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M.C.  Beaton

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“What sinks of iniquity these little villages can be.” — M.C. Beaton

official M.C. Beaton website
Marion Chesney entry at Wikipedia
browse books at M.C. Beaton Store {returns 240+ titles} at Amazon
M.C. Beaton credits at Internet Movie Database

Fiction  by  M.C.  Beaton
There are 33 Hamish Macbeth books, 28 Agatha Raisin books, 80 romance novels, and further novels and short stories.
The romance novels were written under the name Marion Chesney and the pseudonyms Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester.
browse books at M.C. Beaton Store {returns 240+ titles} at Amazon

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Agatha Raisin mystery novel series
search books on keywords 'agatha raisin' {returns 300+ titles} at Amazon
Agatha Raisin official website • Agatha Raisin entry at Wikipedia

"Agatha Raisin and The Quiche of Death" [#1 = StMartin HB 1992, Blntn/Ivy pb 12-93] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2014
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Raisin_and_the_Quiche_of_Death
"Agatha Raisin and The Vicious Vet" [#2 = StMartin HB 1993, pb 9/94] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
"Agatha Raisin and The Potted Gardener" [#3 = 1994] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Raisin_and_the_Potted_Gardener
"Agatha Raisin and The Walkers of Dembley" [#4 = 1995] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
"Agatha Raisin and The Murderous Marriage" [#5 = 1996] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
"Agatha Raisin and The Terrible Tourist" [#6 = 1997]
"Agatha Raisin and The Wellspring of Death" [#7 = 1998] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
"Agatha Raisin and The Wizard of Evesham" [#8 = 1999]
"Agatha Raisin and The Witch of Wyckhadden" [#9 = 1999] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
"Agatha Raisin and The Fairies of Fryfam" [#10 = StMartin HB 6/2000, pb 4/2001]
"Agatha Raisin and The Love From Hell" [#11 = 2001]
"Agatha Raisin and The Day The Floods Came" [#12 = 2002] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
"Agatha Raisin and The Case of The Curious Curate" [#13 = 2003]
"Agatha Raisin and The Haunted House" [#14 = 2003]
"Agatha Raisin and The Deadly Dance" [#15 = 2004]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Raisin_and_the_Deadly_Dance
"Agatha Raisin and The Perfect Paragon" [#16 = 2005]
"Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies, and Liquor" [#17 = 2006]
"Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye" [#18 = 2007]
"Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison" [#19 = 2008]
"Agatha Raisin: There Goes The Bride" [#20 = 2009]
"Agatha Raisin and The Busy Body" [#21 = 2010]
"As The Pig Turns" [#22 = 2011]
"Hiss and Hers" [#23 = 2012]
"Agatha Raisin and The Christmas Crumble" short story [2012]
"Something Borrowed, Someone Dead" [#24 = 2013]
"Hell's Bells" short story [2013] :: filmed for BBC-TV 2016
"The Blood of An Englishman" [#25 = 2014]
"Dishing The Dirt" [#26 = 2015]
"Agatha's First Case" short story [2015]
"Pushing Up Daisies" [#27 = 2016]
"The Witches' Tree" [#28 = 2017]

"Introducing Agatha Raisin: The Quiche of Death and The Vicious Vet" [9/2008]
http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Agatha-Raisin-Vicious-Mysteries-ebook/dp/B004UND99W/
http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Agatha-Raisin-Vicious-Mysteries/dp/0312544537/
http://www.amazon.com/Introducing-Agatha-Raisin-Vicious-Mysteries/dp/0312544537/

"The Agatha Raisin Companion" [10/2010] with introduction by M.C. Beaton
http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Raisin-Companion-Beaton/dp/1849013195/
http://www.amazon.com/Agatha-Raisin-Companion-Beaton-2010-10-14/dp/B01N40HKDI/

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  Constable Hamish Macbeth of Scotland mystery novel series
BBC-TV official series homepage • Hamish Macbeth entry at Wikipedia
BH's M.C. Beaton-Hamish Macbeth fansite {last update 1996}

"Death of A Gossip" [#1 = 1985]
"Death of A Cad" [#2 = 1987]
"Death of An Outsider" [#3 = 1988]
"Death of A Perfect Wife" [#4 = 1989]
"Death of A Hussy" [#5 = 1991]
"Death of A Snob" [#6 = 1992]
"Death of A Prankster" [#7 = 1992]
"Death of A Glutton" [#8 = 1993]
"Death of A Traveling Man" [#9 = 1993]
"Death of A Charming Man" [#10 = 1994]
"Death of A Nag" [#11 = 1995]
"Death of A Macho Man" [#12 = 1996]
"Death of A Dentist" [#13 = 1997]
"Death of A Scriptwriter" [#14 = 1998]
"Death of An Addict" [#15 = 1999]
"Death of A Dustman" [#16 = MystPress HB 2001, pb 1/2002]
"Death of A Celebrity" [#17 = 2002]
"Death of A Village" [#18 = 2003]
"Death of A Poison Pen" [#19 = 2004]
"Death of A Bore" [#20 = 2005]
"Death of A Dreamer" [#21 = 2006]
"Death of A Maid" [#22 = 2007]
"Death of A Gentle Lady" [#23 = 2008]
"Death of A Witch" [#24 = 2009]
"Death of A Valentine" [#25 = 2010]
"Death of A Chimney Sweep" [#26 = 2011]
"Death of A Kingfisher" [#27 = 2012]
"Death of Yesterday" [#28 = 2013]
"Death of A Policeman" [#29 = 2014]
"Death of A Liar" [#30 = 2015]
"Death of A Nurse" [#31 = 2016]
"Death of A Ghost" [#32 = 2017]
"Death of An Honest Man" [#33 = 2018]

