{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250887207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.72d","brand":"M. C. Beaton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42520582750389,"sku":"9781250887207","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_62d0bcae-cd05-4d5e-9354-f4d2baff0247.jpg?v=1669129935","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/as-the-pig-turns-an-agatha-raisin-mystery-9781250887207","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}