Synopsis
While on vacation in Cyprus and pursuing her ex-fiance, James, Agatha Raisin makes the acquaintance of a pair of tourist couples--aristocratic Olivia and George Debenham and lower-caste Rose and Trevor Wilcox. Then Rose turns up dead. Unable to resist the opportunity to investigate, Agatha soon ends up in hot water herself.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1997-10-01 | | Series: | Agatha Raisin Series |
| Size | | Length: | 182 pages | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 6.3 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 12.0 oz |
Publisher's Note
The tough and brassy Agatha Raisin is not a woman to sit at home wringing her hands. Soon she is off to north Cyprus to track down her ex-fiance. Instead of enjoying the honeymoon they once planned, however, they witness the murder of an obnoxious tourist in a disco, and James is as sullen as usual. Two sets of terrible tourists - one set posh and rude, the other nouveau riche and vulgar - surround the unhappy couple, arousing Agatha's suspicions. And, much to James's chagrin, she won't rest until she finds the killer. Unfortunately, it also seems the killer won't rest until Agatha is out of the picture. Agatha is forced to track down the murderer, try to rekindle her romance with James, and fend off a suave baronet, all while coping with the fact that it's always bathing suit season in north Cyprus.
Industry Reviews
Now that her ex-fianc? has run off to Cyprus, Agatha decides that her Cotswold village is boring. She pursues her former intended, witnesses a murder in a disco, and sleuths once more. Another refreshing and delightful series addition.
Stefanatos
Picking up where Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage left off, lovesick Agatha leaves her cozy Cotswolds cottage to follow her neighbor and ex-fianc?, James Lacey (ex, because Agatha's long-AWOL husband, whom she had thought dead, turned out albeit only briefly to be alive), to Cyprus, where they were to have honeymooned. While searching for the elusive James, Agatha meets a dreary band of British tourists, including the upper-crust Olivia and George Debenham and the lowlier Trevor Wilcox and his garish wife, Rose. Once Agatha tracks down James, the uncomfortably and still platonically reunited lovers embark on an evening out with the Debenhams, the Wilcoxes and several others, only to have Rose's murder mar the fun. Agatha's sleuthing instincts surface, as she is determined to solve the murder and win back James. Beaton's lively prose see-saws between the investigation and Agatha's entertaining love life, as she finds comfort in the arms of a friendly baronet, Sir Charles Fraith, while sorting her feelings for Lacey. After several attempts on her life and a second murder, Agatha uncovers a web of deceit behind the snobby British facade. Beaton has the Agatha formula down pat. Her imperfect heroine is an absolute gem and, since these stories never take themselves too seriously, readers can relax and enjoy them with a clean conscience. (Oct.)
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