As the Pig Turns Quotes

“Clever plastic surgery can restore an appearance of youth, but nothing changes the expression of age and experience in the eyes.”
― M.C. Beaton, As the Pig Turns

“Bill and Alice were in the kitchen. Doris had served them coffee and biscuits. “Sit down, Agatha,” said Bill. “Of course I’m going to sit down,” said Agatha crossly. “It’s my own bloody house. I can sit on the damned chimney if I feel like it.”
― M.C. Beaton, As the Pig Turns

“Inside Agatha’s cottage, James waited patiently in the kitchen while Agatha fled upstairs to repair her make-up. He looked just the same, she thought, with his thick hair going only a little grey at the sides and those intense blue eyes of his. Satisfied at last that she had done as much to her face as was possible, she sprayed on Coco Mademoiselle and went down the stairs.”
― M.C. Beaton, As the Pig Turns

“As she climbed out of her car, she found her knees were trembling. She clicked the lock on the car. She heard a voice call, “Agatha!” She swung round. The moon had disappeared behind a bank of clouds, and she saw a tall, dark figure approaching her. She was just opening her mouth to scream when a once loved voice said, “Are you all right? I heard about the murder on the radio.” “James?” said Agatha in a wondering voice. “Is it really you?” “Who else?” replied her ex-husband, James Lacey. “Oh, I am so glad to see you,” said Agatha, and burst into tears.”
― M.C. Beaton, As the Pig Turns

“Agatha phoned her lawyer, a mild man called inappropriately Bill Sykes,”
― M.C. Beaton, As the Pig Turns

“Agatha had to stop the security guard from trying to resuscitate Amy. “Leave her,” she yelled, dragging him off. “Any idiot can see she’s stone dead. You’re tampering with evidence.”
― M.C. Beaton, As the Pig Turns