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