This is the third volume of the M.C. Beaton mystery series, starring Penelope Keith.

"The Curious Curate" - When the village curate is found murdered, retired PR guru Agatha Raisin vows to bring his killer to justice, particularly if the investigation also brings her closer to her handsome next-door neighbour, Colonel Lacey. Duck and Cover Still reeling from the death of their curate, the inhabitants of Carsely decide on Duck Racing and Morris Dancing to cheer themselves up. But the village Fete is unlikely to go smoothly while the killer is still amongst them.

"The Buried Treasure" - When Agath embarks on a plan to give up smoking, little does she know that it will lead to a treasure hunt, humiliation and a rather nasty murder. "The Civil War" - The search to find the killer leads Agatha and James to the dreamign spires of Oxford, where they soon get Intimate - in a cupboard full of E. M. Forster first editions.