{"product_id":"9781429901543","title":"The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeloved author M.C. Beaton has delighted readers and fans alike with her Agatha Raisin mysteries. Now here is the second novel in the series that started it all…\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA PURR-FECT CRIME IN THE COTSWOLDS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer London PR agent, Agatha Raisin still hasn't adjusted to village life where the only prospect for a hot evening out is a meeting of the Ladies Society. And since her overtures toward James Lacey--the retired military man next door--have failed, Agatha jumps at the chance to visit the new vet, who's single and good-looking. Although Agatha's tabby hasn't a thing wrong with him, Hodge endures having a thermometer shoved up his bum in the name of romance. Unfortunately his sacrifice is all for naught when the vet is soon found dead next to a high-strung horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe police call the vet's demise a freak accident, but Agatha convinces the hard-to-get James Lacey, who's also bored in the Cotswolds, that playing amateur detective might be fun. Unfortunately, just like curiosity killed the cat, Agatha's inept snooping is soon a motivation for murder... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Anyone interested in a few hours' worth of intelligent, amusing reading will want to make the acquaintance of Mrs. Agatha Raisin.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I simply love mysteries that have all the requirements necessary to make them great--the characters, the action, the plots, and that thing we call humanity. Beaton has them all in\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003espades.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTulsa\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154106630384,"sku":"9781429901543","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429901543_p0.jpg?v=1763746117","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429901543","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}