M. C. Beaton
221) The quiche of death
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Agatha Raisin mystery volume 1
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In order to introduce herself to the picturesque English village where she has just retired, Mrs. Agatha Raisin enters a quiche in a local competition and promptly finds herself a murder suspect when the judge dies from her poisonous pie.
222) Death of a glutton
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Hamish Macbeth mysteries volume 8
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Her table manners were a crime. But she didn't deserve to die! There's not a cloud in Hamish Macbeth's sky - just plenty of warm sunshine but not quite enough of the lovely Priscilla Halburton-Smythe. But as eight hopeful members of the Checkmate Singles Club converge on Tommel Castle Hotel for a week of serious matchmaking, the clouds roll in. The four couples, carefully matched by dating director Maria Worth, immediately dislike one another. And...
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"Formerly a high-flying PR executive in London, Agatha Raisin has now settled into small-town life in the Cotswolds, but her early retirement is far from quiet. Along with her friends Sir Charles, Roy and Gemma, Agatha solves the village's bizarre murders with panache, but her love life may be a puzzle beyond even her skills to decipher"--Container.
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Based on the beloved character created by M.C. Beaton, Agatha Raisin, public relations specialist, moves from London to the small village of Carsley, hoping for a quieter, simpler life. She soon finds her dreams dashed when she becomes a murder suspect after entering a quiche-making competition. To save her reputation, she sets out to solve the murder and discovers that she has a talent for crime solving, even if it means her new life in the country...
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In the first story, Agatha is alarmed when her new wizard of a hairdresser seems keen to take on more than just her split ends. She soon discovers that everyone in his salon has a secret, and that he practices a very dark magic indeed. However, James refuses to help. Has he really ceased to care for her? In the second story, after pursuing him for nearly four years, Agatha is finally about to marry James Lacey, the handsome Colonel next door. But...
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After a brief and ill-advised dalliance with the Suffragette movement, Lady Rose Summers' debut season in London society turns out to be a complete disaster. But when a malicious guest is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Rose becomes far more interested in discovering the truth than in landing a more appropriate suitor.
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"Ashley Jensen is back as formidable and fashionable PI Agatha Raisin. From her private detective agency in the scenic Cotswolds, the glamorous PR executive turned sleuth solves all manner of quirky cases with help from her pals: best friend and former assistant Roy, inveterate flirt Sir Charles, ex-flame James and lovebirds Toni and Bill"--Container.
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The quiche of death: Agatha has moved to a picture-book English village and wants to get in the swing. So she buys herself a quiche for the village quiche-making contest and is more than alarmed when it kills a judge. Hot on the trail of the poisoner, Agatha is fearless, all the while unaware, that she's become the next victim.
The vicious vet: Life in the English Cotswolds hasn't been all Agatha Raisin thought it would be. Retired early from a successful...
233) Sick of shadows
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Captain Harry Cathcart and Lady Rose Summer have entered into an engagement of convenience so Rose can avoid being sent to India with all the other failed debutantes. Rose's sharp intellect and radical ideas have served to repel her would-be suitors. Rose's parents are hardly thrilled that their only child is marrying a man in trade, but Harry comes from a good family, and at the very least, they hope he will keep their troublesome daughter out of...
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A compilation of two Hamish Macbeth mysteries, the first being Death of a Gossip, followed by Death of a Cad. Lady Jane Winters is a gossip and one of her victims is Hamish Macbeth. Even though she is disliked, he is still surprised to find her murdered. Now he must maneuver through her life to discover her killer. The 'cad' is Captain Bartlett, found murdered at an engagement party. Many of the guests had motive, and Hamish must tread carefully as...
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Agatha Raisin has finally opened her own detective agency. When the wealthy Mrs. Laggat-Brown walks in, claiming that her daughter is receiving death threats, Agatha realizes that this is the chance she's been waiting for. But as she careens through the case, flirting with the chief suspect and alienating her friends, Agatha herself begins to wonder if she will be able to solve this case.
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Police constable Hamish Macbeth finds himself transferred from his Glasgow beat to the village of Lochdubh, a town where the strangeness of the villagers is exceeded only by the strangeness of the goings on. There Macbeth proves to be a natural at maintaining the social balance of his tight-knit town while solving crimes along the way.
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The wizard of Evesham : The local ladies deemed him a "wizard". So when, to Agatha's horror, she finds several gray hairs poking out of her head - and the rinse she tries at home turns her hair a lovely shade of purple - she makes a beeline for Mr. John, the handsome Evesham hairdresser who promises to work his magic on Agatha's coif. And the charming beautician also seems to have designs on Agatha's heart. But their future is cut short when Mr. John...
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Agatha Raisin mystery volume 1
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Español
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Una autora a la altura de Agatha Christie. Una detective a la altura de Miss Marple. Una serie con todo el misterio, el humor y el countryside británicos. Agatha Raisin se lía la manta a la cabeza y decide marcharse de Londres para saborear las mieles de una jubilación anticipada en un tranquilo pueblo de los Cotswolds, donde no tarda en aburrirse como una ostra. Desplegar su talento para la alta cocina en el concurso gastronómico de la parroquia...