Marion Chesney

Marion Chesney Gibbons
Born	Marion McChesney 1936 (age 87–88) Glasgow, Scotland
Pen name	Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Marion Chesney, Charlotte Ward, M. C. Beaton, Sarah Chester
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Nationality	Scottish
Period	1979–present
Genre	romance, mystery, historical
Spouse	Harry Scott Gibbons
Children	Charles Gibbons
Website
marionchesney.co.uk

Marion Gibbons, née McChesney (born 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish writer of romance and mystery novels since 1979. She has written numerous successful historical romance novels under (a form of) her maiden name, Marion Chesney, including the Travelling Matchmaker and Daughters of Mannerling series. Using the pseudonym M. C. Beaton, she has also written many popular mystery novels, most notably the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth mystery series. Both of these book series have been also adapted in a TV Series. Agatha Rasin Series 2 is planned for a 2018 release. She has also written romance novels under the pseudonyms Ann Fairfax, Jennie Tremaine, Helen Crampton, Charlotte Ward, and Sarah Chester.

Writing as Marion Chesney, her most recent endeavour is an Edwardian mystery series featuring Lady Rose Summer, a charming debutante with an independent streak, and Captain Harry Cathcart, an impoverished aristocrat. In a recent interview, she stated that she has ceased writing the Edwardian series due to the pressure of writing for the Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth series.

Biography

Marion McChesney was born on 1936 in Glasgow, Scotland, and has worked as a buyer of fiction for a Glasgow bookshop, theatre critic, newspaper reporter and editor. She married Middle East Correspondent Harry Scott Gibbons; they had a son Charles. She had lived in the USA. She divides her time between a cottage in the Cotswolds and Paris.

Bibliography

As Ann Fairfax

Single novels

• My Dear Duchess (1979)
• Henrietta (1979)
• Annabelle (1980)
• Penelope (1982)

As Jennie Tremaine

Single novels

• Kitty (1979)
• Daisy (1980)
• Lucy (1980)
• Polly (1980)
• Molly (1980)
• Ginny (1980)
• Tilly (1980)
• Susie (1981)
• Poppy (1982)
• Sally (1982)
• Maggie (1984)
• Lady Anne's Deception (1986)

As Helen Crampton

Single novels

• The Marquis Takes a Bride (1980)
• Marriage a la Mode (1980)
• The Highland Countess (1981)

As Marion Chesney

Single romances

• Regency Gold (1980)
• Lady Margery's Intrigue (1980)
• The Constant Companion (1980)
• Quadrille (1981)
• My Lords, Ladies and Marjorie (1981)
• The Ghost and Lady Alice (1982)
• Love and Lady Lovelace (1982)
• Duke's Diamonds (1982)
• The Flirt (1985)
• At The Sign of the Golden Pineapple (1987)
• Miss Davenport's Christmas (1993)
• The Chocolate Debutante (1998)

Westerby

1. The Westerby Inheritance (1982)
2. The Westerby Sisters (1982)

The Six Sisters

1. Minerva (1983)
2. The Taming of Annabelle (1983)
3. Deirdre and Desire (1984)
4. Daphne (1984)
5. Diana the Huntress (1985)
6. Frederica in Fashion (1985)

A House for the Season Series

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)

The School for Manners

1. Refining Felicity (1988)
2. Perfecting Fiona (1989)
3. Enlightening Delilah (1989)
4. Finessing Clarissa (1989)
5. Animating Maria (1990)
6. Marrying Harriet (1990)

Waverley Women

1. The First Rebellion (1989)
2. Silken Bonds (1989)
3. The Love Match (1990)

The Travelling Matchmaker

1. Emily Goes to Exeter (1990)
2. Belinda Goes to Bath (1991)
3. Penelope Goes to Portsmouth (1991)
4. Beatrice Goes to Brighton (1991)
5. Deborah Goes to Dover (1992)
6. Yvonne Goes to York (1992)

Poor relation

1. Lady Fortescue Steps Out (1993)
2. Miss Tonks Turns to Crime (1993) aka Miss Tonks Takes a Risk
3. Mrs. Budley Falls From Grace (1993)
4. Sir Philip's Folly (1993)
5. Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue (1994)
6. Back in Society (1994)

The Daughters of Mannerling

1. The Banishment (1995)
2. The Intrigue (1995)
3. The Deception (1996)
4. The Folly (1996)
5. The Romance (1997)
6. The Homecoming (1997)

Edwardian Murder Mystery

1. Snobbery with Violence (2003)
2. Hasty Death (2004)
3. Sick of Shadows (2005)
4. Our Lady of Pain (2006)

As Charlotte Ward

Single novel

• The Westerby Inheritance (1982)

As M. C. Beaton

Hamish Macbeth series

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)
5. Death of a Hussy (1991)
6. Death of a Snob (1992)
7. Death of a Prankster (1992)
8. Death of a Glutton OR 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. Death of a Dustman (2001)
17. Death of a Celebrity (2002)
18. Death of a Village (2003)
19. Death of a Poison Pen (2004)
20. Death of a Bore (2005)
21. Death of a Dreamer (2006)
22. Death of a Maid (2007)
23. Death of a Gentle Lady (2008)
24. Death of a Witch (2009)
25. Death of a Valentine (2010)
26. Death of a Chimney Sweep (2011)
27. Death of a Kingfisher (2012)
28. Death of Yesterday (2013)
29. Death of a Policeman (2014)
30. Death of a Liar (2015)
31. Death of a Nurse (2016)
32. Death of a Ghost (2017)
33. Death of an Honest Man (2018)

Hamish Macbeth companion books

• A Highland Christmas (1999)
• Knock, Knock, You're Dead, ebook short story (2016)

Agatha Raisin series

1. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death (1992)
2. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet (1993)
3. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener (1994)
4. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley (1995)
5. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage (1996)
6. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist (1997)
7. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death (1998)
8. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham (1999)
9. Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden (1999)
10. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam (2000)
11. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell (2001)
12. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came (2002)
13. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate (2003)
14. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House (2003)
15. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance (2004)
16. Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon (2005)
17. Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies and Liquor (2006)
18. Agatha Raisin and Kissing Christmas Goodbye (2007)
19. Agatha Raisin and a Spoonful of Poison (2008)
20. Agatha Raisin: There Goes The Bride (2009)
21. Agatha Raisin and the Busy Body (2010)
22. As the Pig Turns (2011)
23. Hiss and Hers (2012)
24. Something Borrowed, Someone Dead (2013)
25. The Blood of an Englishman (2014)
26. Dishing the Dirt (2015)
27. Pushing up daisies (2016)
28. The Witches' Tree (2017)

There are also the short stories Agatha Raisin and the Christmas Crumble (2012), Hell's Bells (2013) and Agatha's First Case (2015), as well as The Agatha Raisin Companion (2010) with introduction by M.C.Beaton.

Single novels

• The Skeleton in the Closet (2001)
• The Education of Miss Paterson (2014)
• Ms. Davenport's Christmas (2014)

As Sarah Chester

Single novel

• Dancing on the Wind (1988)

External links

• An Interview with Marion Chesney