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Agatha Raisin Mysteries Books in Order

by M. C. BeatonMystery, Thriller & Suspense

38 books so far (book 37 is due October 15, 2026). They run from Agatha's First Case (2015) to Agatha Raisin: Dead Before Teatime (2026). Rated 4.5 across 74,550 listener reviews.

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Dead Before Tea Time

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  1. Agatha's First Case

    Book 0 2015 4.4 (3k)

    At age 26 Agatha Raisin has already come a long way. She has clawed her way up since leaving the Birmingham slum where she was born.

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  2. Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death

    Book 1 1992 4.4 (3.9k)

    Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful public-relations firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely.

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  3. Agatha Raisin and the Vicious Vet

    Book 2 1993 4.4 (2.7k)

    In the delightful Cotswold village of Carsely, the air is heady with romance. Agatha Raisin is convinced that the new vet has taken a shine to her....

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  4. Agatha Raisin and the Potted Gardener

    Book 3 1994 4.6 (3.3k)

    When Agatha returns home after a sojourn in the capital, she finds a new woman ensconced in the affections of her attractive bachelor neighbor, James Lacey....

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  5. Agatha Raisin and the Walkers of Dembley

    Book 4 1994 4.6 (2.8k)

    After six grueling months back in London, Agatha Raisin returns to her beloved Cotswold village of Carsely - and to the charms of her neighbor, James Lacey.

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  6. Agatha Raisin and the Murderous Marriage

    Book 5 1996 4.6 (2.7k)

    Almost bigamy and absolute murder - Agatha Raisin's life is never dull....

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  7. Agatha Raisin and the Terrible Tourist

    Book 6 1997 4.5 (2.5k)

    Agatha Raisin, retired PR supremo, has been spurned at the alter by the man of her dreams - her attractive neighbor James Lacey....

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  8. Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death

    Book 7 1998 4.6 (2.3k)

    Agatha Raisin's neighboring village of Ancombe is usually the epitome of quiet rural charm, but the arrival of a new mineral-water company sends tempers flaring....

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  9. Agatha Raisin and the Wizard of Evesham

    Book 8 1999 4.6 (2.3k)

    He was a hairdresser to dye for....

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  10. Agatha Raisin and the Witch of Wyckhadden

    Book 9 1999 4.5 (2.2k)

    Suffering from bald patches thanks to a hair conditioner spiked with depilatory cream - supplied by the murderess in her last investigation - Agatha escapes to the coastal resort of Wyckhadden....

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  11. Agatha Raisin and the Fairies of Fryfam

    Book 10 2000 4.6 (2.2k)

    Feeling jilted and cross, Agatha follows a fortune-teller’s advice and rents a cottage in the pretty village of Fryfam, where she hopes good fortune and true love will come chasing after her....

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  12. Agatha Raisin and the Love from Hell

    Book 11 2001 4.6 (2.3k)

    Recently married to James Lacey, Agatha quickly finds out that it’s not all "happy ever after" - before long the newlyweds are living in separate cottages and accusing each other of infidelity....

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  13. Agatha Raisin and the Day the Floods Came

    Book 12 2002 4.6 (2.1k)

    Abandoned by new husband, James, Agatha Raisin hops on a plane to the South Pacific in the hope that an idyllic holiday will bring some consolation....

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  14. Agatha Raisin and the Case of the Curious Curate

    Book 13 2003 4.6 (2.4k)

    teur sleuth Agatha Raisin is going through a man-hating phase and is unmoved by news of a captivating new curate....

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  15. Agatha Raisin and the Haunted House

    Book 14 2003 4.6 (2.5k)

    Reports of a haunted house soon have amateur sleuth Agatha Raisin snooping around, only to discover the victim of the haunting is a universally disliked old biddy on whom someone is playing a practical joke....

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  16. Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance

    Book 15 2011 4.7 (2.2k)

    Can the feisty Agatha Raisin cut it as a private investigator? She soon learns that running her own detective agency in the Cotswolds is not quite like starring in a Raymond Chandler movie....

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  17. Agatha Raisin and the Perfect Paragon

    Book 16 2005 4.6 (2.1k)

    After being nearly killed by both a hired hit man and her former secretary, Agatha Raisin could use some low-key cases....

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  18. Agatha Raisin and Love, Lies, and Liquor

    Book 17 2012 4.6 (2.1k)

    Agatha Raisin thinks she’s in for a treat when her ex-husband, James Lacey, invites her on a holiday....

