false 2866846 4 <P>Cranky but lovable sleuth Agatha Raisin&#8217;s detective agency has become so successful that she wants nothing more than to take quality time for rest and relaxation. But as soon as she begins closing the agency on weekends, she remembers that when she has plenty of quality time, she doesn&#8217;t know what to do with it. So it doesn&#8217;t take much for the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicize the church fete---especially when the fair&#8217;s organizer, George Selby, turns out to be a gorgeous widower.</P><P>Agatha brings out the crowds for the fete, all right, but there&#8217;s more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned, and the festive family event becomes the scene of two murders.</P><P>Along with her young and (much to her dismay) pretty sidekick, Toni, Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering, keep the church funds safe from theft, and expose the nasty secrets lurking in the village---all while falling for handsome George, who may have secrets of his own.</P> 3656970 30 9 2008 A Spoonful of Poison: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries #19) total:219|5:29|4:74|3:87|2:26|1:3| 219 757 306 60 3 0 false false Sun Nov 23 23:50:12 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 23 23:53:14 -0800 2008 once M.C Beaton
Mystery
276 pages
copyright: 2008
isbn: 0-312-34912-2

Cranky but lovable sleuth Agatha Raisin’s detective agency has become so successful that she wants nothing more than to take quality time for rest and relaxation. But as soon ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Sep 06 09:28:35 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 09:50:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 22:54:03 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 23:10:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 16:06:09 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 06 16:10:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 09:30:04 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 06:41:14 -0800 2009
As others have said on this site, I like Agatha but I'm not sure why sometimes - her being such an immature, insecure woman in her 50s is gett...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Nov 18 06:37:48 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 06:50:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 14:18:30 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 14:27:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 20:07:25 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 09:11:57 -0800 2009 This was a bit slower than some of the other books. It seemed like she was flitting about here and there over and over.
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The books are formulaic; the plots are strikingly similar, but I still want to read every single new volume a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:33:44 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 20:35:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Mar 08 20:33:10 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 20:34:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 15:46:30 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 15:49:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 12:22:05 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 21 12:24:40 -0800 2008 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 08:21:58 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 16:52:07 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 13 01:28:05 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 13 17:22:58 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 13 08:39:35 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 15:39:47 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 08:39:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 13:56:33 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 13:58:22 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 07 09:39:51 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 10:28:14 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 12:11:04 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 12:17:03 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2866846