Bøger af M.C. Beaton

Agatha lets sleeping vets lie...Retired PR boss Agatha Raisin is enjoying life in her pretty Cotswold village of Carsely. It even seems likely that the attractive new vet, Paul Bladen, has taken a shine to her. But before romance can blossom, Paul is killed in an accident with Lord Pendlebury's horse. Only the circumstances are rather suspicious.Agatha decides she must once more play amateur investigator. And this cloud has a silver lining - she can persuade her usually stand-offish neighbour, James Lacey, to become her partner in the quest. As usual, Agatha is quite prepared to rush in, heedless of the lurking menace to both James and herself.Praise for the Agatha Raisin series:'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, pack-a-day habit and major man lust. I think she may be living my dream life.' Entertainment Weekly'Clever red herrings and some wicked unfinished business guarantees that the listener will pant for a sequel.' The Times Audiobook Review

New York Times bestselling author M. C. Beaton is back with a new mystery featuring Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman.

The 21st Hamish Mcbeth crime mystery, delightfully recovered and re-issued for all the fans of Agatha Raisin.

The fourth in the much loved Hamish Macbeth series from the author of the bestselling Agatha Raisin series - with a delightful new jacket style.

A special Christmas standalone story for all fans of Hamish Macbeth. And it could be Hamish's toughest case - to bring some festive cheer to a town long dampened by the spirit of Scrooge.

'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life' Entertainment WeeklyAn unexpected hike to the Other Side . . . After time away, Agatha Raisin returns to her beloved Cotswold village of Carsely - and to her handsome neighbour, James Lacey. True, James seems less than thrilled to see her, but Agatha is soon distracted by a sensational murder. The victim, found in a field, is young hiker Jessica Tartinck, who spent her life enraging landowners by insisting on her right to roam. Hope springs eternal in Agatha's breast as she lures the reluctant James into her investigation. There are so many leads to follow, for Jessica's fellow walkers - not to mention the landowners - all seem able to commit murder. Praise for the Agatha Raisin series:'A Beaton novel is like The Archers on speed' Daily Mail'The detective novels of M. C. Beaton, a master of outrageous black comedy, have reached cult status' The Times'I'm not sure I wouldn't back Agatha against Reacher in a fight. She has the ruthlessness. The cunning. And the poisoned quiche' Daily Telegraph

Agatha goes digging where she shouldn't...Agatha is taken aback when she finds a new woman ensconced in the affections of her attractive bachelor neighbour, James Lacey. The beautiful Mary Fortune is superior in every way, especially when it comes to gardening - and with Carsely Garden Open Day looming, Agatha feels this deficiency acutely.So when Mary is discovered murdered, buried upside down in a pot, Agatha seizes the moment and immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging the dirt on the hapless victim. But Agatha has an awkward secret too . . .Praise for the Agatha Raisin series:'Sharp, witty, hugely intelligent, unfailingly entertaining . . . M. C. Beaton has created a national treature.' Anne Robinson, The Times'The Miss Marple-like Raisin is a refreshingly sensible, wonderfully eccentric, thoroughly likeable heroine.' Booklist

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.Stunningly beautiful, the dazzling Delilah has had plenty of marriage proposals but having once been spurned by Sir Charles Digby, the only man she has ever loved, she is now a hardened heartbreaker who toys with all her suitors. And so it is up to the eccentric Tribble sisters to teach her the meaning of true love again.

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.Fiona has been sent to them by her guardians as a last resort, for at nineteen, the beautiful and wealthy Scottish heiress still has no prospect of a suitable marriage. The Tribbles are puzzled, however, by their charge's demure perfection, until they take her to her first ball - and discover she is an incorrigible flirt! And when quizzed by the Tribbles Fiona betrays her real feelings ... so the sisters are forced to confront the truth about her past!

