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Marion Chesney Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Marion Chesney in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 206 books / 21 series

Marion Chesney was a prolific Scottish author best known for the *Agatha Raisin* and *Hamish Macbeth* cozy mystery series. Her books have sold over 17 million copies worldwide. This page provides the Marion Chesney books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Marion Chesney in Publication Order

1979 Henrietta POoRCB / 1 Buy
1979 Polly POoECB / 1 Buy
1979 Daisy POoECB / 2 Buy
1979 Kitty POoECB / 3 Buy
1980 Lady Margery's Intrigue POoRRB / 1 Buy
1980 Constant Companion POoRI/SB / 1 Buy
1980 Regency Gold POoRFB / 1 Buy
1980 Penelope POoRCB / 2 Buy
1980 The Marquis Takes a Bride POoRRB / 2 Buy
1980 Annabelle POoRCB / 3 Buy
1980 Lucy POoECB / 4 Buy
1980 Molly POoECB / 5 Buy
1980 Ginny POoECB / 6 Buy
1981 Quadrille POoRI/SB / 2 Buy
1981 The Ghost and Lady Alice POoRRB / 3 Buy
1981 The Highland Countess POoRRB / 4 Buy
1981 Tilly POoECB / 7 Buy
1981 My Lords, Ladies and Marjorie POoECB / 8 Buy
1981 Susie POoECB / 9 Buy
1982 Minerva POoTSSB / 1 Buy
1982 The Westerby Inheritance POoRRB / 5 Buy
1982 Love and Lady Lovelace POoRRB / 6 Buy
1982 Duke's Diamonds POoRRB / 7 Buy
1982 Sally POoECB / 10 Buy
1983 The Westerby Sisters POoCFB / 1 Buy
1983 The Taming of Annabelle POoTSSB / 2 Buy
1983 Deirdre and Desire POoTSSB / 3 Buy
1983 The Viscount's Revenge POoRRB / 8 Buy
1983 Lady Lucy's Lover POoRRB / 9 Buy
1984 The French Affair POoRFB / 2 Buy
1984 Sweet Masquerade POoRI/SB / 3 Buy
1984 Daphne POoTSSB / 4 Buy
1984 Maggie POoECB / 11 Buy
1984 Poppy POoECB / 12 Buy
1985 The Flirt POoRIB / 1 Buy
1985 Death of a Gossip POoHMB / 1 Buy
1985 The Original Miss Honeyford POoRI/SB / 4 Buy
1985 The Education of Miss Patterson POoRI/SB / 5 Buy
1985 Diana The Huntress POoTSSB / 5 Buy
1985 Frederica in Fashion POoTSSB / 6 Buy
1986 The Miser of Mayfair POoAHftSB / 1 Buy
1986 Plain Jane POoAHftSB / 2 Buy
1986 Those Endearing Young Charms POoRFB / 3 Buy
1986 To Dream of Love POoRFB / 4 Buy
1986 Lady Anne's Deception POoRRB / 10 Buy
1987 Death of a Cad POoHMB / 2 Buy
1987 The Wicked Godmother POoAHftSB / 3 Buy
1987 Rake's Progress POoAHftSB / 4 Buy
1987 The Adventuress POoAHftSB / 5 Buy
1987 Miss Fiona's Fancy POoRFB / 5 Buy
1987 Lessons in Love POoRFB / 6 Buy
1987 At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple POoRI/SB / 6 Buy
1987 The Paper Princess POoRRB / 11 Buy
1987 Milady in Love POoRRB / 12 Buy
1987 My Dear Duchess POoRRB / 13 Buy
1988 Refining Felicity POoTSFMB / 1 Buy
1988 Death of an Outsider POoHMB / 3 Buy
1988 Rainbird's Revenge POoAHftSB / 6 Buy
1988 The Perfect Gentleman POoRI/SB / 7 Buy
1988 Dancing on the Wind(As: Sarah Chester) POoRI/SB / 8 Buy
