Reviews

Death on the Agenda by Patricia Moyes

cimorene1558's review

2.0

I attempted to re-read this (okay, I did re-read it). It's still boring as heck. I do not know how such a usually good plotter managed to produce such a yawn fest.

ghost_no_host's review

it really feels like the couple is gonna go through a rough patch cuz of cheating or smth and frankly i just can't vibe with that right now

bookaneer808's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

An intriguing and entertaining mystery, featuring a police detective, Inspector Henry Tibbett, and his wife Emmy.
Both quite ordinary people,  it is a rare chance for a summer holiday when Henry is invited to chair an international conference on drugs in Geneva - Emmy takes the chance to join him and attends parties with him.
Glittering soirees, clear blue Swiss skies - and murder...

trixie_reads's review

3.0

Spoiler

I was perturbed by Emmy and Henry's blase attitude toward his unfaithfulness. WTH!?

fernandie's review

3.0

Spoiler

Seriously, Henry's kind of an ass to Emmy in this one. His life is literally at stake, due to a killer and his own arrest for the murder looming, and he goes off galivanting with some random woman from the conference. And hides it from Emmy. And kisses the woman. And multiple references are made to him "loving" her. And then he and Emmy just get over it and are fine again? Give me a break. She deserves better.

cmbohn's review

3.0

Inspector Henry Tibbett is in Switzerland at an internation conference on drug smuggling. His wife Emmy came along to enjoy all the parties and the shopping. But their trip become a lot more serious when a participant in the conference is murdered and Henry becomes the only suspect. They are both drawn into a bewildering swirl of social activity among the upper classes while Henry fights to clear his name. He makes time, though, for a little flirtation with another woman, and between the crime, the woman, and the social scene, he's soon in real trouble.

I enjoyed this one, but not as much as some of her other books. I didn't like the addition of [b:the other woman|58345|The Awakening|Kate Chopin|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170507247s/58345.jpg|1970518], although I can see why it was important to the plot. Moyes brings back characters from Dead Men Don't Ski, which is fun. A good book, but not her best.

pattydsf's review

3.0

As always, Henry Tibbett and his wife find themselves in the midst of murder. Tibbett heads to a conference, meets some friends from another case, Dead Men Don't Ski, and then has to solve a mystery. I enjoy my time with the Tibbetts. Life was simpler when Moyes was writing and she is willing not to include a lot of blood and mayhem. The perfect story for a break from real life.

unsweettea's review

3.0

To be honest, I found the affair between Henry and Mary and Emmy and Henry's reactions and reconciliation to be entirely unconvincing. And it was glaringly clear that if Henry didn't kill John, then Mary had by far the best opportunity. I suppose that sub-plot was supposed to give the book more emotional weight, but I think the whole thing backfired because it was so unconvincing and Mary's guilt was so transparent.