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  19. Kissing Christmas Goodbye

    Book 18 2007 4.4 (2.2k)

    Agatha Raisin is bored. Her detective agency in the Cotswolds is thriving, but she'll scream if she has to deal with another missing cat or dog....

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  20. A Spoonful of Poison

    Book 19 2008 4.5 (1.8k)

    Agatha Raisin's detective agency has become so successful that now all she wants is some R&R....

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  21. There Goes the Bride

    Book 20 2009 4.6 (2.3k)

    Bossy, impulsive, yet hopelessly romantic, Agatha is dreading the upcoming marriage of her ex-husband, James Lacey....

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  22. Busy Body

    Book 21 2010 4.6 (2.3k)

    Agatha Raisin has never been one for forced holiday cheer, but her friendly little village of Carsely has always prided itself on its traditional Christmas festivities....

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  23. As the Pig Turns

    Book 22 2011 4.5 (2.2k)

    The picturesque Cotwsold village of Winter Parva has decided to warm the post-Christmas season by roasting a pig in the town square....

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  24. Hiss and Hers

    Book 23 2012 4.4 (2k)

    Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of everyone's favorite sleuth, M. C. Beaton's Agatha Raisin is as feisty as ever - armed with her famous wit and biting sense of humor....

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  25. Something Borrowed, Someone Dead

    Book 24 2013 4.6 (2k)

    Gloria French was a jolly widow with dyed blonde hair, a raucous laugh, and rosy cheeks. When she first moved from London to the charming Cotswold hills, she was heartily welcomed....

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  26. The Blood of an Englishman

    Book 25 2014 4.4 (1.8k)

    In this irresistible new mystery, the adorably cranky Agatha Raisin investigates when a local baker is murdered while performing in a seemingly harmless pantomime....

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  27. Dishing the Dirt

    Book 26 2015 4.4 (1.8k)

    When therapist Jill Davent moved to the village of Carsely, Agatha Raisin was not a fan....

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  28. Pushing Up Daisies

    Book 27 2016 4.4 (1.7k)

    When Agatha Raisin left behind her public-relations business in London, she fulfilled her dream of settling in the cozy British Cotswolds, where she began a successful private detective agency....

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  29. The Witches' Tree

    Book 28 2017 4.4 (1.8k)

    Molly hunched over the steering wheel. A breeze started to move the fog, which danced in swaying pillars in front of her headlights, somehow even more difficult to drive through than the previous thick fog.

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  30. The Dead Ringer

    Book 29 2018 4.4 (1.7k)

    The idyllic Cotswolds village of Thirk Magna is best known for the medieval church and its bells, which are the pride and glory of the whole community.

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  31. Beating About the Bush

    Book 30 2019 4.7 (1.4k)

    When private detective Agatha Raisin comes across a severed leg in a roadside hedge, it looks like she is about to become involved in a particularly gruesome murder.

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  32. Hot to Trot

    Book 31 2020 4.7 (1.5k)

    When Private Investigator Agatha Raisin learns that her friend and one-time lover Charles Fraith is to be married to a mysterious socialite, Miss Mary Brown-Field, she sees it as her duty to find out what she can about the woman....

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  33. Down the Hatch

    Book 32 2021 4.6 (1k)

    Beloved New York Times best-selling author M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin — the star of her own hit TV series — is back on the case again in Down the Hatch.

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  34. Devil's Delight

    Book 33 2022 4.6 (618)

    Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin―the star of her own hit TV series―is back on the case again in Devil’s Delight.

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  35. Dead on Target

    Book 34 2023 4.7 (331)

    Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hit T.V. series—is back on the case again.

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  36. Killing Time

    Book 35 2024 4.6 (258)

    Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hit television series—is back on the case again. Agatha Raisin’s private detective agency is working flat out on a series of shop burglaries.

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  37. Sugar and Spite

    Book 36 2025 by R. W. Green 4.7 (226)

    Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton’s cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin―the star of her own hit TV series―is back on the case again.

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  38. Dead Before Tea Time

    Book 37 Out October 15, 2026

    Beloved New York Times bestseller M. C. Beaton's cranky, crafty Agatha Raisin—the star of her own hit TV series—is back on the case again.

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  39. Agatha Raisin: Dead Before Teatime

    Book 38 2026 by M.C. Beaton

    The brand new village mystery starring Agatha Raisin! Agatha Raisin's Cotswolds village of Carsely is in uproar when word spreads that The Red Lion pub is preparing to close.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Agatha Raisin Mysteries is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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