Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

This article is about the novel. For the TV adaptation, see Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (TV film).

The Quiche of Death (1992) is the first Agatha Raisin mystery novel by Marion Chesney under her pseudonym M. C. Beaton.^[1][2][3]

The Quiche of Death

First edition
Author	M. C. Beaton (Marion Chesney)
Language	English
Series	Agatha Raisin
Genre	Detective, Mystery novel
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Publication date	December 1992
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Hardcover)
Pages	201 (Hardcover edition)
ISBN	0-312-08153-7 (First Edition)
OCLC	26310715
Dewey Decimal	823/.914 20
LC Class	PR6052.E196 A7 1992
Followed by	Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet

Premise

Agatha Raisin retires from her profitable position as a PR agent in London and 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]