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The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1)

M.C. Beaton

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Feb 25, 2018 Laura rated it liked it

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3.5 stars. I avoided this book for years because of the title. I thought it would be all about food or way too light and silly, but it wasn't. First of all, it takes place for the most part in the Cotswolds, making it hard to resist for that reason alone. And second, the main character isn't a sweet old lady. She's a snarky woman in midlife who sells her PR firm in London to retire to the Cotswolds, which has been her dream since she was young. She's brash and sassy and I really like her.

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Dec 16, 2020 Traci rated it really liked it

I will admit when I first started reading this book I did NOT like the MC, Agatha Raisin. That being said, that was the author's intention as it became clear. The reader is not only given the pleasure of reading a cozy mystery that is well written with plenty of misdirection and guessing as to the guilty party. The story has the added benefit of being a novel about Agatha Raisin and her transition into retirement and her new lifestyle in Carsley. I appreciated the fact the story didn't end when ...more

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Nov 02, 2017 Carla rated it really liked it

OK, so it's in my fluff category. So what. Sometimes I'm running through 17 projects at one time and when I collapse into a chair to take a breather for 20 minutes, this is the creamsicle that I can't have as food anymore.
I'm going to read them all, at least for the time being. I have the attention span of a gnat at the moment. ...more

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