Kissing Christmas Goodbye Quotes

“Agatha went out into the garden. The air was fresh and scented with autumn flowers. She took a deep breath, thinking how good country air was for her health, and then lit a cigarette.”
― M.C. Beaton, Kissing Christmas Goodbye

“Toni selected a copy of The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey. It was the first detective story she had ever read. She read on into the night, until her eyelids drooped and she fell asleep.”
― M.C. Beaton, Kissing Christmas Goodbye

“After dinner, she took the box of books through to her sitting room. She selected a detective story by Marjorie Allingham and began to read. The next day, she chose one by Edmund Crispin and followed that up with one by Freeman Willis Croft.”
― M.C. Beaton, Kissing Christmas Goodbye