Introducing Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death/The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin Mysteries)

By M.C. Beaton

Book Overview

Beloved author M. C. Beaton has delighted readers and fans alike with her cozy Agatha Raisin mysteries--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Introducing Agatha Raisin combines The Quiche... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312544537
• ISBN13: 9780312544539
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.8" x 5.6"

Customer Reviews

Accidentally, my foot.

Advertising mogul Agatha Raisin always wanted to retire to a classic English village and turn domestic. When she gets her chance, she also wants to be popular with the locals. To this end, she enters a spinach quiche (store-bought) in the local contest. She even butters up the judge by taking him and his wife out to eat. Her quiche is snubbed, and the standard winner gets the prize. To compound matters, the judge eats more that night and expires. Now everyone will know she cheated. The local police chalk the death up to an accident, as cowbane, a weedy poison, somehow got mixed up in the spinach. They invite Agatha to keep out of it. Of course, Agatha will not let sleeping dogs lie and, with the help of her city friends, puts her nose and foot into it. This is a good little mystery that takes place in contemporary times, not some old 30's or 40's setting. The mystery is a formula with the standard suspects, subplots, a few red herrings, and funny moments now and then.

A great beginning to the Agatha Raisin series!

A great beginning to the Agatha Raisin series! She’s somehow both infuriating and loveable. The author manages to balance her terrible decisions and immaturities with competence and patheticness. I really enjoy listening to these books! I really don’t like James Lacey though. It’s not a good relationship :/