The first book in M.C. Beaton's charming School for Manners series.'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daughter, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.Felicity Baronsheath, their first assignment, turns out to be more of a challenge than they could have ever imagined. Not only is Felicity indifferent to the idea of marriage, she is also a spoilt brat! And when, despite their best endeavours, Felicity insists on remaining unrefined and hoydenish, the Tribbles begin to fear that her season - and their new business venture - will end in disaster.The School for Manners series follows these two stalwart spinsters as they undertake enterprises of matchmaking and navigate the troublesome machinations of the London marriage mart.'Romance fans are in for a treat' - Booklist'[M. C. Beaton] is the best of the Regency writers' - Kirkus Reviews

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.Miss Harriet Brown, daughter of a Methodist minister, is the embodiment of propriety and Christian charity - too much so, perhaps, for her own good. The virtues Harriet possesses are far from fashionable but the Tribble sisters feel confident their new charge will attract a worthy vicar or two before the end of the season - if first they can vanquish confirmed rake and gambler Lord Charles Marsham who seems perversely determined to woo Harriet!

The 12th mystery featuring Hamish Macbeth from the bestselling M.C.Beaton, author of the Agatha Raisin series

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.Maria Kendall is seemingly a dream client - beautiful, impeccably mannered, effortlessly graceful and extremely well dowered. In short, she doesn't seem to need the Tribbles' help at all. But then the sisters meet her parents and realise that they do have a problem on their hands - not with the perfect Maria, but with her overweening, gauche and socially over-ambitious parents!

'If you have a Wild, Unruly, or Undisciplined Daugher, two Ladies of Genteel Birth offer to Bring Out said Daughter and Refine what may have seemed Unrefinable. We can make the Best of the Worst'When Amy and Effie Tribble, two charming but impoverished spinster sisters, lose out on an inheritance, they place this advertisement in The Morning Post and hire themselves out as professional chaperones. Vowing to prepare even the most difficult misses for marriage, the Tribble sisters will spend a London season on each client, educating them in their School for Manners.Lovely, wealthy and well bred, Clarissa Vevian has been unable to find a suitable husband because of her terrible clumsiness. Her petite and fastidious mother has tried to mould Clarissa into a dainty miss to fit the fashion - but all her efforts are doomed to failure. And when Clarissa enters the Tribble sister's home, they fear that their reputation for matchmaking success may be destroyed - along with their carpets and furniture!

Da den brovtende Sir Philip slæber den gemene og jævne mrs. Budge med hjem til Hotel den Fattigfine, udbryder der harme blandt de øvrige hotelejere. Sir Philip er ganske forgabt i den evigt spisende madamme, men de andre er overbeviste om, at hun blot er ude efter hans penge. Heldigvis træder miss Arabella Carruthers, en køn, ung pige, der bor på hotellet, til og udtænker en snedig plan, så de kan slippe af med fruentimmeret.Miss Arabella har imidlertid sine egne problemer – hendes dødeligt jaloux mor, lady Carruthers, vil nemlig ikke lade hende debutere i selskabslivet, så hun kan finde sig en mand. I stedet har lady Carruthers travlt med selv at gøre kur til lord Denby, en ung og flot jarl, der også bor på hotellet. Miss Tonks fatter hurtigt sympati for den kønne pige, og som tak for Arabellas hjælp med sir Philip-miseren tilbyder hotelejerne at hjælpe hende. Snart bliver der smedet rænker på kryds og tværs på hotellet, mens romantikken blomstrer, og sir Philip er overbevist om, at der er noget lusket på færde.Sir Philips dårskab er fjerde bind i M.C. Beatons vidunderlige regencyserie om en flok originale, charmerende adelige, der får det meste ud af det mindste i deres fælles liv på Hotel den Fattigfine.

Da dagen for Agathas bryllup med James Lacey oprinder, skinner solen fra en skyfri himmel, men da hun ankommer til kirken, er Agathas held brugt op. Jimmy, hendes ægtemand, som hun troede død og begravet, dukker op i levende live og dobbelt så grim som han plejede at være. Agatha giver det et skud at forsøge at kværke ham, altimens James bryder forlovelsen på stedet. Så da Jimmy næste dag bliver fundet myrdet, er Agatha og James begge hovedmistænkte. Og de er tvunget til at samarbejde for at rense deres navne.Agatha Raisin og den ubudne bryllupsgæst er femte bind i serien om AGATHA RAISINS COTSWOLDSMYSTERIER, der er elsket verden over for deres slagkraftige heltinde, charmerende mordgåder og mosgrønne idyl i ærkebritiske Cotswolds.

