“Flies were buzzing about her dead body: heavy flies, sated flies.”
James Lacey might have finally ‘put a ring on it’ and yet
domestic bliss is far from reach as we launch into the eleventh Agatha Raisin
mystery. Still living apart and unable to find their rhythm, the newlywed
couple break into a bit of a stoush at the local and it’s all downhill from
there. James suspects Agatha has been up to old tricks with Sir Charles, Agatha
believes James has been overfriendly with newly arrived Melissa Sheppard. Next
minute, James is gone, and Melissa is dead.
Can Agatha forgive her husband’s philandering? Is he really
capable of murder? Where the heck has he gone? It turns out psychopaths can
even make an appearance in the village of Carsely and things will get rather
grim before we see hide nor hair of James again. As always, I love time spent
with Agatha and I much prefer Bill and Charles to James (he seems like such an
old fashioned wet blanket). Nevertheless, Agatha is faced with a dangerous
mystery and the prospect of being married to a murder suspect unless she can
find her errant husband and clear his name.
Thankfully Charles is up for driving duties. As usual though,
he does have a habit of disappearing just when things get interesting. Nevertheless,
the adventure grows apace with an unpredictable outcome that may just involve a
monastery.
5 out of 5, another
great visit with Aggie and co.
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