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Lädt ... Pushing Up Daisies (2016)von M. C. Beaton
   Books Read in 2016 (4,109) Books Read in 2024 (1,706) Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) NancyinA2 | Feb 3, 2022 |  Review of the Blackstone Audio Inc. audiobook edition (September 2016) of the original St. Martin's Press Minotaur hardcover (September 2016) Pushing Up Daisies has Agatha and the gang investigating the murder of a land speculator who was about to sell off the community garden lands to a developer against the wishes of the villagers. The suspects are therefore plentiful. Yet another man attracts Agatha's attention when retired detective Gerald moves to town. Overall the series feels very tired and repetitive at this point and I'm only pushing through now as I've already read over 95% of them. Somewhere in the most recent books Agatha has started to be described as having "bear-like eyes" which sounds extremely odd. Every book now seems to emphasize it. The later books also are more complicated and nasty, as if to add confusion and malice to the otherwise repetitive plots. The early cozy joy is missing. It will be interesting to see if continuation writer R.W. Green can bring that back. These cozies are always somewhat different from the TV-series which I saw first. Agatha is definitely more cranky in the books, but her human faults and foibles make us accept and love her nevertheless. The formula is set in stone now for the series. Agatha finds a new man, is jealous of ex-husband James Lacey and occasional lover/friend Sir Charles Fraith, is jealous and meddling with Toni Gilmour's love life, helps Roy Silver out despite his publicity transgressions, gets sympathy from Mrs. Bloxby, is helped by her first village friend Detective Sergeant Bill Wong, etc. The narration of this book #27 is a part of an extended interregnum for books #25 to #29 by narrator Alison Larkin. Series regular Penelope Keith returns for books #30 to #32. Larkin is fine in the role, but I've grown most used to Keith's manner of adding character to the different voices. Most (28 of 32) of the Agatha Raisin audiobooks are free on Audible Plus. A continuation series Book 32 Down the Hatch was published on October 26, 2021. Down the Hatch is entirely written by continuation writer R.W. Green whereas #31 Hot to Trot was still a collaboration with M.C. Beaton (1936-2019). Trivia and No Link Pushing Up Daisies has not yet been adapted for the currently ongoing Agatha Raisin TV series (2016-). (  ) alanteder | Oct 26, 2021 |  ) Stephen.Lawton | Aug 7, 2021 | ) amoderndaybelle | May 27, 2021 | ) BookishHooker | Dec 16, 2019 | keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Fiction.
Mystery.
New York Times bestselling author M. C. Beaton's beloved Agatha Raisin is back on a case and poking around where she doesn't belong.When Agatha Raisin left behind her public-relations business in London, she fulfilled her dream of settling in the cozy British Cotswolds where she began a successful private detective agency. Unfortunately, the village she lives in is about to get a little less cozy. Lord Bellington, a wealthy land developer, wants to turn the community garden into a housing estate. When Agatha and her friend Sir Charles Fraith attempt to convince Lord Bellington to abandon his plans, he scoffs, "Do you think I give a damn about those pesky villagers?" So when Agatha finds his obituary in the newspaper two weeks later, it's no surprise that some people in town are feeling celebratory.The villagers are relieved to learn that Bellington's son and heir, Damian, has no interest in continuing his father's development plans. But the police are definitely interested in himâ??as suspect number one. His father's death, it seems, was no accident. But when Damian hires Agatha to find the real killer, she finds no shortage of suspects.The good news is that a handsome, retired detective named Gerald has recently moved to town. Too bad he was seen kissing another newcomer. But when that woman is also found murdered, Gerald is eager to help Agatha with the case. Agatha, Gerald, and her team of detectives must untangle a web of contempt in order to uncover a killer's identity.Pushing Up Daisies continues the tradition of this beloved mystery seri Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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