The exciting new cosy crime novel from internationally bestselling author M C BeatonWhen Agatha Raisin is persuaded to attend a lecture given by three local bird watchers (known as twitchers) at the Carsely Ladies Society, she thinks she's in for a dull evening. To her amazement, an angry interloper spices up the event by publicly threatening the three twitchers and Agatha is further intrigued when she later walks in on the trio in the middle of a blazing row.Having dismissed the evening's altercations as entertaining yet trivial, Agatha soon changes her mind when one of the ladies is found dead. Her suspicions appear to be confirmed when the victim's brother tells her he believes his sister was murdered by one of her two supposed friends.Curious to investigate further, Agatha's digging reveals the disturbing true nature of the three women's friendship and a bewildering list of suspects. Setting aside everything else, even her own love life, Agatha concentrates on finding the murderer before another twitcher, or even herself, become the next victim!Praise for M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin mysteries:'Irresistible, unputdownable, a joy' Anne Robinson'Full of perfectly pitched interest, intrigue, and charm' Lee Child'Agatha is like Miss Marple with a drinking problem, a pack-a-day habit and major man lust. In fact, I think she could be living my dream life' Entertainment Weekly'M. C. Beaton's imperfect heroine is an absolute gem' Publishers Weekly'[Agatha] is a glorious cross between Miss Marple, Auntie Mame, and Lucille Ball . . . She's wonderful' St. Petersburg Times'Few things in life are more satisfying than to discover a brand-new Agatha Raisin mystery' Tampa Tribune-Times'Beaton has a winner in the irrepressible, romance-hungry Agatha' Chicago Sun-Times

Da dagen for Agathas bryllup med James Lacey oprinder, skinner solen fra en skyfri himmel, men da hun ankommer til kirken, er Agathas held brugt op. Jimmy, hendes ægtemand, som hun troede død og begravet, dukker op i levende live og dobbelt så grim som han plejede at være. Agatha giver det et skud at forsøge at kværke ham, altimens James bryder forlovelsen på stedet. Så da Jimmy næste dag bliver fundet myrdet, er Agatha og James begge hovedmistænkte. Og de er tvunget til at samarbejde for at rense deres navne.Agatha Raisin og den ubudne bryllupsgæst er femte bind i serien om AGATHA RAISINS COTSWOLDSMYSTERIER, der er elsket verden over for deres slagkraftige heltinde, charmerende mordgåder og mosgrønne idyl i ærkebritiske Cotswolds.

Mens Londons rige adelige i begyndelsen af 1800-tallet boltrer sig på de bonede gulve og i storbyens fornemme klubber, er det en offentlig hemmelighed, at de fine familier også har mindre heldigt stillede slægtninge, der kæmper en daglig kamp med fattigdom og sult. Blandt dem er den ærværdige lady Fortescue, der en dag beslutter sig for at tage sagen i egen hånd, og sammen med oberst Sandhurst og en håndfuld andre fattigfine slægtninge forvandler hun sit hjem på Bond Street til et fashionabelt hotel.Snart vrimler det med berømmelige aristokrater på Hotel den Fattigfine, men ikke alle er begejstrede for lady Fortescues foretagsomhed. Det sømmer sig ikke, at adelige pludselig går i arbejde, og hertugen af Rowcester, lady Fortescues nevø, sætter sig for at redde familiens ære ved at sætte en stopper for sin tantes hotelvirksomhed. Men så møder han den smukke, unge miss Harriet James, som har mistet sine forældre og sin formue og nu arbejder som kok på hotellet.Lady Fortescue tager affære er første bind i M.C. Beatons vidunderlige regencyserie om en flok originale, charmerende adelige, der får det meste ud af det mindste i deres fælles liv på Hotel den Fattigfine.

Problemerne lurer atter på Hotel den Fattigfine, og denne gang sætter de ejendommelige ejere deres lid til den forsagte, men smukke mrs. Budley. Hun tager til Warwickshire for at narre den gamle, senile markis af Peterhouse til at tro, at hun er en fjern slægtning, og forhåbentlig kan hun vende tilbage til hotellet med noget værdifuldt i sin kuffert. Men besøget hos markisen går ikke helt som ventet, da hun i stedet for en ældre herre bliver mødt af en ung, flot mand, der netop er hjemvendt fra krigen med intentioner om at finde sig en hustru.Men hvad håb kan en arbejdende kvinde gøre sig om at finde anstændig kærlighed igen? Da hotellets franske stjernekok pludselig forsvinder, må mrs. Budley i stedet slide og slæbe over kødgryderne, alt imens lady Stanton sætter alle sejl til for at ødelægge Hotel den Fattigfines gode omdømme og sikre sig titlen som markise i samme ombæring.Mrs. Budley falder i unåde er tredje bind i M.C. Beatons vidunderlige regencyserie om en flok originale, charmerende adelige, der får det meste ud af det mindste i deres fælles liv på Hotel den Fattigfine.

