M. C. Beaton

M.C. Beaton (1935-2019) was the international best-selling author of over 160 novels and creator of the fictional detectives Hamish Macbeth and Agatha Raisin. Born Marion Chesney in Glasgow in Scotland, she worked for many years as a journalist before becoming an award-winning writer of Regency and Edwardian romances. In 1985, she penned her first detective story, Death of a Gossip, and the pen name M.C. Beaton was born. Her works have been translated into 22 languages, and her detective series adapted for both radio and television.