo entiendo por la época en la que se escribió, a veces sigue costándome un poco.
También me parece muy interesante ver el enfoque de una mujer que se está haciendo mayor, a la que el cuerpo le cambia... Es diferente a lo que suelo leer (acostumbro a leer a protagonistas más jóvenes) y resulta refrescante.
Y, como todos los libros de Agatha Raisin, este también se lee en un pispás, se lo acaba una sin darse cuenta, aunque sí es verdad que había partes en las que me sobraba tanta explicación de la historia de Chipre. Pero, a pesar de que tiene esos detalles que no me fascinan, el hecho es que estoy enganchadísima a la saga y ya me muero por tener el siguiente en las manos.
May 2, 2022
Agatha is on holiday in Cyprus, also chasing the love of her life, James Lacey.
Needless to say she encounters murder most foul and has to get involved in the investigation.
"It is true that Agatha, by blundering around in murder investigations, managed to prompt the murderer to show his, or her, hand," said Lacey when explaining her capabilities to the group of people that she had met there. And 'plus ca change plus la meme chose' as once again Agatha not only gets involved in the investigation but does indeed flush out the murderer, much to the annoyance of the local police.
Although not the usual Cotswold setting the story is just as good, as are the characters. A fun, wonderfully eccentric series.
Needless to say she encounters murder most foul and has to get involved in the investigation.
"It is true that Agatha, by blundering around in murder investigations, managed to prompt the murderer to show his, or her, hand," said Lacey when explaining her capabilities to the group of people that she had met there. And 'plus ca change plus la meme chose' as once again Agatha not only gets involved in the investigation but does indeed flush out the murderer, much to the annoyance of the local police.
Although not the usual Cotswold setting the story is just as good, as are the characters. A fun, wonderfully eccentric series.
March 19, 2024
Entertaining mystery listening 🎶🔰
This kindle e-book novel is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 6 of 35
Agatha follows James to Cyprus where they are involved in the investigation. They have a falling out but Agatha continues on to the conclusion.
I would recommend this series and author to 👍 readers of British romantic mystery novels 👍🔰. 2024
This kindle e-book novel is from my Kindle Unlimited account book 6 of 35
Agatha follows James to Cyprus where they are involved in the investigation. They have a falling out but Agatha continues on to the conclusion.
I would recommend this series and author to 👍 readers of British romantic mystery novels 👍🔰. 2024
May 2, 2022
Listened to this via Bolinda Audio and another good one.
Agatha Raisin spits tacks again with alot of accusations and confrontations.
I noticed she is nicknamed "Aggie".
Has anyone noticed how rude she can be sometimes? 🙂
.... and she's got a "thing" about her weight! Now what did she say again? Something like "kissing her waistline" 😂 and I thought ... heck that would be hard to do! 😝😜
Anyways another 5 golden twinkly stars from me.
Agatha Raisin spits tacks again with alot of accusations and confrontations.
I noticed she is nicknamed "Aggie".
Has anyone noticed how rude she can be sometimes? 🙂
.... and she's got a "thing" about her weight! Now what did she say again? Something like "kissing her waistline" 😂 and I thought ... heck that would be hard to do! 😝😜
Anyways another 5 golden twinkly stars from me.
January 29, 2018
This is one of my least favorite Agatha Raisin's so far. I appreciate that it's set in a different location, as even the village of Cotswald, lovely as it is, can get claustrophobic. At the end of The Murderous Marriage, James Lacey hurriedly leaves the country for a break from Cotswald and Agatha and marriage and murder, and Agatha hops a plane and follows him to Cyprus, where they meet up with more murder. I really didn't care for the group of tourists they meet up with, and this plot became too repetitious at times. And I missed Bill Wong and Mrs. Bloxby.
February 23, 2023
Following the catastrophe that was her wedding, Agatha chases James to the island of Cyprus. James again blows hot and cold with Agatha while she gets caught up in more murder and mayhem.
Sir Charles Frith makes a welcome return, I'd quite like him if he wasn't such a cheapskate. He does treat Agatha a damn site better than James does, and by the end of the book she seems to have woken up somewhat to his failings - I can only hope it lasts!
