After years of bullying and cajoling others as a high-flying public relations boss, Agatha Raisin's early retirement to the picture-postcard village of Carsley is a dream come true And how to begin but by entering the local quiche making competition? Unburdened by old-fashioned ideas of fair play, the ruthless Agatha decides to ensure she wins by buying her entry from a London delicatessen Alas, Agatha's perfect product is soon exposed - as not only store-brought but poisoned The contest judge succumbs after eating it, and with him go Agatha's reputation and her chance of rural bliss, unless she can expose the poisoner