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Marian Chesney aka M. C. Beaton


© Joanne Reid

Marian Chesney was a Regency romance novelist until one day in 1983 when she was talking to her New York editor. Chesney had just returned from a holiday in Scotland and she thought it would be a good location for a murder mystery.  The article, M.C. Beaton, aka Marian Chesney, keeps detectives busy, explains how from this conversation Hamish Macbeth was born.

There is more on Marian Chesney, who chose the pseudonym M. C. Beaton for the mystery series at The M. C. Beaton Book Page and at The Wee Hamish Macbeth page.

Robert Carlyle Photo: BBC

The series was popular enough to warrant a BBC Scotland television series starring Robert Carlyle. Carlyle is also known for his roles in  Trainspotting and The Full Monty.

General Introduction to Series 1

The books (at Amazon.Com)

1999

Death of an Addict
(Not Yet Published)

Death of a Gossip
Warner Books Paperback
(Not Yet Published)

1998

Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death 
G K Hall Large Print Book Series (Paper)

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist 
St. Martin's Paperback

Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death
St. Martins Hardcover

Death of a Dentist
Warner Books Paperback

Death of an Outsider
G K Hall - Large Print Edition

Death of a Prankster
G K Hall - Nightingale Collection

Death of a Scriptwriter
Mysterious Press Hardcover

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardner
Ivy Books Reprint

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Paperback)

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
G K Hall Large Print Book Series (Paperback)
Not yet published.

Death of an Outsider
Chivers Large Print (Backordered)

1997

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
St. Martin's Hardcover

Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist
St. Martins Hardcover

Death of a Dentist
Mysterious Press Hardcover

Death of a Perfect Wife
Out of Print

Death of a Macho Man
Warner Books Paperback

Death of a Perfect Wife
Thorndike

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
Wheeler Large Print Book Series (Paperback)

1996

Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage
St. Martins Hardcover

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
Ivy Books Reprint

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (Hamish MacBeth Series)
Ivy Books Reprint

Death of a Nag
Warner Books Paperback

Death of a Travelling Man
Ivy Books Paperback

Death of a Gossip
G K Hall (Backordered)

Death of a Glutton
G K Hall Nightingale Collection (Out Of Stock)

1995

Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley
St. Martins Hardcover

Death of a Charming Man
Warner Paperback

Death of a Nag
Mysterious Press Hardcover (Out of Print)

Death of a Glutton
Ivy Books Reprint

1994

Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet
Ivy Books Reprint

Death of a Charming Man
Mysterious Press Hardcover

Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener
St. Martins Hardcover (Out of Print)

       

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