agatha raisin and the quiche of death book

sobbing into their handkerchiefs'' at the inquest? While the murder is occasionally overshadowed by Agatha's settling-in problems, Beaton's ( Death of a Snob ) playful depiction of village life makes it all a delicious romp. But was Reg or Agatha the target? And why would anyone want to kill the popular Reg, whose wife was only one of ``quite a lot of ladies.

Agatha Raisin Books in Order (35 Book Series). Knowing news of her cheating will light up the village, Agatha hopes to save face by proving Reg was murdered, even though the police think it was all a ghastly accident. Most Recommended Books presents the Agatha Raisin series written by M. Of course Agatha is innocent: her ``homemade'' entry came from a Chelsea delicatessen. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death is the first book in the Agatha Raisin series of mystery novels by M. Gruff, tough, but not stupid, Agatha begins to soften her imageto the extent of entering a spinach quiche in Carsely's annual best quiche competition, buying one in London to pass off as. career woman Agatha Raisin, fulfilling a lifelong thatched-cottaga dream. The judge, Reg Cummings-Brown, not only snubs her entry but later dies, poisoned by cowbane in Agatha's killer quiche. The pretty Cotswold village of Carsely, where 20-year residents are called incomers, is the retirement choice of fiftysomething p.r. Determined to gain acceptance among the villagers, the undomestic Agatha enters a local bake-off. At 53, Agatha, whose personality is a piquant combination of brusque competence and fallibility, sells her London public relations firm to retire to the picturesque Cotswold village of Carsely. In this highly promising launch to a new mystery series, Beaton turns from the adventures of her Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth to introduce the redoubtable Agatha Raisin.

Agatha raisin and the quiche of death book