Introducing Agatha Raisin Author:M.C. Beaton Agatha Raisin mysteries have delighted M.C. Beaton's many readers. This book combines the first two books in the series. "The Quiche of Death" brings us Agatha giving up her high-powered public relations life in London and moving to the quiet village of Carsely in the Cotswolds in England. Wanting to stand out in her new home, Agatha secretly bu... more »ys a quiche from an upper-crust baker in London and enters it as her own in the local baking contest. Mayhem ensues when the judge snubs her entry - and falls over dead!
"The Vicious Vet" finds Agatha not yet adjusted to her quiet life in Carsely. Overtures to her handsome new neighbor have failed, so when the new vet in town who is young and good-looking arrives, Agatha's perfectly healthy tabby endures a grueling physical exam in the name of romance. When the vet is found dead, Agatha convinces her neighbor to sleuth along with her until the snooping becomes a motive for murder.« less