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Hailed as the "Queen of Crime" by The Globe and Mail, Scottish author M. C. Beaton (1936-2019) wrote the popular Agatha Raisin series as well as the Hamish Macbeth series. Writing under the name Marion Chesney, she was also the author of many historical romance books and a series of Edwardian mystery novels.

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Rake's Progress
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by M. C. Beaton
The Scandalous Marriage
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Death of a Poison Pen (Hamish Macbeth Series #19)
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Death of a Poison Pen (Hamish Macbeth Series #19)
by M. C. Beaton
A Marriage of Inconvenience
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A Marriage of Inconvenience
by M. C. Beaton
Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth Series #36)
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Death of a Spy (Hamish Macbeth Series #36)
by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green (With)
Death of a Green-Eyed Monster (Hamish Macbeth Series #34)
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Death of a Green-Eyed Monster (Hamish Macbeth Series #34)
by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green (With)
Dead on Target: An Agatha Raisin Mystery
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by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
Death of a Traitor (Hamish Macbeth Series #35)
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Death of a Traitor (Hamish Macbeth Series #35)
by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green (With)
The Quiche of Death (Agatha Raisin Series #1)
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by M. C. Beaton
Death of a Gossip (Hamish Macbeth Series #1)
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by M. C. Beaton
Devil's Delight (Agatha Raisin Series #33)
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Devil's Delight (Agatha Raisin Series #33)
by M. C. Beaton, R.W. Green
Death of a Bore (Hamish Macbeth Series #20)
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Death of a Bore (Hamish Macbeth Series #20)
by M. C. Beaton
The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin Series #2)
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The Vicious Vet (Agatha Raisin Series #2)
by M. C. Beaton
Death of a Prankster (Hamish Macbeth Series #7)
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Death of a Prankster (Hamish Macbeth Series #7)
by M. C. Beaton
A Highland Christmas (Hamish Macbeth Series)
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A Highland Christmas (Hamish Macbeth Series)
by M. C. Beaton

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