M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton has won international acclaim for her bestselling mysteries. One series features Scottish policeman Hamish Macbeth and the other the bossy Agatha Raisin. Before writing her first novels, Ms. Beaton worked as a bookseller, a newspaper reporter and fashion critic, and a waitress in a greasy spoon. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between Paris and a village in the English Cotswolds.

Books Authored

Image of Death of a Spy (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, 36)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, International Settings, Legal/Police Procedural, Series, Organized Crime

Death of a Spy (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery)

February 12, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Jodé Millman

Poor Hamish MacBeth.

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Image of Death of a Green-Eyed Monster (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, 34)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Legal/Police Procedural, Mystery & Thriller

Death of a Green-Eyed Monster (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, 34)

February 24, 2022
Reviewed by: 
Jodé Millman

“this novel deals with human failings. Thanks to the gentle touch of R. W.

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Image of Hot to Trot: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries, 31)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton, Rod Greene
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Women Sleuths, Cozy

Hot to Trot: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries, 31)

November 30, 2020
Reviewed by: 
Beth Kanell

“Viewed as a ‘debut novel’ by R. W. Green, Hot to Trot is a fine first showing.

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Image of The Blood of an Englishman: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller

The Blood of an Englishman: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries)

September 18, 2014
Reviewed by: 
Kathleen Hennrikus

“In this sparkling new entry in M. C.

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Image of Something Borrowed, Someone Dead: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery & Thriller

Something Borrowed, Someone Dead: An Agatha Raisin Mystery (Agatha Raisin Mysteries)

July 19, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Kathleen Hennrikus

“Irritating, interfering, and irascible Agatha Raisin is back—yahoo!”

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Image of Death of Yesterday (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, 28)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Genre Fiction, Genre Fiction, Genre Fiction, Genre Fiction, Genre Fiction

Death of Yesterday (Hamish Macbeth)

March 1, 2013
Reviewed by: 
Kathleen Hennrikus

“Hamish Macbeth is that most unusual character, one to whom the reader returns because of his charming flaws. May he never get promoted.”

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Image of Death of a Kingfisher (A Hamish Macbeth Mystery, 27)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller, Contemporary, Crime Mystery & Thriller, Humorous Crime Fiction, Detective, Humorous Crime Fiction, Other, Series, Series, Other, Mystery & Thriller, Humorous Crime Fiction, Humorous Crime Fiction, Detective, Crime Mystery & Thriller, Contemporary, Mystery & Thriller, Contemporary, Crime Mystery & Thriller, Humorous Crime Fiction, Detective, Humorous Crime Fiction, Other, Series

Death of a Kingfisher

December 6, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Kathleen Hennrikus

“Pick up a copy of Death of a Kingfisher, pour yourself a dram—or ‘murder a whiskey,’ as one police officer says—and enjoy.”

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Image of As The Pig Turns (Agatha Raisin, No. 22)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller

As The Pig Turns (Agatha Raisin, No. 22)

September 24, 2011
Reviewed by: 
Kathleen Hennrikus

“Once you meet Agatha Raisin, you’ll keep coming back.”

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Image of Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 25)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller

Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 25)

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Norman W. Wilson

With a single, broad stroke of her writer’s brush, dipped in a rich, multicolored palette, Paula Marantz Cohen captures Victorian London of the 1880s.

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Image of Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 25)
Author(s):
M. C. Beaton
Genre(s):
Mystery & Thriller

Death of a Witch (Hamish Macbeth Mysteries, No. 25)

October 1, 2010
Reviewed by: 
Teri Davis

Hamish Macbeth enjoys his bachelor life as a police constable in the Scottish town of Lochdubh with his dog and wild cat.

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