1988 Pretty Polly POoECB / 13 Buy
1988 The Savage Marquess POoRRB / 14 Buy
1989 The First Rebellion POoTWWB / 1 Buy
1989 Silken Bonds POoTWWB / 2 Buy
1989 Perfecting Fiona POoTSFMB / 2 Buy
1989 The Love Match POoTWWB / 3 Buy
1989 Enlightening Delilah POoTSFMB / 3 Buy
1989 Finessing Clarissa POoTSFMB / 4 Buy
1989 Death of a Perfect Wife POoHMB / 4 Buy
1990 Emily Goes to Exeter POoTTMB / 1 Buy
1990 The Scandalous Lady Wright POoRSB / 1 Buy
1990 Belinda Goes to Bath POoTTMB / 2 Buy
1990 Animating Maria POoTSFMB / 5 Buy
1990 Death of a Hussy POoHMB / 5 Buy
1990 Marrying Harriet POoTSFMB / 6 Buy
1991 His Lordship's Pleasure POoRSB / 2 Buy
1991 Penelope Goes to Portsmouth POoTTMB / 3 Buy
1991 Her Grace's Passion POoRSB / 3 Buy
1991 Beatrice Goes to Brighton POoTTMB / 4 Buy
1991 The Scandalous Marriage POoRRB / 15 Buy
1992 Lady Fortescue Steps Out POoPRB / 1 Buy
1992 The Quiche of Death POoARB / 1 Buy
1992 Deborah Goes to Dover POoTTMB / 5 Buy
1992 Yvonne Goes to York POoTTMB / 6 Buy
1992 Death of a Snob POoHMB / 6 Buy
1992 Death of a Prankster POoHMB / 7 Buy
1992 A Governess of Distinction POoRFB / 7 Buy
1992 Marriage of Inconvenience POoRFB / 8 Buy
1993 The Vicious Vet POoARB / 2 Buy
1993 Miss Tonks Turns to Crime POoPRB / 2 Buy
1993 Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace POoPRB / 3 Buy
1993 Sir Philip's Folly POoPRB / 4 Buy
1993 Death of a Glutton / Death of a Greedy Woman POoHMB / 8 Buy
1993 Death of a Travelling Man POoHMB / 9 Buy
1993 The Glitter And The Gold POoRFB / 9 Buy
1993 Miss Davenport's Christmas POoRI/SB / 9 Buy
1993 The Desirable Duchess POoRRB / 16 Buy
1994 The Potted Gardener POoARB / 3 Buy
1994 Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue POoPRB / 5 Buy
1994 Back in Society POoPRB / 6 Buy
1994 Death of a Charming Man POoHMB / 10 Buy
1994 The Sins of Lady Dacey POoRRB / 17 Buy
1994 The Dreadful Debutante POoRRB / 18 Buy
1995 The Banishment POoTDoMB / 1 Buy
1995 The Intrigue POoTDoMB / 2 Buy
1995 The Walkers of Dembley POoARB / 4 Buy
1995 Death of a Nag POoHMB / 11 Buy
1995 The Chocolate Debutante POoRRB / 19 Buy
1996 The Deception POoTDoMB / 3 Buy
1996 The Folly POoTDoMB / 4 Buy
1996 The Murderous Marriage POoARB / 5 Buy
1996 Death of a Macho Man POoHMB / 12 Buy
1996 The Loves of Lord Granton POoRRB / 20 Buy
1997 The Romance POoTDoMB / 5 Buy
1997 The Terrible Tourist POoARB / 6 Buy
1997 The Homecoming POoTDoMB / 6 Buy
1997 Death of a Dentist POoHMB / 13 Buy
1998 The Wellspring of Death POoARB / 7 Buy
1998 Death of a Scriptwriter POoHMB / 14 Buy
1999 The Wizard of Evesham POoARB / 8 Buy
1999 The Witch of Wyckhadden POoARB / 9 Buy
1999 Death of an Addict POoHMB / 15 Buy
1999 A Highland Christmas POoHMB / 16 Buy
2000 The Fairies of Fryfam POoARB / 10 Buy
2001 The Love from Hell POoARB / 11 Buy
2001 Death of a Dustman POoHMB / 17 Buy
