{"product_id":"as-the-pig-turns-an-agatha-raisin-mystery-9781250887207","title":"As the Pig Turns: An Agatha Raisin Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn irresistible new adventure for the bossy, vain, and endearing Agatha Raisin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e--now the star of a hit show on Acorn TV and public television--\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003efrom \u003c\/i\u003eNew York Times\u003ci\u003e bestselling M.C. Beaton, \"the reigning queen of the cozies\"\u003c\/i\u003e (Booklist).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinter 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlways 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Stop!\" she screams suddenly. \"Pigs don't have tattoos.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \"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 investigate--and 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. C. Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e has been hailed as the \"Queen of Crime\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e). In addition to her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Agatha Raisin series--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television--Beaton is the author of the Hamish Macbeth series and four Edwardian mysteries. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between the English Cotswolds and Paris.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50697952166162,"sku":"9781250887207","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d1b34f1f-dbc5-494c-87ee-ba8fa678916a.jpg?v=1734312497","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/as-the-pig-turns-an-agatha-raisin-mystery-9781250887207","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}