“Another highly satisfying Beaton cozy, this one is long on the kind of social comedy that uses character, plot, and atmosphere to produce the laughter.”
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ALSO BY M. C. BEATON
AGATHA RAISIN
HAMISH MACBETH
WRITING AS
MARION CHESNEY
A SPOONFUL
OF POISON
M. C. BEATON
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A SPOONFUL OF POISON
Copyright © 2008 by M. C. Beaton.
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Library of Congress Catalog Number: 2008023581
EAN: 978-0-312-94350-9
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