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Marion Chesney Books in Order
Marion Gibbons was a Scottish writer of romance and mystery novels, whose career as a published author began in 1979. She wrote numerous successful historical romance novels under a form of her maiden name, Marion Chesney, including the "Travelling Matchmaker" and "Daughters of Mannerling" series.
Bibliography verified: April 2026
Quick Answer
What are all of Marion Chesney's book series? Marion Chesney has written 22 book series. The most notable is the Agatha Raisin series.
Complete series list with all books in reading order below.
Book Series by Marion Chesney
- #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 (With:R.W. Green)(2020) - #35
Down the Hatch (With:R.W. Green)(2021) - #36
Devil’s Delight (With:R.W. Green)(2022) - #37
Dead on Target (With:R.W. Green)(2023) - #38
Killing Time (With:R.W. Green)(2024) - #39
Sugar and Spite (With:R.W. Green)(2025)
- #1
The Miser of Mayfair(1986) - #2
Plain Jane(1986) - #3
The Wicked Godmother(1987) - #4
Rake's Progress(1987) - #5
The Adventuress(1987) - #6
Rainbird's Revenge(1988)
- #1
The Westerby Sisters(1983)
- #1Cozy Case Files Volume 1(2017)
- #2
Cozy Case Files Volume 2(2017) - #3
Cozy Case Files Volume 3(2017) - #4
Cozy Case Files Volume 4(2018) - #5
Cozy Case Files Volume 5(2018) - #6
Cozy Case Files Volume 6(2019) - #7
Cozy Case Files Volume 7(2019) - #8
Cozy Case Files Volume 8(2020) - #9
Cozy Case Files Volume 9(2020) - #10
Cozy Case Files Volume 10(2020) - #11
Cozy Case Files Volume 11(2021) - #12
Cozy Case Files Volume 12(2021) - #13
Cozy Case Files Volume 13(2021) - #14
Cozy Case Files Volume 14(2022) - #15
Cozy Case Files Volume 15(2022) - #16
Cozy Case Files Volume 16(2022) - #17
Cozy Case Files Volume 17(2023) - #18
Cozy Case Files, Volume 18(2023) - #19
Cozy Case Files, Volume 19(2023) - #20
Cozy Case Files, Volume 20(2024) - #21
Cozy Case Files, Volume 22(2024) - #22
Cozy Case Files, Volume 23(2025)
- #1
Henrietta(1979) - #2
Penelope(1982)
- #1
Polly(1979) - #2
Daisy(1979) - #3Kitty(1979)
- #4
Lucy(1980) - #5
Molly(1980) - #6
Ginny(1980) - #7Tilly(1981)
- #8
My Lords, Ladies and Marjorie(1981) - #9
Susie(1981) - #10
Sally(1982) - #11Maggie(1984)
- #12Poppy(1984)
- #13Pretty Polly(1988)
- #1
Snobbery with Violence(2003) - #2
Hasty Death(2004) - #3Sick of Shadows(2005)
- #4
Our Lady of Pain(2006)
- #1
Death of a Gossip(1985) - #2
Death of a Cad(1987) - #3
Death of an Outsider(1988) - #4
Death of a Perfect Wife(1989) - #5Death of a Hussy(1990)
- #6Death of a Snob(1992)
- #7
Death of a Prankster(1992) - #8
Death of a Glutton / Death of a Greedy Woman(1993) - #9
Death of a Travelling Man(1993) - #10
Death of a Charming Man(1994) - #11
Death of a Nag(1995) - #12
Death of a Macho Man(1996) - #13
Death of a Dentist(1997) - #14
Death of a Scriptwriter(1998) - #15
Death of an Addict(1999) - #16
A Highland Christmas(1999) - #17
Death of a Dustman(2001) - #18
Death of a Celebrity(2002) - #19
Death of a Village(2003) - #20
Death of a Poison Pen(2004) - #21
Death of a Bore(2005) - #22
Death of a Dreamer(2006) - #23
Death of a Maid(2007) - #24
Death of a Gentle Lady(2008) - #25
Death of a Witch(2009) - #26
Death of a Valentine(2009) - #27
Death of a Chimney Sweep / Death of a Sweep(2011) - #28
Death of a Kingfisher(2012) - #29
Death of Yesterday(2013) - #30
Death of a Policeman(2014) - #31
Death of a Liar(2015) - #32
Knock, Knock, You're Dead!(2016) - #33