The setting of Cyprus made a nice change, Agatha managed to charm many of the locals whilst aggravating the police to no end.
Sir Charles Frith makes a welcome return, I'd quite like him if he wasn't such a cheapskate. He does treat Agatha a damn site better than James does, and by the end of the book she seems to have woken up somewhat to his failings - I can only hope it lasts!
The setting of Cyprus made a nice change, Agatha managed to charm many of the locals whilst aggravating the police to no end.
July 19, 2023
El libro es el que menos me ha gustado hasta el momento.
Mucha parte del libro trata sobre los temas amorosos de Agstha, en algún momento se me ha hecho hasta pesado.
La investigación del asesinato entretenido pero con un final rebuscado.
Mucha parte del libro trata sobre los temas amorosos de Agstha, en algún momento se me ha hecho hasta pesado.
La investigación del asesinato entretenido pero con un final rebuscado.
April 16, 2016
For the love of all the tea in the world, please please tell me that Agatha is done with James.
Sigh.
Though I was pleased to get reacquainted with the aggravating Agatha Raisin, it was rather odd to experience her brand of meddling in a different setting. Like with so many cozy mysteries, it's the townspeople who round out the story; without the comedic elements they usually bring, it was a bit difficult to ignore my frustrations with Agatha.
Thankfully, James came to the rescue...by being horribly obnoxious and insulting. So much so, that I can only wish once again that Agatha take her own advice and stop the "analysis-paralysis" and get to know her own worth.
Taking place in North Cyprus, the story was often bogged down by heaps of historical facts--combined with rude comments about foreigners. Guess what, dearies: you're tourists. YOU are the foreigners! Stay home in your snug English countryside if you don't like strange-to-you languages and the lack of meat pies.
The mystery was a bit convoluted, but it all clicked into place in the end. I did not guess whodunnit, but I was so distracted by James' boorish attitude and Agatha's ups and downs that I can't be sure I didn't miss a clue somewhere.
I'm curious as to whether Mrs. Raisin will have learned anything from her adventure. Curious, but not hopeful.
Sigh.
Though I was pleased to get reacquainted with the aggravating Agatha Raisin, it was rather odd to experience her brand of meddling in a different setting. Like with so many cozy mysteries, it's the townspeople who round out the story; without the comedic elements they usually bring, it was a bit difficult to ignore my frustrations with Agatha.
Thankfully, James came to the rescue...by being horribly obnoxious and insulting. So much so, that I can only wish once again that Agatha take her own advice and stop the "analysis-paralysis" and get to know her own worth.
Taking place in North Cyprus, the story was often bogged down by heaps of historical facts--combined with rude comments about foreigners. Guess what, dearies: you're tourists. YOU are the foreigners! Stay home in your snug English countryside if you don't like strange-to-you languages and the lack of meat pies.
The mystery was a bit convoluted, but it all clicked into place in the end. I did not guess whodunnit, but I was so distracted by James' boorish attitude and Agatha's ups and downs that I can't be sure I didn't miss a clue somewhere.
I'm curious as to whether Mrs. Raisin will have learned anything from her adventure. Curious, but not hopeful.
May 16, 2013
The sixth book in the Agatha Raisin series is unlike the rest, in that the majority of the book takes place outside the Cotswolds.
This story picks up right where its predecessor, Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, left off: Agatha found a note from James Lacey, proclaiming his love for her but advising that he needs some time and has left for North Cypress. Agatha heads off to Cypress to win James back. Not only do Agatha and James become embroiled in a murder investigation but are, in fact, prime suspects because they were in the company of the victim at the time that she was murdered!
Going into this book, it all felt a bit off to me. Agatha was not acting her usual self, chasing after James. She seemed a bit desperate in her behaviour, and since when does Agatha Raisin need a man?! Even more surprising was when Agatha hit the sheets with Sir Charles Fraith, who we met in Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley and was vacationing in Cypress as well! I have to say, though, thank heavens for Charles! He gave Agatha back her verve! James wasn’t around much, and I was initially disappointed but soon realized that I loved Charles’ influence on Agatha. Charles loves to goad James, as you can see here:
[in this scene, Agatha is speaking to James on the telephone]
Charles walked into the living room and called in his clear, carrying voice, "What about some lunch, darling, and then let's go to bed?"