Lady Fortescue, oberst Sandhurst og resten af flokken på Hotel den Fattigfine er endnu en gang i pengenød, og de skruppelløse ejere sender forsigtige miss Tonks på røvertogt hos hendes rige søster. Men miss Tonks’ planer om et landevejsrøveri forløber ikke uden problemer, og hvis ikke hun vil vende tomhændet tilbage til sine venner, må hun forlade sig på den formuende og viltre lord Estons hjælp.Da miss Tonks vender tilbage til London sammen med sin niece, Cassandra, bliver hun mødt af nye problemer. Et nyt hotel i byen stjæler nemlig Hotel den Fattigfines medarbejdere og forsøger at få hotellet til at gå nedenom og hjem. Heldigvis har den snu sir Philip som altid en plan, og miss Tonks og Cassandra trækker i arbejdstøjet og går undercover. Men kan de redde Hotel den Fattigfine fra undergang? Og hvem var egentlig den mystiske landevejsrøver, der gav Cassandra et uforglemmeligt kys?Miss Tonks tyer til forbrydelser er andet bind i M.C. Beatons vidunderlige regencyserie om en flok originale, charmerende adelige, der får det meste ud af det mindste i deres fælles liv på Hotel den Fattigfine.

Hilpeä cosy crime -sarja rakastetusta Agatha Raisinistä alkaa murhalla maalaiskylässä. Piinkova bisnesnainen Agatha Raisin luopuu menestyvästä PR-yrityksestään, myy Lontoon-asuntonsa ja asettuu viettämään varhaiseläkepäiviä hiljaiseen Carselyn kylään idylliseen Cotswoldsiin. Hän kuitenkin huomaa pian, ettei vapaaherrattaren rauhallinen elämä vastaa hänen odotuksiaan. Pitkästynyt ja yksinäinen Agatha päättää osallistua kylän leivontakilpailuun: parhaan piirakan palkinto tekee hänestä varmasti kylän merkkihenkilön. Kilpailusta ei tule Agathan odottamaa menestystä, kun tuomari, herra Cummings-Browne ylenkatsoo hänen – lontoolaisesta leipomosta ostettua – piirastaan ja kaiken kukkuraksi menee heittämään henkensä sitä syötyään. Kyläläisten suhtautuminen Agathaa kohtaan ei varsinaisesti lämpene, kun käy ilmi, että hänen piirakkansa oli myrkytetty. Agathalla ei ole aavistustakaan, miten myrkky piirakkaan päätyi, ja kun hän alkaa saada uhkaavia viestejä, epäilee hän niiden liittyvän epäilyttävään kuolemantapaukseen. Agatha Raisinin on selvitettävä mysteeri pohjamutia myöten, tai muuten hän päätyy seuraavaksi uhriksi…Tappavan piirakan tapaus on ensimmäinen kirja M. C. Beatonin rakastetusta amatöörietsivästä Agatha Raisinistä. KIRJASARJASTA SANOTTUA"Agatha Raisin -sarja on salainen paheeni – se on tulvillaan täydellisesti tarjoiltua mielenkiintoa, juonittelua ja viehätysvoimaa."-Lee Child "Agatha Christien sanotaan tarjonneen enemmän nautintoa sängyssä kuin yhdenkään toisen naisen, mutta M.C. Beaton vetää hänelle vertoja hauskojen rikostarinoiden tuotteliaana kirjoittajana, jonka mysteerit ovat täydellistä lukemista illan viimeisiin hetkiin."-The Daily Telegraph M. C. Beaton (1936–2019) on kansainvälisesti menestynyt kirjaiija Agatha Raisin ja Hamish Macbeth -kirjasarjojen takana. Beatonin kirjoja on käännettey 17 kielelle ja hänen Agatha Raisin -mysteereistään on tehty tv-sarja.Copyright © M.C. Beaton Limited 1992.The names M.C. Beaton and Agatha Raisin are trademarks of M.C. Beaton Limited. All rights reserved. The right of M.C. Beaton to be identified as the author of the work has been asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 and equivalent laws worldwide.