2002 The Day the Floods Came POoARB / 12 Buy
2002 Death of a Celebrity POoHMB / 18 Buy
2003 Snobbery with Violence POoEMMB / 1 Buy
2003 The Case of the Curious Curate POoARB / 13 Buy
2003 The Haunted House POoARB / 14 Buy
2003 Death of a Village POoHMB / 19 Buy
2004 Hasty Death POoEMMB / 2 Buy
2004 The Deadly Dance POoARB / 15 Buy
2004 Death of a Poison Pen POoHMB / 20 Buy
2005 Sick of Shadows POoEMMB / 3 Buy
2005 The Perfect Paragon POoARB / 16 Buy
2005 Death of a Bore POoHMB / 21 Buy
2006 Our Lady of Pain POoEMMB / 4 Buy
2006 Love, Lies and Liquor POoARB / 17 Buy
2006 Death of a Dreamer POoHMB / 22 Buy
2007 Kissing Christmas Goodbye POoARB / 18 Buy
2007 Death of a Maid POoHMB / 23 Buy
2008 A Spoonful of Poison POoARB / 19 Buy
2008 Death of a Gentle Lady POoHMB / 24 Buy
2009 There Goes the Bride POoARB / 20 Buy
2009 Death of a Witch POoHMB / 25 Buy
2009 Death of a Valentine POoHMB / 26 Buy
2010 The Agatha Raisin Companion(As: M.C. Beaton) POoNB / 1 Buy
2010 Busy Body POoARB / 21 Buy
2011 As The Pig Turns POoARB / 22 Buy
2011 Death of a Chimney Sweep / Death of a Sweep POoHMB / 27 Buy
2012 Hiss and Hers POoARB / 23 Buy
2012 Christmas Crumble POoARB / 24 Buy
2012 Death of a Kingfisher POoHMB / 28 Buy
2013 Something Borrowed, Someone Dead POoARB / 25 Buy
2013 Hell's Bells POoARB / 26 Buy
2013 Death of Yesterday POoHMB / 29 Buy
2014 The Blood of an Englishman POoARB / 27 Buy
2014 Death of a Policeman POoHMB / 30 Buy
2015 Amaryllis POoLiLB / 1 Buy
2015 Agatha's First Case POoARB / 28 Buy
2015 Dishing the Dirt POoARB / 29 Buy
2015 Death of a Liar POoHMB / 31 Buy
2016 Pushing up Daisies POoARB / 30 Buy
2016 Knock, Knock, You're Dead! POoHMB / 32 Buy
2016 Death of a Nurse POoHMB / 33 Buy
2017 Cozy Case Files Volume 1 POoCCFMSB / 1 Buy
2017 Cozy Case Files Volume 2 POoCCFMSB / 2 Buy
2017 Cozy Case Files Volume 3 POoCCFMSB / 3 Buy
2017 The Witches' Tree POoARB / 31 Buy
2017 Death of a Ghost POoHMB / 34 Buy
2018 Cozy Case Files Volume 4 POoCCFMSB / 4 Buy
2018 Cozy Case Files Volume 5 POoCCFMSB / 5 Buy
2018 The Dead Ringer POoARB / 32 Buy
2018 Death of an Honest Man POoHMB / 35 Buy
2019 Cozy Case Files Volume 6 POoCCFMSB / 6 Buy
2019 Cozy Case Files Volume 7 POoCCFMSB / 7 Buy
2019 Beating about the Bush POoARB / 33 Buy
2020 Cozy Case Files Volume 8 POoCCFMSB / 8 Buy
2020 Cozy Case Files Volume 9 POoCCFMSB / 9 Buy
2020 Cozy Case Files Volume 10 POoCCFMSB / 10 Buy
2020 Hot to Trot(With:R.W. Green) POoARB / 34 Buy
2021 Cozy Case Files Volume 11 POoCCFMSB / 11 Buy
2021 Cozy Case Files Volume 12 POoCCFMSB / 12 Buy
2021 Cozy Case Files Volume 13 POoCCFMSB / 13 Buy
2021 Down the Hatch(With:R.W. Green) POoARB / 35 Buy
2022 Cozy Case Files Volume 14 POoCCFMSB / 14 Buy
2022 Cozy Case Files Volume 15 POoCCFMSB / 15 Buy
2022 Cozy Case Files Volume 16 POoCCFMSB / 16 Buy
2022 Devil’s Delight(With:R.W. Green) POoARB / 36 Buy
