Category: Mystery

Lifespan: (June 10, 1936 - Present)

Interesting & Unique Facts: Beaton is the pen name of Marion McChesney. She was born in Scotland and now lives in the Cotswolds. Beaton's other pen names include Sarah Chester, Helen Crampton, Ann Fairfax, Marion Gibbons, Jennie Tremaine, and Charlotte Ward.

Author's work in order (with publication dates):

Hamish Macbeth Series

• Death of a Gossip (1985)
• Death of a Cad (1987)
• Death of an Outsider (1988)
• Death of a Perfect Wife (1989)
• Death of a Hussy (1990)
• Death of a Snob (1991)
• Death of a Prankster (1992)
• Death of a Glutton (1993)
• Death of a Traveling Man (1993)
• Death of a Charming Man (1994)
• Death of a Nag (1995)
• Death of 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 Poison Pen (2004)
• Death of a Bore (2005)
• Death of a Dreamer (2006)
• Death of a Maid (2007)
• Death of a Gentle Lady (2008)
• Death of a Witch (2009)
• Death of a Valentine (2009)
  

Agatha Raisin Series

• 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)
• The Deadly Dance (2004)
• The Perfet Paragon (2005)
• Love, Lies and Liquor (2006)
• Kissing Christmas Goodbye (2007)
• A Spoonful of Poison (2008)
  
• There Goes the Bride (2009)
  

Edwardian Mystery Series as Marion Chesney

• Snobbery with Violence (2003)
• Hasty Death (2004)
• Sick of Shadows (2005)
• Our Lady of Pain (2006)

Novels

• The Skeleton in the Closet (2001)