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Agatha Raisin And The Christmas Crumble (2012)

by M.C. Beaton(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1472100360 (ISBN13: 9781472100368)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Robinson

review 1: I know quite a few people who read the Agatha Raisin books and I was expecting much more from this story. I know this is a Christmas short story but there was no substance to it at all. A weak storyline and no particularly likeable characters either. A couple of the elderly guests seemed good but two of them were downright awful. I would have liked to have known more about Mrs Bloxby, the vicar's wife. I didn't like Agatha. What a meddling busybody she is! Very disappointing. One redeeming factor is that there was some some weak humour.
review 2: I absolutely love the Agatha Raisin series but the last few instalments have been quite disappointing. Not that there were completely unenjoyable but they somehow lacked the wackiness of the first books.The Chr... moreistmas Crumble wasn't too bad as far as the story and characters are concerned. It lacked substance but it is after all a short story. The main problem here was the ending, which felt rushed and didn't make any sense. Ultimately I think Agatha Raisin is too well-developed a character to be featured in a short story and the usual "Agatha Raisin recipe" doesn't work well in so short a form. less

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