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Although I am an inveterate whodunnit-solver, I was attracted to this novel by the “Wizard of Evesham” in the title.  Luckily so because, after the novelty has worn off and you have traced all of the references to The Almonry, The Lantern, Badsey, Four Pools, Cheltenham Road etc., this novel is a great disappointment.  The plot is simple and summed up by the publisher as: “After ruining her hair with a home dye-job, the churlish but charming Agatha Raisin heads for the town's gossipy and suspicious hairdresser, only to find him dead in the middle of his shop, killed by poison-laced vitamins”.  Plot development and characterisation are poor and the novel is boring, far-fetched and cliché-ridden.  There is not even the tinge of humour that marked the earlier volumes in the Agatha series. Agatha is supposed to be a feisty businesswoman who retired early and moved down to the Cotswolds where she eases her boredom by solving murders.  Sadly, in this novel she remains a two-dimensional and faintly dippy character who staggers through the story, blundering from crisis to crisis, with frequent pauses to wallow in self-pity.  As for the mystery, well that fell flat.  Either I am getting better at solving mysteries or the plot was too transparent because I spotted the murderer at their first appearance.  This book was quick to read and did not require a lot of thought; read it for the novelty but do not expect Agatha Christie!