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As the Pig Turns

A Messy Agatha Mystery Author: M.C. Beaton When a bored Agatha attends a nearby village’s winter pig roast she stumbles into a gruesome web of intrigue. In the darkness of the falling night Agatha notes that the rotating pig is more that it seems – it’s a man with a pig’s head sewn on. The victim is a local policeman: the uncompromising, unlikable Beech. A man Agatha had just threatened publically the day before. The case is on. Despite Agatha’s role as the lead suspect, Beech’s gorgeous ex-wife hires Agatha’s agency to unravel the mystery of his grisly death. It’s a [...]

2022-07-26T08:58:35-07:00March 15th, 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body

It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Double Homicide  Author: M.C. Beaton It’s nearing Christmas again and Agatha is having none of it – not after her string of failed parties and attempts to create the perfect English Christmas. While she is off on a disappointing vacation, dodging holiday cheer, a new officer with the Health and Safety Board has come to Carsely: John Sunday. Known as Grudge Sunday, his war on Christmas (and the general happiness of the townsfolk)is legendary and unending. The church is not allowed to put up a tree, no village decorations can be hung, a pair [...]

2022-01-09T12:53:09-07:00January 9th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

Lost Apothecary, The

The Sweetest Revenge Author: Sarah Penner Murder and revenge – two sides of the same coin. It’s the late 18th century and Nella, an apothecary, serves a very special kind of client: women looking to remove the malicious men in their life. At first, Nella was a healer, but later she became a well known secret, the owner of a back alley shop known for the finest, untraceable poisons. She has rules though – this woman with a broken heart. She will not allow her poisons to be given to another woman, and each purchaser and her intended victim must be [...]

2021-10-16T12:12:26-07:00October 16th, 2021|Tags: , , , , |
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