M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton has been hailed as the "Queen of Crime" (The Globe and Mail). In addition to her New York Times- and USA Today-bestselling Agatha Raisin series―now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television―Beaton is the author of the Hamish Macbeth series and four Edwardian mysteries. Born in Scotland, she currently divides her time between the English Cotswolds and Paris.

The Dead Ringer: New Excerpt

By M. C. Beaton

The Dead Ringer by M. C. Beaton is the 29th book in the bestselling Agatha Raisin series. The idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna is best known for the medieval church of St. Ethelred and its bells, which are the pride and glory of the whole community. As the bell-ringers get ready for the visit…

Pushing Up Daisies by M.C. Beaton

Pushing Up Daisies: New Excerpt

By M. C. Beaton

June 29, 2016

M.C. Beaton's Pushing Up Daisies is book #27 in the Agatha Raisin series (Available September 20, 2016). When Agatha Raisin left behind her PR business in London, she fulfilled her dream of settling in the cozy British Cotswolds where she began a successful private detective agency. Unfortunately, the village she lives in is about to…