Agatha Raisin Books in Order
There are 41 Agatha Raisin books, published between 1992 and 2026: 40 in the Agatha Raisin series and 1 related title. The first book is The Quiche of Death (1992) and the newest main-line book is Dead Before Tea Time (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 41
- Published
- 1992–2026
- Confirmed
- 41 of 41 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,523 in 21 of 41 books
- Reading time
- 92–138 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,523 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 21 of 41 titles with a page count on record.
Agatha Raisin is the title character of a mystery run listed under Marion Chesney, with 41 books published from 1992 to 2026. The Quiche of Death (1992) comes first, followed by The Vicious Vet (1993), The Potted Gardener (1994) and The Walkers of Dembley (1995). Dead Before Tea Time (2026) is the newest title. Kissing Christmas Goodbye (2007) is credited to M.C. Beaton, and Down the Hatch (2021), Devil's Delight (2022) and Dead on Target (2023) to M.C. Beaton and R.W. Green. Subjects recorded for the books include women private investigators, women sleuths, murder, England and the Cotswold Hills.
How many Agatha Raisin books are there?
Agatha Raisin has 41 books, released between 1992 and 2026. 40 of them belong to the Agatha Raisin series, and 1 related title sit outside it: non-fiction.
Agatha Raisin Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 41 Agatha Raisin books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119922723/4
- 219932243/4
- 31994–3/4
- 419951923/4
- 51996–3/4
- 619974203/4
- 719981843/4
- 819991963/4
- 91999–3/4
- 102000–3/4
- 112001–3/4
- 1220022303/4
- 132003–3/4
- 1420032613/4
- 1520042563/4
- 1620052483/4
- 1720062313/4
- 182007–3/4
- 1920082763/4
- 2020092773/4
- 212010–3/4
- 222010–3/4
- 2320112923/4
- 242012–3/4
- 252012–3/4
- 2620132913/4
- 272013–3/4
- 2820142943/4
- 292015–3/4
- 3020152943/4
- 3120162323/4
- 3220173073/4
- 3320182583/4
- 342019–3/4
- 3520202883/4
- 362021–3/4
- 372022–3/4
- 382023–3/4
- 392024–3/4
- 402025–3/4
- 412026–3/4
Agatha Raisin Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the Agatha Raisin series run from The Quiche of Death (1992) to Dead Before Tea Time (2026), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Agatha Raisin in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Agatha Raisin books in order?
You should read the Agatha Raisin series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (non-fiction) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Agatha Raisin book also stands alone.
What order should you read Agatha Raisin books in?
Read them in publication order, starting with The Quiche of Death (1992), the earliest published book in the Agatha Raisin series. After it come The Vicious Vet (1993), The Potted Gardener (1994), The Walkers of Dembley (1995) and The Murderous Marriage (1996); the numbered table above continues from there.
What is the newest Agatha Raisin book?
Dead Before Tea Time (2026) is the newest book in the Agatha Raisin series.
Is there a new Agatha Raisin book coming?
No next Agatha Raisin book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Printable Agatha Raisin Books in Order Checklist
A printable checklist of all 41 books in publication order is on the Agatha Raisin reading checklist, with a tick box beside each title.
Agatha Raisin at a glance
- Still running
- Agatha Raisin is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Agatha Raisin books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,523 pages across the 21 of 41 books with a recorded length, a median of 261 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Agatha Raisin books, 14 of 41, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 41 titles, 40 are credited to Marion Chesney, 4 to M.C. Beaton and 3 to R.W. Green.
What the Agatha Raisin books are about
27 of the 41 Agatha Raisin books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: women private investigators is tagged on 19 of 27. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Women private investigators 19 of 27 books
- Mystery & detective, women sleuths 17 of 27 books
- Raisin, agatha (fictitious character) 16 of 27 books
- Private investigators 10 of 27 books
- Cotswold hills (england) 7 of 27 books
- Investigation 6 of 27 books
- Murder 6 of 27 books
- Crimes against 5 of 27 books
- England 5 of 27 books
- Mystery & detective 4 of 27 books