M.C. Beaton: As the Pig Turns

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns (UK 2016)

From the Publisher:
A crackling new case for Agatha!
Winter Parva, a traditional Cotswolds village next door to Carsely, has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities and Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business, Toni, to enjoy the merriment. But, as the spit pig is carried towards the bed of fiery charcoal, Agatha - and the rest of the village - realise that things aren't as they seem...

Very quickly it transpires that the spit pig is in fact Gary Beech, a policeman not much loved in Winter Parva. And although Agatha has every intention of leaving the affair to the police, she rapidly changes her mind when she finds out Gary's ex-wife has hired Toni to investigate. Cantankerous and competitive as Agatha is, she has to now join the fray and try and solve the case herself!

Praise for M.C. Beaton:
'I'm not sure I wouldn't back Agatha against Jack Reacher in a fight. She has the ruthlessness. The cunning. And the poisoned quiche' -- Daily Telegraph
'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack a day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she may be living my dream life' -- Entertainment Weekly

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472121462 (October, 2016), 245 p., £7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns (USA 2012)

From the Publisher:
This little piggy went to investigate...
After a disappointing Christmas season, the touristy Cotswold town of Winter Parva is upping the stakes with an old. fashioned pig roast, complete with music, merriment, and medieval Morris-dancing. Always one for a good roasting, Agatha Raisin is looking forward to the event, especially af- ter a heated dispute over a traffic ticket has her picturing a certain boorish cop turning on the spit. But when the big night arrives -- and the smoke clears - Agatha notices that the slow-roasting "pig" has a tattoo with the name Amy on it. It's the body of the policeman who had Agatha all fired up. And now his ex-wife Amy wants her to find the butcher who did the deed -- and solve a murder that's disturbingly well done...

"Who but Agatha Raisin could spot such an unusual method of disposing of a body?" -- Kirkus Reviews
"I laughed out loud...hilarious." -- Gumshoe Reviews
"Once you meet Agatha Raisin, you'll keep coming back." -- New York Journal of Books

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 9781250001917 (August, 2012), 312 p., $7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns (UK 2012)

From the Publisher:
A crackling new case for Agatha!
Winter Parva has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities. And Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business, Toni, to enjoy the merriment. But as the spit pig is carried towards the bed of fiery charcoal, Agatha -- and the rest of the village -- realise that something is very wrong...

It quickly transpires that the hog roast is in fact the body of Gary Beech, a policeman not much loved in Winter Parva. And although Agatha has every intention of leaving the affair to the police, she just can't resist in joining the fray to try and solve the case herself!

'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life.' -- Entertainment Weekly
'M.C. Beaton has created a national treasure... Agatha Raisin is the strongest link.' -- Anne Robinson

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns. Someone's Gone the Whole Hog. Robinson, ISBN: 9781780331607 (April, 2012), 294 p., £6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns (UK 2011)

From the Publisher:
Winter Parva, a traditional Cotswolds village next door to Carsely, has decided to throw a celebratory hog roast to mark the beginning of the winter holiday festivities and Agatha Raisin has arrived with friend and rival in the sleuthing business, Toni, to enjoy the merriment. But as the spit pig is carried towards the bed of fiery charcoal Agatha - and the rest of the village - realise that things aren't as they seem...

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns. Someone's Gone the Whole Hog. Constable, ISBN: 9781845299552 (October, 2011), 294 p., £14.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns (USA 2011)

From the Publisher:
Winter Parva is a "picturesque" (touristy) Cotswold village with gift shops, a medieval market hall, and thatched cottages. After a disappointing Christmas season, the parish council has decided to hold a special event in January, complete with old-fashioned costumes, morris dancing, and a pig roast on the village green.

Always one for a good roasting, Agatha Raisin organizes an outing to enjoy the merriment. The rotary spit turning over a bed of blazing charcoals is sure to please on this foggy and blistery evening. But as the fog lifts slightly, the sharp-eyed Agatha notices something peculiar about the pig: a tattoo of a heart with an arrow through it and the name Amy.

"Stop!" she screams suddenly. "Pigs don't have tattoos."
The "pig," in fact, is Gary Beech, a policeman not exactly beloved by the locals, including Agatha herself. Although Agatha has every intention of leaving matters to the police, everything changes when the Gary's ex-wife, Amy, hires Agatha's detective agency to investigateand another murder ensues. With that provocation, how could any sleuth as vain and competitive (and secretly insecure) as Agatha do anything other than solve the case herself?

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - As the Pig Turns. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. Minotaur Books, ISBN: 9780312387020 (October, 2011), 292 p., $24.99.