2022 Death of a Green-Eyed Monster / Death of a Love(With:R.W. Green) POoHMB / 36 Buy
2022 Death of a Laird(With:R.W. Green) POoHMB / 37 Buy
2023 Cozy Case Files Volume 17 POoCCFMSB / 17 Buy
2023 Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 POoCCFMSB / 18 Buy
2023 Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 POoCCFMSB / 19 Buy
2023 Dead on Target(With:R.W. Green) POoARB / 37 Buy
2023 Death of a Traitor(With:R.W. Green) POoHMB / 38 Buy
2024 Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 POoCCFMSB / 20 Buy
2024 Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 POoCCFMSB / 21 Buy
2024 Killing Time(With:R.W. Green) POoARB / 38 Buy
2024 Death of a Spy(With:R.W. Green) POoHMB / 39 Buy
2025 Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 POoCCFMSB / 22 Buy
2025 Sugar and Spite(With:R.W. Green) POoARB / 39 Buy
2025 Death of a Smuggler(With:R.W. Green) POoHMB / 40 Buy
2026 Death of a Groom(With:R.W. Green) POoHMB / 41 Buy

Complete Marion Chesney Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Regency Flame Reading Order 9 books / 1980-1993
01 Regency Gold 1980 Buy
02 The French Affair 1984 Buy
03 Those Endearing Young Charms 1986 Buy
04 To Dream of Love 1986 Buy
05 Miss Fiona's Fancy 1987 Buy
06 Lessons in Love 1987 Buy
07 A Governess of Distinction 1992 Buy
08 Marriage of Inconvenience 1992 Buy
09 The Glitter And The Gold 1993 Buy
Regency Candlelight Reading Order 3 books / 1979-1980
01 Henrietta 1979 Buy
02 Penelope 1980 Buy
03 Annabelle 1980 Buy
01 The Agatha Raisin Companion(As: M.C. Beaton) 2010 Buy
Regency Royal Reading Order 20 books / 1980-1996
01 Lady Margery's Intrigue 1980 Buy
02 The Marquis Takes a Bride 1980 Buy
03 The Ghost and Lady Alice 1981 Buy
04 The Highland Countess 1981 Buy
05 The Westerby Inheritance 1982 Buy
06 Love and Lady Lovelace 1982 Buy
07 Duke's Diamonds 1982 Buy
08 The Viscount's Revenge 1983 Buy
09 Lady Lucy's Lover 1983 Buy
10 Lady Anne's Deception 1986 Buy
11 The Paper Princess 1987 Buy
12 Milady in Love 1987 Buy
13 My Dear Duchess 1987 Buy
14 The Savage Marquess 1988 Buy
15 The Scandalous Marriage 1991 Buy
16 The Desirable Duchess 1993 Buy
17 The Sins of Lady Dacey 1994 Buy
18 The Dreadful Debutante 1994 Buy
19 The Chocolate Debutante 1995 Buy
20 The Loves of Lord Granton 1996 Buy
Agatha Raisin Reading Order 39 books / 1992-2025
01 The Quiche of Death 1992 Buy
02 The Vicious Vet 1993 Buy
03 The Potted Gardener 1994 Buy
04 The Walkers of Dembley 1995 Buy
05 The Murderous Marriage 1996 Buy
06 The Terrible Tourist 1997 Buy
07 The Wellspring of Death 1998 Buy
08 The Wizard of Evesham 1999 Buy
09 The Witch of Wyckhadden 1999 Buy
10 The Fairies of Fryfam 2000 Buy
11 The Love from Hell 2001 Buy
12 The Day the Floods Came 2002 Buy
13 The Case of the Curious Curate 2003 Buy
14 The Haunted House 2003 Buy
