I have enjoyed a few of the Agatha Raisin books, but she is even more pathetic and annoying here than usual (in regards to her love life). It distracts too much from the mystery aspect of the story (and would tick off anyone even remotely feminist). I will be setting this free, hopefully, to find a more sympathetic home.

RELEASE NOTES:

Westland Market Mall Spruce Grove
at approximately 7:30 p.m.

on top of the payphone (not the booth) by Ricki's (across from Radio Shack)

Agatha Raisin was still there! I didn't get to Westland Market till noon today, but the book was still on top of the phone. Thanks, sqdancer! This is my first wild find. Will make another journal entry after I read it.

Agatha Raisin dreamed of marrying her next-door neighbour, James Lacey, but only two weeks after the honeymoon, the marriage is falling apart. James is critical, bad-tempered, and unfaithful to Agatha with Melissa Sheppard. Agatha throws noisy scenes, breaks dishes, and dumps a mug of beer on James's head when she catches him holding hands with Melissa in the village pub.

Melissa is murdered and James disappears, leaving bloodstains in his cottage and in his car. Agatha and her friend Charles decide to delve into Melissa's past, hoping that if they find out more about her, they may point the way to a murderer other than James.

As a heroine, Agatha is hard to take. She is angry one minute, then breaks into tears the next. She insults and annoys people. She pulls stupid pranks, such as telling a Neighbourhood Watch woman that she intends to shoot a man she & Charles have come to question. Sometimes you start to sympathize with her, but then you realize she brings her troubles on herself, including her disastrous marriage. The mystery of what happened to James and who killed Melissa is good, but Agatha herself is a pain!

RELEASE NOTES:

Spruce Grove Wal-Mart. In grocery section, on baking aisle, with packages of raisins. Between 9:30 & 10 a.m.