"A Highland Christmas" [MystPress HB 1999, pb 11/2002] Hamish Macbeth companion work
"Knock, Knock, You're Dead" ebook short story [2016] Hamish Macbeth companion work
http://www.amazon.com/Knock-Youre-Dead-Macbeth-Mystery-ebook/dp/B019NFEJTA/

"Hamish Macbeth Murder Mystery Collection 7 Books Set" [2015]
includes: Death of A Gentle Lady, Death of A Dustman, Death of A Village, Death of A Kingfisher, Death of Yesterday, Death of A Liar, Death of A Poison Pen
http://www.amazon.com/Hamish-Macbeth-Murder-Mystery-Collection/dp/9124373060/

"Hamish Macbeth 33-Book Amazon Bundle" for Kindle [2018]  
Kindle Editions from Grand Central/Hachette [2/2018] PRE-ORDER for $270.67

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Edwardian  Mystery  Series
writing as Marion Chesney • featuring Lady Rose Summer and Captain Harry Cathcart
"Snobbery With Violence" [#1 = 2003]
"Hasty Death" [#2 = 2004]
"Sick of Shadows" [#3 = 2005]
"Our Lady of Pain" [#4 = 2006]

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Other  (Non-Romance)  Fiction
"The Skeleton In The Closet" [3/2001]
http://www.amazon.com/Skeleton-Closet-M-C-Beaton/dp/0312207727/

Other  Works  by  M.C.  Beaton

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Movies & Television,  Other  Media
M.C. Beaton credits at Internet Movie Database

"Hamish Macbeth" TV series [BBC-TV 1994-97]

contains 20 hour-long color TV episodes, over all three seasons, filmed in Scotland; starring Robert Carlyle {official website}, Ralph Riach, Brian Pettifer, Stuart Davids, Anne Lacey, Barbara Rafferty, Stuart McGugan, Shirley Henderson, Duncan Duff, David Ashton, Brian Alexander, Mona Bruce, Anne Kristen, Campbell Morrison, Morag Hood, Billy Riddoch, Valerie Gogan, Jimmy Yuill, Dolina MacLennan, Rab Christie, Sandy McDade, Iain McColl, Stephen Henderson • series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia Seasons 1-3: BBC Home Ent. widescreen color DVD set [10/2007] 6 disks - out of prodn/used Season 1, 5 of 6 episodes: BBC Home Ent. color DVD set [10/2007] 2 disks - out of prodn/used Season 2, 6 episodes: BBC Home Ent. color DVD set [10/2007] 2 disks - out of prodn/used Season 3: BBC Home Ent. color DVD set [10/2007] 2 disks - out of prodn/used

"Agatha Raisin" TV series [Dec 2014 & June-July 2016]

nine episodes filmed in Clifton, Bristol and Biddestone, Wiltshire; starring Ashley Jensen, Jamie Glover, Katy Wix, Mathew Horne, Matt McCooey, Jason Barnett, Lucy Liemann, June Watson, Tim Stern, Maddie Monti, Daisy Beaumont, Rhashan Stone, Jason Merrells, Richard Durden, Marcia Warren, Alex Kirk, Peter Basham contains 90-minute pilot "The Quiche of Death" [aired 12/2014] and 8 hour-long TV episodes: "The Walkers of Dembley", "Hell's Bells", "The Wellspring of Death", "The Potted Gardener", "The Vicious Vet", "The Day The Floods Came", "The Witch of Wyckhadden", and "The Murderous Marriage"; extras include seven featurettes, photo gallery series credits at IMDb • series entry at Wikipedia • watch 7/2016 Sky1HD TV promo [1:31] online at YouTube Acorn Media widescreen color DVD set [10/2016] 3 disks for $24.96 SkyVision official webpage for 'Quiche' SkyVision official webpage for series

Works  About  M.C.  Beaton

"An Unauthorized Biography of Marion Chesney, aka M.C. Beaton: The Cozy Mysteries Author Behind The Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin Mysteries" [2014] Written & produced by Malcolm Stone, Narrated by Tom McElroy 9-minute audio CD [11/2015] for $3.95 {sic}

Friends  &  Family
Marion McChesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland; she began writing fiction in 1979;
she currently divides her time between Paris, France and a cottage in the Cotswolds.

husband Harry Scott-Gibbons [1929-2017] - died Nov 2017 at age 88
http://www.amazon.com/Tall-Woman-Harry-S-Gibbons/dp/0553247018/ 1985
http://www.amazon.com/Genocide-Files-Harry-Scott-Gibbons/dp/0951446428/ 1997

son Charles Gibbons

L i n k s
official M.C. Beaton website
browse books at M.C. Beaton Store {returns 240+ titles} at Amazon
M.C. Beaton credits at Internet Movie Database
M.C. Beaton on Facebook
Marion Chesney entry at Wikipedia

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