15 The Deadly Dance 2004 Buy
16 The Perfect Paragon 2005 Buy
17 Love, Lies and Liquor 2006 Buy
18 Kissing Christmas Goodbye 2007 Buy
19 A Spoonful of Poison 2008 Buy
20 There Goes the Bride 2009 Buy
21 Busy Body 2010 Buy
22 As The Pig Turns 2011 Buy
23 Hiss and Hers 2012 Buy
24 Christmas Crumble 2012 Buy
25 Something Borrowed, Someone Dead 2013 Buy
26 Hell's Bells 2013 Buy
27 The Blood of an Englishman 2014 Buy
28 Agatha's First Case 2015 Buy
29 Dishing the Dirt 2015 Buy
30 Pushing up Daisies 2016 Buy
31 The Witches' Tree 2017 Buy
32 The Dead Ringer 2018 Buy
33 Beating about the Bush 2019 Buy
34 Hot to Trot(With:R.W. Green) 2020 Buy
35 Down the Hatch(With:R.W. Green) 2021 Buy
36 Devil’s Delight(With:R.W. Green) 2022 Buy
37 Dead on Target(With:R.W. Green) 2023 Buy
38 Killing Time(With:R.W. Green) 2024 Buy
39 Sugar and Spite(With:R.W. Green) 2025 Buy
01 Constant Companion 1980 Buy
02 Quadrille 1981 Buy
03 Sweet Masquerade 1984 Buy
04 The Original Miss Honeyford 1985 Buy
05 The Education of Miss Patterson 1985 Buy
06 At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple 1987 Buy
07 The Perfect Gentleman 1988 Buy
08 Dancing on the Wind(As: Sarah Chester) 1988 Buy
09 Miss Davenport's Christmas 1993 Buy
01 The Banishment 1995 Buy
02 The Intrigue 1995 Buy
03 The Deception 1996 Buy
04 The Folly 1996 Buy
05 The Romance 1997 Buy
06 The Homecoming 1997 Buy
Poor Relation Reading Order 6 books / 1992-1994
01 Lady Fortescue Steps Out 1992 Buy
02 Miss Tonks Turns to Crime 1993 Buy
03 Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace 1993 Buy
04 Sir Philip's Folly 1993 Buy
05 Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue 1994 Buy
06 Back in Society 1994 Buy
01 The Miser of Mayfair 1986 Buy
02 Plain Jane 1986 Buy
03 The Wicked Godmother 1987 Buy
04 Rake's Progress 1987 Buy
05 The Adventuress 1987 Buy
06 Rainbird's Revenge 1988 Buy
Hamish Macbeth Reading Order 41 books / 1985-2026
01 Death of a Gossip 1985 Buy
02 Death of a Cad 1987 Buy
03 Death of an Outsider 1988 Buy
04 Death of a Perfect Wife 1989 Buy
05 Death of a Hussy 1990 Buy
06 Death of a Snob 1992 Buy
07 Death of a Prankster 1992 Buy
08 Death of a Glutton / Death of a Greedy Woman 1993 Buy
09 Death of a Travelling Man 1993 Buy
10 Death of a Charming Man 1994 Buy
11 Death of a Nag 1995 Buy
12 Death of a Macho Man 1996 Buy
13 Death of a Dentist 1997 Buy
14 Death of a Scriptwriter 1998 Buy
15 Death of an Addict 1999 Buy
16 A Highland Christmas 1999 Buy
17 Death of a Dustman 2001 Buy
18 Death of a Celebrity 2002 Buy
19 Death of a Village 2003 Buy
20 Death of a Poison Pen 2004 Buy
21 Death of a Bore 2005 Buy
22 Death of a Dreamer 2006 Buy
23 Death of a Maid 2007 Buy
24 Death of a Gentle Lady 2008 Buy
25 Death of a Witch 2009 Buy
26 Death of a Valentine 2009 Buy
27 Death of a Chimney Sweep / Death of a Sweep 2011 Buy