Death of a Nurse(2016) - #34
Death of a Ghost(2017) - #35
Death of an Honest Man(2018) - #36
Death of a Green-Eyed Monster / Death of a Love (With:R.W. Green)(2022) - #37
Death of a Laird (With:R.W. Green)(2022) - #38
Death of a Traitor (With:R.W. Green)(2023) - #39
Death of a Spy (With:R.W. Green)(2024) - #40
Death of a Smuggler (With:R.W. Green)(2025)
- #1Amaryllis(2015)
- #1
The Agatha Raisin Companion (As: M.C. Beaton)(2010) - #2
The Mysterious Press Anniversary Anthology: Celebrating 25 Years(2001) - #3Cozy Case Files Volume 3(2017)
- #4Cozy Case Files Volume 8(2020)
- #5Cozy Case Files, Volume 19(2023)
- #1
Lady Fortescue Steps Out(1992) - #2
Miss Tonks Turns to Crime(1993) - #3Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace(1993)
- #4
Sir Philip's Folly(1993) - #5Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue(1994)
- #6
Back in Society(1994)
- #1Henrietta(1979)
- #2
Penelope(1980) - #3Annabelle(1980)
- #1
Regency Gold(1980) - #2
The French Affair(1984) - #3
Those Endearing Young Charms(1986) - #4To Dream of Love(1986)
- #5
Miss Fiona's Fancy(1987) - #6
Lessons in Love(1987) - #7
A Governess of Distinction(1992) - #8
Marriage of Inconvenience(1992) - #9
The Glitter And The Gold(1993)
- #1The Flirt(1985)
- #1
Lady Margery's Intrigue(1980) - #2
The Marquis Takes a Bride(1980) - #3
The Ghost and Lady Alice(1981) - #4
The Highland Countess(1981) - #5The Westerby Inheritance(1982)
- #6
Love and Lady Lovelace(1982) - #7
Duke's Diamonds(1982) - #8
The Viscount's Revenge(1983) - #9
Lady Lucy's Lover(1983) - #10Lady Anne's Deception(1986)
- #11
The Paper Princess(1987) - #12Milady in Love(1987)
- #13My Dear Duchess(1987)
- #14
The Savage Marquess(1988) - #15The Scandalous Marriage(1991)
- #16The Desirable Duchess(1993)
- #17
The Sins of Lady Dacey(1994) - #18The Dreadful Debutante(1994)
- #19
The Chocolate Debutante(1995) - #20
The Loves of Lord Granton(1996)
- #1
The Scandalous Lady Wright(1990) - #2
His Lordship's Pleasure(1991) - #3
Her Grace's Passion(1991)
- #1
Constant Companion(1980) - #2
Quadrille(1981) - #3Sweet Masquerade(1984)
- #4The Original Miss Honeyford(1985)
- #5
The Education of Miss Patterson(1985) - #6At the Sign of the Golden Pineapple(1987)
- #7The Perfect Gentleman(1988)
- #8
Dancing on the Wind(1988) - #9Miss Davenport's Christmas(1993)
- #1
The Banishment(1995) - #2
The Intrigue(1995) - #3The Deception(1996)
- #4
The Folly(1996) - #5
The Romance(1997) - #6The Homecoming(1997)
- #1
Refining Felicity(1988) - #2
Perfecting Fiona(1989) - #3
Enlightening Delilah(1989) - #4Finessing Clarissa(1989)
- #5
Animating Maria(1990) - #6
Marrying Harriet(1990)
- #1
Minerva(1982) - #2
The Taming of Annabelle(1983) - #3
Deirdre and Desire(1983) - #4
Daphne(1984) - #5
Diana The Huntress(1985) - #6
Frederica in Fashion(1985)
- #1Emily Goes to Exeter(1990)
- #2Belinda Goes to Bath(1990)
- #3Penelope Goes to Portsmouth(1991)
- #4Beatrice Goes to Brighton(1991)
- #5Deborah Goes to Dover(1992)
- #6Yvonne Goes to York(1992)
- #1
The First Rebellion(1989) - #2
Silken Bonds(1989) - #3The Love Match(1989)
About Marion Chesney
Marion Gibbons was a Scottish writer of romance and mystery novels, whose career as a published author began in 1979. She wrote numerous successful historical romance novels under a form of her maiden name, Marion Chesney, including the "Travelling Matchmaker" and "Daughters of Mannerling" series.
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