M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton is the renowned bestselling author of the Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin series. She has written many detective and romance novels alongside having an illustrious career on Fleet Street. Already a household name and, according to Anne Robinson, a ‘national treasure’, she is ranked among John Grisham and Maeve Binchy as a heavyweight of the publishing world. From living and working in Glasgow, London and New York, Marion now lives with her husband in the Cotswolds, where Agatha Raisin was created, alongside dividing her time between Istanbul and Paris.

Agatha Raisin: As The Pig Turns M. C. Beaton This series just gets better and better. Each one is a stand-alone novel featuring the one and only crime sleuth Agatha Raisin. If you like Agatha Christie then you'll love this Agatha too. Format: Paperback - Released: 19/04/2012 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Agatha Raisin : As the Pig Turns M. C. Beaton This series just gets better and better. Each one is a stand-alone novel featuring the one and only crime sleuth Agatha Raisin. If you like Agatha Christie then you'll love this Agatha too. Format: Hardback - Released: 20/10/2011 Lovereading Price: £11.24 - Saving £3.75 (25%)

Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body M. C. Beaton Twenty-third in the Agatha Raisin series with a two-page introduction to Agatha. 'Her first attempt at detective work came after she cheated at a village quiche baking competition by putting a shop bought quiche in as her own'. Format: Paperback - Released: 21/04/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Death of a Valentine M. C. Beaton Amazing news is spreading like wildfire across the Scottish countryside: the most famous of all Highland bachelors, police sergeant Hamish Macbeth, is planning to marry at last. Everyone in the village of Lochdubh adores Josie McSween, Hamish's newest constable and... Format: Paperback - Released: 27/01/2011 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body M. C. Beaton Beaton has created a national treasure in Agatha Raisin, an imperfect rather eccentric heroine but an absolute gem. Lots of red herrings await the reader in this the eagerly awaited 21st Agatha Raisin murder mystery. For diehard fans there is... Format: Hardback - Released: 30/09/2010 Lovereading Price: £11.24 - Saving £3.75 (25%)

Our Lady of Pain M. C. Beaton This is the fourth in this fun, romantic series. Lady Rose Summer usually finds herself investigating cases of murder and intrigue but this time finds herself the suspect in a murder case, having threatened the victim the night before her... Format: Paperback - Released: 30/09/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Sick of Shadows M. C. Beaton November 2010 Book of the Month. A lovely series that see’s Lady Rose Summer fighting crime in Edwardian England. Just the right balance of crime, romance and fun. A brilliant escape. Edwardian Murder Mystery... Format: Paperback - Released: 16/09/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Snobbery with Violence M. C. Beaton This is the first in a great new series of Edwardian murder mysteries. Lady Rose Summer makes the perfect heroine and when her father brings in Captain Harry Cathcart to investigate her scoundrel of a fiancé it soon transpires it... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/08/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)

Hasty Death M. C. Beaton Continuing the Edwardian Mystery series we find Lady Rose Summer striking out as an independent lady, hoping to support herself, but her new life isn’t quite as exciting as she hoped for. Not to worry, old acquaintance Captain Harry Cathcart... Format: Paperback - Released: 26/08/2010 Lovereading Price: £5.24 - Saving £1.75 (25%)