Order of Agatha Raisin Books
M.C. Beaton (Marion Chesney), a Scottish novelist, created the beloved Agatha Raisin mystery series featuring the titular character who begins her journey as a disenchanted London PR agent. Fed up with her career, Raisin makes a dramatic life change by retiring and relocating to the picturesque Cotswolds, where she embarks on a new calling as an amateur sleuth investigating murders.
The series launched in 1992 with Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death and has captivated readers for decades, growing into a collection of more than 20 novels that remains active today. Here you'll find the chronological publication order of M.C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries:
Please note that some titles in the series include the prefix "Agatha Raisin and the..." while others may not follow this naming convention.
| # | Title | Year | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Agatha Raisin Companion | 2010 | |
| 1 | The Quiche of Death | 1992 | |
| 2 | The Vicious Vet | 1993 | |
| 3 | The Potted Gardener | 1994 | |
| 4 | The Walkers of Dembley | 1995 | |
| 5 | The Murderous Marriage | 1996 | |
| 6 | The Terrible Tourist | 1997 | |
| 7 | The Wellspring of Death | 1998 | |
| 8 | The Wizard of Evesham | 1999 | |
| 9 | The Witch of Wyckhadden | 1999 | |
| 10 | The Fairies of Fryfam | 2000 | |
| 11 | The Love from Hell | 2001 | |
| 12 | The Day the Floods Came | 2002 | |
| 13 | The Case of the Curious Curate | 2003 | |
| 14 | The Haunted House | 2003 | |
| 15 | The Deadly Dance | 2004 | |
| 16 | The Perfect Paragon | 2005 | |
| 17 | Love, Lies and Liquor | 2006 | |
| 18 | Kissing Christmas Goodbye | 2007 | |
| 19 | A Spoonful of Poison | 2008 | |
| 20 | There Goes the Bride | 2009 | |
| 21 | Busy Body | 2010 | |
| 22 | As The Pig Turns | 2011 | |
| 23 | Hiss and Hers | 2012 | |
| 24 | Christmas Crumble | 2012 | |
| 25 | Something Borrowed, Someone Dead | 2013 | |
| 26 | Hell's Bells | 2013 | |
| 27 | The Blood of an Englishman | 2014 | |
| 28 | Agatha's First Case | 2015 | |
| 29 | Dishing the Dirt | 2015 | |
| 30 | Pushing up Daisies | 2016 | |
| 31 | The Witches' Tree | 2017 | |
| 32 | The Dead Ringer | 2018 | |
| 33 | Beating about the Bush | 2019 | |
| 34 | Hot to Trot | 2020 | |
| 35 | Down the Hatch | 2021 | |
| 36 | Devil’s Delight | 2022 | |
| 37 | Dead on Target | 2023 | |
| 38 | Killing Time | 2024 | |
| 39 | Sugar and Spite | 2025 |







