28 Death of a Kingfisher 2012 Buy
29 Death of Yesterday 2013 Buy
30 Death of a Policeman 2014 Buy
31 Death of a Liar 2015 Buy
32 Knock, Knock, You're Dead! 2016 Buy
33 Death of a Nurse 2016 Buy
34 Death of a Ghost 2017 Buy
35 Death of an Honest Man 2018 Buy
36 Death of a Green-Eyed Monster / Death of a Love(With:R.W. Green) 2022 Buy
37 Death of a Laird(With:R.W. Green) 2022 Buy
38 Death of a Traitor(With:R.W. Green) 2023 Buy
39 Death of a Spy(With:R.W. Green) 2024 Buy
40 Death of a Smuggler(With:R.W. Green) 2025 Buy
41 Death of a Groom(With:R.W. Green) 2026 Buy
Regency Scandal Reading Order 3 books / 1990-1991
01 The Scandalous Lady Wright 1990 Buy
02 His Lordship's Pleasure 1991 Buy
03 Her Grace's Passion 1991 Buy
01 Amaryllis 2015 Buy
The Waverly Women Reading Order 3 books / 1989-1989
01 The First Rebellion 1989 Buy
02 Silken Bonds 1989 Buy
03 The Love Match 1989 Buy
01 Emily Goes to Exeter 1990 Buy
02 Belinda Goes to Bath 1990 Buy
03 Penelope Goes to Portsmouth 1991 Buy
04 Beatrice Goes to Brighton 1991 Buy
05 Deborah Goes to Dover 1992 Buy
06 Yvonne Goes to York 1992 Buy
01 The Westerby Sisters 1983 Buy
01 Snobbery with Violence 2003 Buy
02 Hasty Death 2004 Buy
03 Sick of Shadows 2005 Buy
04 Our Lady of Pain 2006 Buy
01 Refining Felicity 1988 Buy
02 Perfecting Fiona 1989 Buy
03 Enlightening Delilah 1989 Buy
04 Finessing Clarissa 1989 Buy
05 Animating Maria 1990 Buy
06 Marrying Harriet 1990 Buy
01 Polly 1979 Buy
02 Daisy 1979 Buy
03 Kitty 1979 Buy
04 Lucy 1980 Buy
05 Molly 1980 Buy
06 Ginny 1980 Buy
07 Tilly 1981 Buy
08 My Lords, Ladies and Marjorie 1981 Buy
09 Susie 1981 Buy
10 Sally 1982 Buy
11 Maggie 1984 Buy
12 Poppy 1984 Buy
13 Pretty Polly 1988 Buy
01 Cozy Case Files Volume 1 2017 Buy
02 Cozy Case Files Volume 2 2017 Buy
03 Cozy Case Files Volume 3 2017 Buy
04 Cozy Case Files Volume 4 2018 Buy
05 Cozy Case Files Volume 5 2018 Buy
06 Cozy Case Files Volume 6 2019 Buy
07 Cozy Case Files Volume 7 2019 Buy
08 Cozy Case Files Volume 8 2020 Buy
09 Cozy Case Files Volume 9 2020 Buy
10 Cozy Case Files Volume 10 2020 Buy
11 Cozy Case Files Volume 11 2021 Buy
12 Cozy Case Files Volume 12 2021 Buy
13 Cozy Case Files Volume 13 2021 Buy
14 Cozy Case Files Volume 14 2022 Buy
15 Cozy Case Files Volume 15 2022 Buy
16 Cozy Case Files Volume 16 2022 Buy
17 Cozy Case Files Volume 17 2023 Buy
18 Cozy Case Files, Volume 18 2023 Buy
19 Cozy Case Files, Volume 19 2023 Buy
20 Cozy Case Files, Volume 20 2024 Buy
21 Cozy Case Files, Volume 22 2024 Buy
22 Cozy Case Files, Volume 23 2025 Buy
01 The Flirt 1985 Buy
The Six Sisters Reading Order 6 books / 1982-1985
01 Minerva 1982 Buy
02 The Taming of Annabelle 1983 Buy
03 Deirdre and Desire 1983 Buy
04 Daphne 1984 Buy
05 Diana The Huntress 1985 Buy
06 Frederica in Fashion 1985 Buy

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