Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

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The Quiche of Death
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First edition
AuthorM. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney)
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAgatha Raisin
Genre Detective, Mystery novel
Publisher St. Martin's Press
Publication date
December 1992
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages201 (Hardcover edition)
ISBN 0-312-08153-7 (First Edition)
OCLC 26310715
823/.914 20
LC Class PR6052.E196 A7 1992
Followed byAgatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet 

The Quiche of Death (1992) is the first Agatha Raisin mystery novel by Marion Chesney under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Premise

Agatha Raisin retires from her profitable position as a PR agent in London and 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]

References

  1. "Author keeps two fictional detectives busy". Lawrence Journal-World . 2 August 2008. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. "Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton: Rikki's Teleidoscope". Rikkidonovan.com. 5 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. Fiction Review: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton / Author St. Martin's Press $17.95 (201p) . Publishersweekly.com. 30 November 1992. ISBN   978-0-312-08153-9 . Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  4. "Current fiction and non-fiction books | Constable & Robinson - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton". Constablerobinson.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2012.