Agatha flapped him angrily away, but the damage was done.
"Who was that?" asked James.
"Charles," said Agatha weakly.
"I am glad you are being well looked after," said James crisply. "You won't need me."
And he hung up.
In many ways, Agatha and James are perfect for each other but they have a love/hate relationship. Good on Aggie for not pining away for James while other men are making passes at her.
Overall, even though this one was a little bit different, taking place in Cypress and having Charles as Agatha’s sidekick instead of James, I still really enjoyed it! Beaton did include lots of history on the area, which added to the general feel of something a little bit different than the usual Agatha Raisin fare. Beaton seems to have shaken things up a bit, which makes me wonder what is in store for this series. I missed the villagers of Carsely, especially Bill Wong. I hope that he will be around more in the next one, and I hope Charles will as well!
Narrator Penelope Keith was spot-on as usual. She is always a pleasure to listen to, and the series wouldn’t be the same without her!
I received this audiobook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I did not receive any compensation for my review, and the views expressed herein are my own.
This story picks up right where its predecessor, Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage, left off: Agatha found a note from James Lacey, proclaiming his love for her but advising that he needs some time and has left for North Cypress. Agatha heads off to Cypress to win James back. Not only do Agatha and James become embroiled in a murder investigation but are, in fact, prime suspects because they were in the company of the victim at the time that she was murdered!
Going into this book, it all felt a bit off to me. Agatha was not acting her usual self, chasing after James. She seemed a bit desperate in her behaviour, and since when does Agatha Raisin need a man?! Even more surprising was when Agatha hit the sheets with Sir Charles Fraith, who we met in Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley and was vacationing in Cypress as well! I have to say, though, thank heavens for Charles! He gave Agatha back her verve! James wasn’t around much, and I was initially disappointed but soon realized that I loved Charles’ influence on Agatha. Charles loves to goad James, as you can see here:
[in this scene, Agatha is speaking to James on the telephone]
Charles walked into the living room and called in his clear, carrying voice, "What about some lunch, darling, and then let's go to bed?"
Agatha flapped him angrily away, but the damage was done.
"Who was that?" asked James.
"Charles," said Agatha weakly.
"I am glad you are being well looked after," said James crisply. "You won't need me."
And he hung up.
In many ways, Agatha and James are perfect for each other but they have a love/hate relationship. Good on Aggie for not pining away for James while other men are making passes at her.
Overall, even though this one was a little bit different, taking place in Cypress and having Charles as Agatha’s sidekick instead of James, I still really enjoyed it! Beaton did include lots of history on the area, which added to the general feel of something a little bit different than the usual Agatha Raisin fare. Beaton seems to have shaken things up a bit, which makes me wonder what is in store for this series. I missed the villagers of Carsely, especially Bill Wong. I hope that he will be around more in the next one, and I hope Charles will as well!
Narrator Penelope Keith was spot-on as usual. She is always a pleasure to listen to, and the series wouldn’t be the same without her!
I received this audiobook from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I did not receive any compensation for my review, and the views expressed herein are my own.
October 21, 2016
And this installment Agatha heads off to Cyprus....
After the marriage that wasn't, Agatha heads to Cyprus to look for James... where she meets up with a group of terrible tourists... of course the tourist start getting killed, because well, Agatha is present... James and she finally meet up, and start once again solving the murders.... and Agatha does a really stupid thing, with a different man... Agatha and James really need to work on their communication skills....
After the marriage that wasn't, Agatha heads to Cyprus to look for James... where she meets up with a group of terrible tourists... of course the tourist start getting killed, because well, Agatha is present... James and she finally meet up, and start once again solving the murders.... and Agatha does a really stupid thing, with a different man... Agatha and James really need to work on their communication skills....
February 20, 2009
I love Agatha Raisin books! Totally addictive and fun to read - they always have the knack of making me laugh, and sometimes this is exactly what's needed. An Agatha Raisin book a cup of coffee and some chocolate...or maybe a glass of wine!
