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词条 Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
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  1. Plot summary

  2. References

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{{about|the novel|the TV adaptation|Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (TV film)}}{{Infobox book|
| name = The Quiche of Death
| image = Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death.jpg
| caption = First edition
| author = M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney)
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| series = Agatha Raisin
| genre = Detective, Mystery novel
| publisher = St. Martin's Press
| pub_date = December 1992
| media_type = Print (Hardcover)
| pages = 201 (Hardcover edition)
| isbn = 0-312-08153-7
| isbn_note = (First Edition)
| dewey = 823/.914 20
| congress = PR6052.E196 A7 1992
| oclc = 26310715
| followed_by = Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
}}The Quiche of Death is the first Agatha Raisin mystery novel by Marion Chesney under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton.[1][2][3]

Plot summary

Agatha Raisin retires from her profitable position as a PR agent in London, she moves to the Cotswolds expecting a peaceful country life. She enters a local baking contest with a quiche she bought in London; not only does she not win, but her quiche kills one of the judges. Desperate to prove her innocence, Agatha begins investigating the crime herself.[4]

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xJ0yAAAAIBAJ&pg=6572,632773&dq=agatha-raisin-and-the-quiche-of-death |title=Author keeps two fictional detectives busy |publisher= |date=2008-08-02 |accessdate=2012-02-23 |newspaper=Lawrence Journal-World}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.rikkidonovan.com/index.php/2012/02/04/agatha-raisin-and-the-quiche-of-death-by-m-c-beaton/ |title=Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton: Rikki's Teleidoscope |publisher=Rikkidonovan.com |date=2012-02-05 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-312-08153-9 |title=Fiction Review: Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death by M. C. Beaton / Author St. Martin's Press $17.95 (201p) |isbn=978-0-312-08153-9 |publisher=Publishersweekly.com |date=1992-11-30 |accessdate=2012-02-23}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.constablerobinson.com/?section=books&book=agatha_raisin_and_the_quiche_of_death_9781845290801_paperback |title=Current fiction and non-fiction books | Constable & Robinson - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death - M.C. Beaton |publisher=Constablerobinson.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-23}}

External links

  • UK publisher Constable & Robinson
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