Da et medlem af den lokale vandreforening findes død på en mark i Cotswolds, kaster Agatha Raisin og hendes tiltrækkende nabo, James Lacey, sig ivrigt ud i opklaringsarbejdet. Det skorter ikke på spor at forfølge, for den afdøde har tilsyneladende haft konflikter både til højre og venstre, også med lokale godsejere om vandreruter der går over deres jorde. Da det samtidig viser sig, at foruroligende mange medlemmer af vandreforeningen lader til både at være villige og i stand til at begå mord, må også Agatha og James snart passe på, hvor de træder.Agatha Raisin og en livsfarlig spadseretur er fjerde bind i serien om Agatha Raisins Cotswoldsmysterier, der er elsket verden over for deres slagkraftige heltinde, charmerende mordgåder og mosgrønne idyl i ærkebritiske Cotswolds.

Da et medlem af den lokale vandreforening findes død på en mark i Cotswolds, kaster Agatha Raisin og hendes tiltrækkende nabo, James Lacey, sig ivrigt ud i opklaringsarbejdet. Det skorter ikke på spor at forfølge, for den afdøde har tilsyneladende haft konflikter både til højre og venstre, også med lokale godsejere om vandreruter der går over deres jorde. Da det samtidig viser sig, at foruroligende mange medlemmer af vandreforeningen lader til både at være villige og i stand til at begå mord, må også Agatha og James snart passe på, hvor de træder.Agatha Raisin og en livsfarlig spadseretur er fjerde bind i serien om Agatha Raisins Cotswoldsmysterier, der er elsket verden over for deres slagkraftige heltinde, charmerende mordgåder og mosgrønne idyl i ærkebritiske Cotswolds.

Agatha Raisin bliver forbavset, da hun opdager, at hendes attraktive — og hidtil enlige — nabo James Lacey har et nyt damebekendtskab. Den smukke Mary Fortune er Agatha overlegen i utallige sammenhænge, men særligt, når det kommer til havearbejde — og da den årlige Åben have-dag i Carsely står for døren, udstilles Agathas mangel på grønne fingre. Da det viser sig at hun ikke er den eneste med en trang til at se Mary død og begravet, må Agatha nok engang pudse sine evner som snushane af. Med vanlig mangel på finfølelse begynder hun at rykke landsbyhemmeligheder op med rode og grave i det stakkels offers fortid. Men også Agathas eget liv rummer sager, der ikke tåler dagens lys — og måske bør hun vogte sig for at stikke snuden i en morders sager.Agatha Raisin og mordet i Haveselskabet er tredje bind i serien om AGATHA RAISINS COTSWOLDSMYSTERIER, der er elsket verden over for deres slagkraftige heltinde, charmerende mordgåder og mosgrønne idyl i ærkebritiske Cotswolds.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER og forlæg for serien Detektiv ved et tilfælde på TV2 PlayAgatha Raisin bliver forbavset, da hun opdager, at hendes attraktive — og hidtil enlige — nabo James Lacey har et nyt damebekendtskab. Den smukke Mary Fortune er Agatha overlegen i utallige sammenhænge, men særligt, når det kommer til havearbejde — og da den årlige Åben have-dag i Carsely står for døren, udstilles Agathas mangel på grønne fingre. Da det viser sig at hun ikke er den eneste med en trang til at se Mary død og begravet, må Agatha nok engang pudse sine evner som snushane af. Med vanlig mangel på finfølelse begynder hun at rykke landsbyhemmeligheder op med rode og grave i det stakkels offers fortid. Men også Agathas eget liv rummer sager, der ikke tåler dagens lys — og måske bør hun vogte sig for at stikke snuden i en morders sager.Agatha Raisin og mordet i Haveselskabet er tredje bind i serien om AGATHA RAISINS COTSWOLDSMYSTERIER, der er elsket verden over for deres slagkraftige heltinde, charmerende mordgåder og mosgrønne idyl i ærkebritiske Cotswolds.