June 22, 2018
James Lacey is a horrible person and Agatha deserves so much better. And Charles is NOT IT.
July 8, 2009
I found this lying around my parents' house and recognized the author's name. I don't think I've read anything else by M.C. Beaton, but she's one of those writers whose series take up a shelf or two in any bookstore's mystery section.
This particular book was just very flat. None of the characters were very interesting or defined, including the protagonist. There were several times that traits which could easily have been illustrated in the context of a scene were instead just stated by the narrator. The example that jumps to mind is the yacht scene when the reader is first introduced to the group that will become the suspects and victim; one woman is described as acting dumb while letting slip that she is actually quite well-read. First, it seems a little lazy to let "well-read" stand in for "clever," as there are certainly other ways she could seem sharp that would further the plot a bit more (by which I mean, if she's a gold-digger, why not give her a head for numbers or a sharp business sense). Second, this is a trait that could easily be illustrated by adding a bit of conversation in which the gold-digger mentions a book or two, but instead the narrator just states that this is something she does. Admittedly, the character does weirdly name drop Lysistrata later in the book, but it would have been more effective to have the illustration occur at the initial observation of this habit.
This superficial narration carries over into the motives of the various suspects. The main suspects are six people in symmetrical groups of three -- a middle-aged couple and their elderly male friend who is besotted with the wife, and another middle-aged couple and their besotted elderly male friend. Both husbands turn out to be in debt, there's a sluttly wife and a jealous wife, and then both elderly friends are, maybe, vaguely jealous. The "money" motives aren't even uncovered by our amateur detective protagonist, but merely procured via phone call to her convenient police friend back in England. The protagonist does pick up a boring kind of suitor in the course of the narrative, who seemed totally bored with her and yet inexplicably turned up all the damn time, and I hoped he might turn out to have a nefarious motivation, but that didn't come to anything either.
The protagonist might not have cared very much about the murder since she was lovesick for her former fiance whom she had followed to Cyprus. She spent a lot of time obsessing over that relationship and seemed not to care very much about the murder, which might explain the superficialness of it all. But that wasn't resolved in the course of the book either, so I doubt another book in the series would really be free of that problem. If I try another of M.C. Beaton's mysteries, it will be from another series, and it will be because I stumble across it when I can't find anything better to read.
This particular book was just very flat. None of the characters were very interesting or defined, including the protagonist. There were several times that traits which could easily have been illustrated in the context of a scene were instead just stated by the narrator. The example that jumps to mind is the yacht scene when the reader is first introduced to the group that will become the suspects and victim; one woman is described as acting dumb while letting slip that she is actually quite well-read. First, it seems a little lazy to let "well-read" stand in for "clever," as there are certainly other ways she could seem sharp that would further the plot a bit more (by which I mean, if she's a gold-digger, why not give her a head for numbers or a sharp business sense). Second, this is a trait that could easily be illustrated by adding a bit of conversation in which the gold-digger mentions a book or two, but instead the narrator just states that this is something she does. Admittedly, the character does weirdly name drop Lysistrata later in the book, but it would have been more effective to have the illustration occur at the initial observation of this habit.
This superficial narration carries over into the motives of the various suspects. The main suspects are six people in symmetrical groups of three -- a middle-aged couple and their elderly male friend who is besotted with the wife, and another middle-aged couple and their besotted elderly male friend. Both husbands turn out to be in debt, there's a sluttly wife and a jealous wife, and then both elderly friends are, maybe, vaguely jealous. The "money" motives aren't even uncovered by our amateur detective protagonist, but merely procured via phone call to her convenient police friend back in England. The protagonist does pick up a boring kind of suitor in the course of the narrative, who seemed totally bored with her and yet inexplicably turned up all the damn time, and I hoped he might turn out to have a nefarious motivation, but that didn't come to anything either.
The protagonist might not have cared very much about the murder since she was lovesick for her former fiance whom she had followed to Cyprus. She spent a lot of time obsessing over that relationship and seemed not to care very much about the murder, which might explain the superficialness of it all. But that wasn't resolved in the course of the book either, so I doubt another book in the series would really be free of that problem. If I try another of M.C. Beaton's mysteries, it will be from another series, and it will be because I stumble across it when I can't find anything better to read.
