M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison (UK 2016)

From the Publisher:
Agatha's in a bit of a sticky situation...
When the vicar of a nearby village asks Agatha to help publicise the church fête Agatha agrees especially when the event organiser, George Selby, turns out to be a handsome widower.

Agatha brings out the crowds for the fête all right, but there's more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned and the festive entertainment becomes the scene of two murders.

Along with her young assistant, Toni, Agatha must lift the lid on the jam tampering, see to the safety of the church funds, and root out the nasty secrets lurking in the village. Quite a tall order while she is attempting to flirt with gorgeous George, who probably has a few secrets of his own!

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison. Queen of the Village Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 9781472121431 (July, 2016), 263 p., £7.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - A Spoonful of Poison (UK 2010 / 2nd printing)

From the Publisher:
A sticky situation for Agatha!
Agatha decides to take time off from running her detective agency and so takes on a PR assignment instead publicizing a church fête in a neighbouring village. She brings out the crowds for the fête all right, but there's more going on than innocent village fun. Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned and the festive entertainment becomes the scene of two murders.

Along with her young assistant, Toni, Agatha must lift the lid on the jam tampering, see to the safety of the church funds, and root out nasty secrets lurking in the village. Quite a tall order for someone who's taking a break from detecting!

'M.C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem.' -- Publishers Weekly
'Clever red herrings and some wicked unfinished business guarantees that the listener will pant for a sequel.' -- The Times audio review

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin - A Spoonful of Poison. An Agatha Raisin Cotswolds Murder Mystery. Robinson, ISBN: 9781849012072 (June, 2010 - 2nd printing, no date given), 284 p., £6.99.

M.C. Beaton: A Spoonful of Poison (USA 2009)

From the Publisher:
THIS TIME, SHE'S GOT HERSELF IN A JAM
Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that now all she wants is some RER. But as soon as she cuts back her hours, Agatha remembers that when she has too much quality time, she doesn't know what to do with it. So it doesn't take much for the vicar of a nearby village to persuade her to help publicize the church fête -- especially when the fair's organizer, George Selby, happens to be a gorgeous widower. Problem is: Several of the offerings in the jam-tasting booth turn out to be poisoned... and the festive family event soon becomes a murder scene. Now Agatha must uncover the truth behind the jam tampering and expose the nasty secrets lurking in the seemingly innocent village -- all while falling for handsome George, who may just have some secrets of his own...

"A clever tale...featuring irascible, lovable Agatha Raisin. A Spoonful of Poison will go down just fine." -- Richmond Times-Dispatch

M.C. Beaton: A Spoonful of Poison. An Agatha Raisin Mystery. St. Martin's Paperbacks, ISBN: 0312943504 (September, 2009), 296 p., $6.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison (UK 2009)

From the Publisher:
The 19th outing for Agatha Raisin, which will be a must have for her numerous fans.
Agatha has little time for the usual rural affairs with which she used to be so passionately involved in such as charity work, baking competitions and the Carsely Ladies Society. But in the quiet village of St Twadey on the outskirts of Mircester, tragedy strikes at the annual jam making competition. Someone has injected LSD into all the home-made jams and mayhem ensues. The judges go bananas on the spot and some of the more frail villagers who took the jams home end up either dead from heart attacks or from wandering under cars. Of course the youth of the village are the first to be suspected along with the few who have criminal records. But only blundering Agatha with her odd flashes of intuition would ever suspect the prim vicar's wife - but it will take all of her detective skills to prove the woman guilty!

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison. An Agatha Raisin Cotswolds Murder Mystery. Robinson, ISBN: 1845298934 (May, 2009), 292 p., £5.99.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison (UK 2008)

From the Publisher:
Nowadays, Agatha has little time for the rural activities she used to be so passionately involved with: charity work, baking competitions and the Carsely Ladies Society. But she soon takes notice when, in the quiet nearby village of St Twadey, tragedy strikes at the annual jam making competition. Someone has spiked the preserves with LSD! Mayhem ensues as the judges react like wasps in a jam jar and one or two of the frailer residents take a fatal trip.

Of course the youth of the village are the first to be suspected, and any who have criminal records. But only blundering Agatha with her odd flashes of intuition would ever suspect one of the pillars of the local community. Her unorthodox detective skills might be just what's needed to get St Twadey out of a very sticky situation.

M.C. Beaton: Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison. An Agatha Raisin Cotswolds Murder Mystery. Constable, ISBN: 1845296478 (October, 2008), 206 p., £18.99.