Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
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Author | M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney) |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Agatha Raisin |
Genre | Detective, Mystery novel |
Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date
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December 1992 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 201 (Hardcover edition) |
ISBN | 0-312-08153-7 (First Edition) |
OCLC | 26310715 |
823/.914 20 | |
LC Class | PR6052.E196 A7 1992 |
Followed by | Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet |
The Quiche of Death is the first Agatha Raisin mystery novel by Marion Chesney under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton.[1][2][3]
Plot summary
Agatha Raisin retires from her profitable position as a PR agent in London, she moves to the Cotswolds expecting a peaceful country life. She enters a local baking contest with a quiche she bought in London; not only does she not win, but her quiche kills one of the judges. Desperate to prove her innocence, Agatha begins investigating the crime herself.[4]