July 16, 2021
Agatha and the Trip to Cyprus
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (August, 2015) of the original St. Martin's Press hardcover (October, 1997)
The Terrible Tourist finds Agatha Raisin following her lost potential husband James Lacey to Cyprus after he has gone there alone after the events of the previous book Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996). One of the other obnoxious British tourists on the island is murdered of course, and meddling Agatha takes up the case, but with fellow tourist Sir Charles Fraith in tow instead of James. Agatha has an affair with Charles which further alienates her in James' view.
There was still a lot of comic banter in this one but I rather missed the gang of regulars back in Carsely in the Cotswalds. It just wasn't the same Agatha without pesky (but funny) Roy Silver, sweet Mrs. Bloxby the vicar's wife, solid friend Police constable Bill Wong, and of course the senior couple The Boggles. That made this one just an OK 2 star for me.
Most (28 of 32) of the Agatha Raisin audiobooks are free on Audible Plus. Book 32 Down the Hatch is yet to be released, and is expected to be published in October 2021.
Trivia
The Terrible Tourist is one of the few Agatha Raisin books that has NOT been adapted for the currently ongoing Agatha Raisin TV series (2016-). This was presumably because it would have involved filming in Cyprus for authenticity. Instead, the next episode filmed after Season 1 Episode 8 in Season 2 Episode 1 was based on Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham which only alluded to Agatha following James to Cyprus after their failed wedding.
Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (August, 2015) of the original St. Martin's Press hardcover (October, 1997)
The Terrible Tourist finds Agatha Raisin following her lost potential husband James Lacey to Cyprus after he has gone there alone after the events of the previous book Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996). One of the other obnoxious British tourists on the island is murdered of course, and meddling Agatha takes up the case, but with fellow tourist Sir Charles Fraith in tow instead of James. Agatha has an affair with Charles which further alienates her in James' view.
There was still a lot of comic banter in this one but I rather missed the gang of regulars back in Carsely in the Cotswalds. It just wasn't the same Agatha without pesky (but funny) Roy Silver, sweet Mrs. Bloxby the vicar's wife, solid friend Police constable Bill Wong, and of course the senior couple The Boggles. That made this one just an OK 2 star for me.
Most (28 of 32) of the Agatha Raisin audiobooks are free on Audible Plus. Book 32 Down the Hatch is yet to be released, and is expected to be published in October 2021.
Trivia
The Terrible Tourist is one of the few Agatha Raisin books that has NOT been adapted for the currently ongoing Agatha Raisin TV series (2016-). This was presumably because it would have involved filming in Cyprus for authenticity. Instead, the next episode filmed after Season 1 Episode 8 in Season 2 Episode 1 was based on Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham which only alluded to Agatha following James to Cyprus after their failed wedding.
June 25, 2011
I really enjoy the Agatha Raisin books, but this one fell short for me. I don't know if it was because the action took place on Cyprus, rather than in Carsley, or that Agatha's continued pursuit of James is getting slightly on the boring and cringe-worthy side, but it didn't entertain me as much as they usually do.
The story kept getting interrupted with travel-guide paragraphs about the beauty and history of Cyprus, which interests me but not when I'm trying to read a mystery. We barely heard anything about the minor characters we have come to know and love, which was another disappointment.
I'm definitely going to read the next installment of Agatha's series, but I certainly hope it is better than this one.
The story kept getting interrupted with travel-guide paragraphs about the beauty and history of Cyprus, which interests me but not when I'm trying to read a mystery. We barely heard anything about the minor characters we have come to know and love, which was another disappointment.
I'm definitely going to read the next installment of Agatha's series, but I certainly hope it is better than this one.
January 31, 2018
Not my favorite. I got awfully tired of Agatha mooning over James and James's indifference to her. As well, there was very little mystery and an awful lot of sight-seeing and driving back and forth to restaurants. However, once we finally got down to the mystery's solution it was really good. So at least there was that.
September 27, 2016
I like the series and will continue. Main character can be unlikeable but her frailties are among us. Well narrated, clean and recommended.
