Marion Chesney

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Marion Chesney (Marion McChesney) (born 1936) is a popular and prolific author. She has written numerous successful historical romance novels under her own name, including the Travelling Matchmaker and Daughters of Mannerling series. Using the pseudonym M. C. Beaton, she has also written many popular mystery novels, most notably the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth mystery series. She has also written under the pseudonyms Sarah Chester, Helen Crampton, Ann Fairfax, Marion Gibbons, Jennie Tremaine and Charlotte Ward.

Writing as Marion Chesney, her most recent endeavour is an Edwardian mystery series featuring Lady Rose Summer, a charming debutante with an independent streak, and Captain Harry Cathcart, an impoverished aristocrat. In a recent interview, Beaton stated that she has ceased writing the Edwardian series due to the pressure of writing for the Agatha Raisin and Hamish MacBeth series.

Marion Chesney was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and has worked as a buyer of fiction for a Glasgow bookshop, theatre critic, newspaper reporter and editor. She has a cottage in the Cotswolds.

Contents 1 As Marion Chesney 1.1 Edwardian Mystery 2 As M. C. Beaton 2.1 Agatha Raisin series 2.2 Hamish Macbeth series 3 External links

[edit] As Marion Chesney

[edit] Edwardian Mystery

1. Snobbery with Violence (2003)
2. Hasty Death (2004)
3. Sick of Shadows (2005)
4. Our Lady of Pain (2006)

[edit] As M. C. Beaton

[edit] Agatha Raisin series

1. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992)
2. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (1993)
3. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (1994)
4. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (1995)
5. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996)
6. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (1997)
7. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (1998)
8. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (1999)
9. Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (1999)
10. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (2000)
11. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (2001)
12. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (2002)
13. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (2003)
14. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (2003)
15. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance (2004)
16. Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon (2005)
17. Love, Lies and Liquor (2006)
18. Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye (2007)

[edit] Hamish Macbeth series

1. Death of a Gossip (1985)
2. Death of a Cad (1986)
3. Death of an Outsider (1988)
4. Death of a Perfect Wife (1989)
5. Death of a Hussy (1991)
6. Death of a Snob (1992 )
7. Death of a Prankster (1992)
8. Death of a Glutton (1993)
9. Death of a Travelling Man (1993)
10. Death of a Charming Man (1994)
11. Death of a Nag (1995)
12. Death of a Macho Man (1996)
13. Death of a Dentist (1997)
14. Death of a Scriptwriter (1998)
15. Death of an Addict (1999)
16. A Highland Christmas (1999)
17. Death of a Dustman (2001)
18. Death of a Celebrity (2002)
19. Death of a Village (2003)
20. Death of a Poison Pen (2004)
21. Death of a Bore (2005)
22. Death of a Dreamer (2006)
23. Death of a Maid (2007)
24. Death of a Gentle Lady (2008)

[edit] External links

• Agatha Raisin Official Site
• List of Marion Chesney books
• An Interview with Marion Chesney
• Author's Essay: "Why I Chose the Edwardian Era"

v • d • e Works by Marion Chesney aka M. C. Beaton Edwardian Mystery as Marion Chesney Snobbery with Violence (2003) · Hasty Death (2004) · Sick of Shadows (2005) · Our Lady of Pain (2006) Agatha Raisin series as M. C. Beaton Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992) · Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (1993) · Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (1994) · Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (1995) · Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996) · Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (1997) · Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (1998) · Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (1999) · Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (1999) · Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (2000) · Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (2001) · Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came' (2002) · Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (2003) · Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (2003) · Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance (2004) · Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon (2005) · Love, Lies and Liquor (2006) · Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye (2007) Hamish Macbeth series as M. C. Beaton Death of a Gossip (1985) · Death of a Cad (1986) · Death of an Outsider (1988) · Death of a Perfect Wife (1989) · Death of a Hussy (1991) · Death of a Snob (1992) · Death of a Prankster (1992) · Death of a Glutton (1993) · Death of a Travelling Man (1993) · Death of a Charming Man (1994) · Death of a Nag (1995) · Death of a Macho Man (1996) · Death of a Dentist (1997) · Death of a Scriptwriter (1998) · Death of an Addict (1999) · A Highland Christmas (1999) · Death of a Dustman (2001) · Death of a Celebrity (2002) · Death of a Village (2003) · Death of a Poison Pen (2004) · Death of a Bore (2005) · Death of a Dreamer (2006) · Death of a Maid (2007) · Death of a Gentle Lady (2008)