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| Author | M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney) |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Agatha Raisin |
| Genre | Detective, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
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Publication date
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December 1992 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 201 (Hardcover edition) |
| ISBN | (First Edition) |
| OCLC | 26310715 |
| 823/.914 20 | |
| LC Class | PR6052.E196 A7 1992 |
| 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.
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.