Agatha Raisin and the First Two Tantalising Cases

Author: M.C. Beaton
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1472123700
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
Introducing Agatha Raisin! The Quiche of Death High-flying public relations supremo Agatha Raisin has decided to take early retirement. She's off to make a new life in a picture-perfect Cotswold village. To make friends, she enters the local quiche-making competition - and to make quite sure of first prize she secretly pays a visit to a London deli. Alas, the competition judge succumbs after tasting her perfect quiche, and Agatha is revealed as a cheat and potential poisoner. Definitely not the best start. So Agatha must turn amateur sleuth - she's absolutely got to track down the real killer! The Vicious Vet Agatha Raisin is enjoying life in her pretty Cotswold village of Carsely. It even seems likely that the attractive new vet, Paul Bladen, has taken a shine to her. But before romance can blossom, Paul is killed in an accident with Lord Pendlebury's horse. Only the circumstances are rather suspicious. Agatha decides she must once more play amateur investigator. And this cloud has a silver lining - she can persuade her stand-offish neighbour, James Lacey, to become her partner in the quest. As usual, Agatha rushes in, heedless of the lurking menace to both James and herself. Agatha Raisin is a Mammoth Screen and Free@Last TV production for Sky 1.

To Love and Be Wise

Author: Josephine Tey
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN: 2385086204
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
A witty and sophisticated mystery featuring bestselling author Josephine Tey's popular Inspector Alan Grant, a beloved character created by a woman considered to be one of the greatest mystery writers of all time.Literary sherry parties were not Alan Grant's cup of tea. But when the Scotland Yard Inspector arrived to pick up actress Marta Hallard for dinner, he was struck by the handsome young American photographer, Leslie Searle. Author Lavinia Fitch was sure her guest "must have been something very wicked in ancient Greece," and the art colony at Salcott St. Mary would have agreed. Yet Grant heard nothing more of Searle until the news of his disappearance. Had Searle drowned by accident or could he have been murdered by one of his young women admirers? Was it a possible case of suicide or had the photographer simply vanished for reasons of his own?

Death of a CAD

Author: M. C. Beaton
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781455520879
Category : FICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 109

Book Description
At a celebration of Priscilla Halburton-Smythe's engagement, one guest in particular misbehaved. Boorish Captain Peter Bartlett managed to offend everyone--one person enough to kill him.

The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name

Author: Sandhya Parappukkaran
Publisher: Abrams
ISBN: 1647006597
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

Book Description
Perfect for fans of Alma and How She Got Her Name and Your Name is a Song, this picture book encourages readers to take up space and support each other with respect and kindness When Zimdalamashkermishkada starts at a new school, he knows he’ll have to introduce himself to lots of new people. He trips over his long name and decides to shrink it down to the shorter, simpler Zim. The nickname works fine for introductions, but deep down, it doesn’t feel right. It’s not until a new friend sees him for who he truly is that Zimdalamashkermishkada finds the confidence to step proudly into his long name. The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name is a warm and uplifting story that encourages young readers to celebrate their authentic selves, and proclaims that no one should ever have to shrink themselves to fit in.

Introducing Agatha Raisin

Author: M. C. Beaton
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312544539
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 420

Book Description
Presents the first two books in M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin series, "The Quiche of Death", in which Agatha leaves her successful London firm to settle in the quiet village of Carsely, where she investigates the death of a local baking contest judge; and "The Vicious Vet", where Agatha convinces her neighbor to help her find the person responsible for killing the local vet.

Magic For Marigold

Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag
ISBN: 3849614298
Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 319

Book Description
Marigold is a bright young girl who never got to know her father and is raised by a big family. The author and creator of the Anne of Green Gables series beatifully weaves four short stories together into an amazing plot ... This is the extended and annotated edition including an autobiographical annotation by the author herself.

Love, Lies and Liquor

Author: M. C. Beaton
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 9781250026781
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
"Celebrating 20 years of Agatha Raisin-brand-new bonus story included"--Cover.

The Perfect Paragon

Author: M. C. Beaton
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312304485
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 278

Book Description
Agatha is hired to prove that a man's wife is cheating and then hired by the wife to prove that she did not poison her husband.

A Deadly Affair: Unexpected Love Stories from the Queen of Crime

Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0008524807
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 400

Book Description
By the legendary Queen of Crime, this all-new collection of stories about love gone wrong will get your heart racing.

A Deadly Affair

Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 006314235X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
“[We] can’t get enough of Christie’s plush and murderous thrills.” —Entertainment Weekly From the Queen of Mystery—this all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will get your heart racing. Love can propel us to our greatest heights . . . and darkest depths. In this new compendium of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love—crimes of passion, games of the heart, and deadly deceits. This pulse-pounding compendium features beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, master of charades Parker Pyne, the enigmatic Harley Quin, and the adventurous Tommy and Tuppence, all at the ready to solve tantalizing mysteries. In “The Face of Helen,” a night at the Royal Opera could reach a fatal crescendo for a woman caught in a dicey love triangle; “Finessing the King” delivers a curious ad in the personals that could mask sinister intentions; who’s in danger of getting stung in “Wasps’ Nest” depends on rounding up suspects and solving a murder—before it even happens. These are just a few of the tales in this collection featuring essential reading that Christie fans old and new will simply love to death.