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Agatha Raisin Mysteries Ser.: As the Pig Turns : An Agatha Raisin Mystery by M. C. Beaton (2011, Hardcover)

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An irresistible new adventure for the bossy, vain, and endearing Agatha Raisin, from New York Times bestselling M.C. Beaton, "the reigning queen of the cozies" (Booklist). Winter Parva is a "picturesque" (touristy) Cotswold village with gift shops, a medieval market hall, and thatched cottages. After a disappointing Christmas season, the parish council has decided to hold a special event in January, complete with old-fashioned costumes, morris dancing, and a pig roast on the village green. Always one for a good roasting, Agatha Raisin organizes an outing to enjoy the merriment. The rotary spit turning over a bed of blazing charcoals is sure to please on this foggy and blistery evening. But as the fog lifts slightly, the sharp-eyed Agatha notices something peculiar about the pig: a tattoo of a heart with an arrow through it and the name Amy. "Stop!" she screams suddenly. "Pigs don't have tattoos." The "pig," in fact, is Gary Beech, a policeman not exactly beloved by the locals, including Agatha herself. Although Agatha has every intention of leaving matters to the police, everything changes when the Gary's ex-wife, Amy, hires Agatha's detective agency to investigate--and another murder ensues. With that provocation, how could any sleuth as vain and competitive (and secretly insecure) as Agatha do anything other than solve the case herself?

Product Identifiers

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312387024
ISBN-13
9780312387020
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109063787

Product Key Features

Book Title
As the Pig Turns : an Agatha Raisin Mystery
Author
M.C. Beaton
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Mystery & Detective / Private Investigators
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
304 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.4in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
13.4 Oz

Additional Product Features

Series Volume Number
22
Lc Classification Number
Pr6053.H4535a85 2011
Reviews
Praise for M.C. BEATON: "I know I once vowed to read only Agatha Christie for a year, but I've cheated. My No. 1 mistress: M.C. Beaton and her Agatha Raisin whodunits. Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, pack-a-day habit, and major man lust. In fact, I think she may be living my dream life--aka residing in an English country cottage and solving murder mysteries." -- Entertainment Weekly ""Terrific....[Beaton] does a brilliant job of depicting Agatha's struggles with aging and keeping her detective agency afloat. Her romantic upheavals continue to tantalize." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Busy Body "Agatha's insecurity over her looks, her sleuthing skills, and her appeal to men soften her gruff personality, allowing readers to root for a happy ending for her no matter what trouble she starts." -- Library Journal on There Goes the Bride "Beaton's sly humor enhances the cozy-style plotting....The open-ended resolution points to more madcap mayhem to come." -- Publishers Weekly on A Spoonful of Poison "M. C. Beaton has a foolproof plot for the village mystery." -- The New York Times Book Review "Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new Agatha Raisin mystery." -- Tampa Tribune "Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha." --Chicago Sun-Times "Outwardly bossy and vain, inwardly insecure and vulnerable, Agatha grows more endearing with each installment." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer
Copyright Date
2011
Lccn
2011-018783
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Intended Audience
Trade
Series
Agatha Raisin Mysteries Ser.
Dewey Edition
22