July 17, 2023
Me lo he pasado en grande! Porque hay que esperar hasta marzo del 2024 para el siguiente?
August 2, 2024
Conforme iba leyendo este libro, siempre se venían a mi mente dos cosas:
1) Al final se lleva una estrella
2) Piensa que está escrito en otro tiempo.
Y aunque 1997 no está tan lejos como parece, nuestra autora en 1997 tenía ya 61 años y no se había criado en una sociedad igualitaria, feminista. Entonces digo: Ok, tiene un pase...
Y por eso le puse dos estrellas y no una porque para nada he disfrutado de esta lectura. Estaba deseando acabarla. No me ha interesado el asesinato, que parece que no ha tenido chicha ninguna. Todos los patrones se repetían una y otra vez. Relaciones tóxicas mires donde mires. A James es que no lo puedo ni ver...Osea es que iría a Carsley solo para gritarle cuatro cosas desde su jardín, pero es que a Agatha igual. ¿Qué le ha pasado en esta novela? Para mí ha perdido toda la chispa tan bonita que tenía y que nos hacía reír tanto. Siempre arrastrándose, quejándose, autocompasión mires dónde mires...No entendía nada.
Por todos es sabido que Agatha va detrás de James, pero anteriormente siempre sacaba fortaleza que hacía que resolviese el caso, que tomase confianza y que volviera a ser ella. Aquí el caso se rescuelve prácticamente solo, de hablar y hablar. Fin. No sé, estoy muy decepcionada, tanto que por ahora no quiero seguir con la saga, pasaré a la de sophia Bennet con el nudo Windsor y así desconecto un poco.
1) Al final se lleva una estrella
2) Piensa que está escrito en otro tiempo.
Y aunque 1997 no está tan lejos como parece, nuestra autora en 1997 tenía ya 61 años y no se había criado en una sociedad igualitaria, feminista. Entonces digo: Ok, tiene un pase...
Y por eso le puse dos estrellas y no una porque para nada he disfrutado de esta lectura. Estaba deseando acabarla. No me ha interesado el asesinato, que parece que no ha tenido chicha ninguna. Todos los patrones se repetían una y otra vez. Relaciones tóxicas mires donde mires. A James es que no lo puedo ni ver...Osea es que iría a Carsley solo para gritarle cuatro cosas desde su jardín, pero es que a Agatha igual. ¿Qué le ha pasado en esta novela? Para mí ha perdido toda la chispa tan bonita que tenía y que nos hacía reír tanto. Siempre arrastrándose, quejándose, autocompasión mires dónde mires...No entendía nada.
Por todos es sabido que Agatha va detrás de James, pero anteriormente siempre sacaba fortaleza que hacía que resolviese el caso, que tomase confianza y que volviera a ser ella. Aquí el caso se rescuelve prácticamente solo, de hablar y hablar. Fin. No sé, estoy muy decepcionada, tanto que por ahora no quiero seguir con la saga, pasaré a la de sophia Bennet con el nudo Windsor y así desconecto un poco.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 6, 2013
I picked this up for two reasons. 1) M.C. Beaton has a huge place on library shelves so I figured the books must be good; and 2) I needed a book set in Cyprus. This is the first (and last) book I'll read by M.C. Beaton. I understand from other reviews that this is not her finest work (in fact the reviews are atrocious). However the heroine (if you could call her that) Agatha Raisin is a pathetic old woman who blatantly stalks a man who has no interest in her and acts like a slut which normally isn't a problem for me but Agatha travels all the way to Cyprus following a man she professes to love and then has sex with a virtual stranger. Granted the man (James Lacey) is a real jerk but then again you have to be mean in order to get rid of a pest.
I also had issues with the travel info dumps sporadically dished up by Agatha. They were interesting but more travel guide-ish and drew your attention from the mystery of who killed Rose. Their really wasn't a likeable character in the whole bunch. Definitely not an author I would read again.
I also had issues with the travel info dumps sporadically dished up by Agatha. They were interesting but more travel guide-ish and drew your attention from the mystery of who killed Rose. Their really wasn't a likeable character in the whole bunch. Definitely not an author I would read again.
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