Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison

Critics hail Agatha Raisin and M. C. Beaton!

“Tourists are advised to watch their backs in the bucolic villages where M. C. Beaton sets her sly British mysteries…Outsiders always spell trouble for the societies Beaton observes with such cynical humor.”

—The New York Times Book Review

“[Beaton’s] imperfect heroine is an absolute gem!”

—Publishers Weekly

“Beaton’s Agatha Raisin series just about defines the British cozy.”

—Booklist

“Anyone interested in … intelligent, amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Agatha Raisin.”

—Atlanta Journal Constitution

“Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha.

—Chicago Sun-Times

“Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new Agatha Raisin mystery.”

—Tampa Tribune Times

“The Raisin series brings the cozy tradition back to life. God Bless the Queen!”

Tulsa World

“The Miss Marple-like Raisin is a refreshingly sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likable heroine…a must for cozy fans.”

—Booklist

A SPOONFUL OF POISON

“Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit, and major man lust … Beaton’s latest installment, in which Aggie gets mixed up in a deadly jam-tasting contest, is pretty terrific—a must-read.”

—Entertainment Weekly

“Take two fine old English traditions—the village fete and death by poison—and you have a clever tale … featuring irascible, lovable Agatha Raisin. A Spoonful of Poison will go down just fine.”

—Richmond Times-Dispatch

“Beaton’s sly humor enhances the cozy-style plotting, while updates on Agatha’s … romantic travails are as delightful as ever. The open-ended resolution points to more madcap mayhem to come.”

—Publishers Weekly

THE WALKERS OF DEMBLEY

“British cozy fans will no doubt find this book an engaging teatime companion.”

—Booklist

“Trenchant and droll.”

St. Petersburg Times

“Among writers of cozy village mystery series, count M. C. Beaton as one who creates a nice tea party.”

—Associated Press

THE POTTED GARDENER

“From the author’s sure-fire plot comes this fail-safe moral: It takes an outsider to open people’s eyes to the beauty—and the evil—within.”

—The New York Times Book Review

“Compare this one to lemon meringue pie: light … with a delicious hint of tartness at its heart.”

—Washington Times

KISSING CHRISTMAS GOODBYE

“Agatha Raisin is still at the top of her game … in her most challenging case yet.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Beaton, the reigning queen of the cozies, adds an English manor house and a Christmas theme to her usual Cotswold village setting, upping the comfiness factor even higher.”

—Booklist

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