Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) in Pick-a-Shelf

May 30, 2017 Lupurk rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: ebook, giallo-thriller, 2017

Primo libro della serie di Agatha Raisin, facciamo conoscenza con questa simpatica (?!) PR londinese che decide di andare in pensione e ritirarsi in campagna...ma una manager rampante, abituata alla grande città, riuscirà a farsi accettare dagli abitanti di un piccolo paesino? Soprattutto se a causa sua muore uno dei capisaldi della comunità?
Un giallo scorrevole e piacevole, ironico al punto giusto, per passare qualche ora di svago e lasciarsi ammaliare dagli ambienti stupendi della campagna in ...more

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Jun 07, 2011 KarenF rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: own, mystery, cozy

I have a vast fondness for prickly female characters so Agatha was right up my alley. This was a very quick read and it kept me entertained the whole time. I just had to see what scrapes Agatha was going to get herself into next. As a cozy mystery of course the most horrifying and realistic scrape was the handsome neighbor showing up while Agatha was on the floor with the kitten and her legs unshaved. I like my cozies so be not so sweet as a lot of them are so I really enjoyed this one.

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Aug 16, 2024 Nat rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, cozy

This is a clever take on the cozy mystery genre, about a woman who moves out to a nice pretty little village and gets embroiled in a murder. The thing that sets her apart from most cozy mystery protagonists is that she's an unpleasant and most unlikeable (especially at the start) person with no friends who's rude to everyone and doesn't know what to do with herself now that she's retired. The whole thing gets kicked off when she cheats in a local baking contest by entering a store-bought quiche, ...more

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