M.C. Beaton

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born

Glasgow, The United Kingdom

gender

female

website

http://www.agatharaisin.co.uk/

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Also writes as:
Marion Chesney (real name)
Jennie Tremaine
Sarah Chester
Helen Crampton
Ann Fairfax
Marion Gibbons
Charlotte Ward

M. C. Beaton has been hailed as "the new Queen of Crime." She is the New York Times bestselling author of the Agatha Raisin mysteries, which began with The Quiche of Death and also include As the Pig Turns and Busy Body, set in the English Cotswolds, as well as the Hamish Macbeth mysteries set in Scotland. She has also written historical romance novels and an Edwardian mystery series under the name Marion Chesney. Before writing her first novels, Beaton worked as a bookseller, a newspaper reporter, a fashion critic, and a waitress in a greasy spoon. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between Paris and a...more

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M.C. Beaton's Books

Average rating: 3.72 · 86,792 ratings · 7,133 reviews · 75 distinct works · Similar authors

	The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin, #1) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 4,520 ratings — published 1992 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth, #1) 3.73 of 5 stars 3.73 avg rating — 3,403 ratings — published 1984 — 15 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin, #2) 3.72 of 5 stars 3.72 avg rating — 2,645 ratings — published 1993 — 24 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of a Cad (Hamish Macbeth, #2) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 2,348 ratings — published 1987 — 19 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (Agatha Raisin, #3) 3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 2,473 ratings — published 1994 — 23 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (Agatha Raisin, #4) 3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 2,223 ratings — published 1995 — 21 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (Agatha Raisin, #5) 3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 2,082 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of an Outsider (Hamish Macbeth, #3) 3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 1,900 ratings — published 1988 — 17 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of a Snob (Hamish Macbeth, #6) 3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 1,801 ratings — published 1991 — 16 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (Agatha Raisin, #8) 3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 1,795 ratings — published 1999 — 14 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by M.C. Beaton

Hamish Macbeth (29 books)
by M.C. Beaton
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Agatha Raisin (23 books)
by M.C. Beaton
3.69827189529117 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 39,118 ratings

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“A lady is as young as the gentleman she feels," said Roy and cackled happily.”
― M.C. Beaton

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“Clever plastic surgery can restore an appearance of youth, but nothing changes the expression of age and experience in the eyes.”
― M.C. Beaton, As The Pig Turns

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“Ah, when love dies, women lose two and a half inches in height.”
― M.C. Beaton, Love, Lies and Liquor

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