Agatha Raisin is a newcomer to the well-established Carsley society. She resolves to make her mark on the village by entering Carsley's Great Quiche Competition and winning it! The fact that Agatha has never baked so much as a potato in her life doesn't stop her; she submits a delectable store-bought quiche as her own. When the contest judge drops dead from poison, the police trace to Agatha's " homemade" spinach pie. A witty mystery series peopled with quirky characters and all endearingly eccentric sleuth.