Summary:
Praise for M.C. Beaton: "The detective novels of M.C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status." - The Times
"I'm not sure I wouldn't back Agatha against Jack Reacher in a fight. She has the ruthlessness. The cunning. And the poisoned quiche." - Daily Telegraph

Sunday's not a day for rest but for murder! Agatha Raisin has never been one for enforced holiday cheer, but her friendly little village of Carsely has always prided itself on its traditional Christmas festivities. However, this year the bells will not be ringing out Silent Night as Mr. John Sunday, an officer with the Cotswold Health and Safety Board, has chosen Christmas as the time to crack down on what he sees as gross misconduct by every man, woman, and child in the vicinity. Mr. Sunday goes too far when he rules that there cannot be a Christmas tree atop the church tower this year. Soon after the decree, just before Christmas, Agatha is sipping a cup of tea and trying to stay awake as the minutes of the Carsely Ladies Society meeting at the vicarage drone on when a sudden scream wakes her from her stupor. The ladies rush out of the building and into the garden to find Sunday lying face down in the ground, very much dead. Agatha is instantly on the case, but with so many people having threatened the life of the victim, it's almost impossible to know where to start!

Author: M.C. Beaton
From the author:
M.C. Beaton is the internationally bestselling author of both the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series, as well as numerous Regency romances. Her books have been translated into seventeen languages, and her Agatha Raisin mysteries have been made into a Sky TV series starring Ashley Jensen. M.C. Beaton is consistently the most borrowed UK adult author in British libraries. She lives in a Cotswold village that is very much like Agatha's beloved Carsely.