Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Quiche of Death | 1992 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 2 | The Vicious Vet | 1993 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 3 | The Potted Gardener | 1994 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 4 | The Walkers of Dembley | 1995 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 5 | The Murderous Marriage | 1996 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 6 | The Terrible Tourist | 1997 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 7 | The Wellspring of Death | 1998 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 8 | The Witch of Wyckhadden | 1999 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 9 | The Wizard of Evesham | 1999 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 10 | The Fairies of Fryfam | 2000 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 11 | The Love from Hell | 2001 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 12 | The Day the Floods Came | 2002 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 13 | The Case of the Curious Curate | 2003 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 14 | The Haunted House | 2003 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 15 | The Deadly Dance | 2004 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 16 | The Perfect Paragon | 2005 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 17 | Love, Lies and Liquor | 2006 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 18 | Kissing Christmas Goodbye | 2007 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 19 | A Spoonful of Poison | 2008 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 20 | There Goes the Bride | 2009 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 21 | Busy Body | 2010 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 22 | As The Pig Turns | 2011 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 23 | Christmas Crumble | 2012 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 24 | Hiss and Hers | 2012 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 25 | Hell’s Bells | 2013 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 26 | Something Borrowed, Someone Dead | 2013 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 27 | The Blood of an Englishman | 2014 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 28 | Agatha’s First Case | 2015 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 29 | Dishing the Dirt | 2015 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 30 | Pushing up Daisies | 2016 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 31 | The Witches’ Tree | 2017 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 32 | The Dead Ringer | 2018 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 33 | Beating about the Bush | 2019 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 34 | Hot to Trot | 2020 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 35 | Down the Hatch | 2021 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 36 | Devil’s Delight | 2022 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
| 37 | Dead on Target | 2023 | Marion Chesney | Buy |
The Agatha Raisin series follows a London PR executive who takes early retirement and moves to the Cotswold village of Carsely, where she discovers a talent for solving murders. Created by M.C. Beaton (the pen name of Marion Chesney), the series began in 1992 with The Quiche of Death, in which Agatha enters a quiche competition only to have the judge die after eating her entry.
Agatha is an unusual cozy mystery protagonist - abrasive, vain, and socially awkward, she relies on determination rather than charm to crack cases. The series follows her romantic misadventures with neighbor James Lacey and her eventual establishment of a detective agency. Beaton’s sharp wit and affection for English village life made the books bestsellers on both sides of the Atlantic.
After Beaton’s death in 2019, the series has continued with author R.W. Green writing new entries based on her notes. The books have sold millions of copies worldwide and spawned a successful television adaptation starring Ashley Jensen.