Where to Start with M.C. Beaton
- Best entry point → Lady Fortescue Steps Out
- What fans keep coming back to → Hiss and Hers
- Best narrator for M.C. Beaton → Miss Tonks Turns to Crime
- Highest rated by listeners → Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue (Poor Relation #5)
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Lady Fortescue Steps Out
Poor Relation • Book 1
by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.88 ABR Score (11.3K ratings)★ 3.78 Goodreads (6.4K) ★ 4.33 Audible (4.8K)More about this pick
An impoverished widow transforms her Bond Street mansion into a hotel for the very society that now shuns her. Light Regency escapism perfect for when you need charm over complexity.
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Miss Tonks Turns to Crime
Poor Relation • Book 2
by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.05 ABR Score (6.3K ratings)★ 3.81 Goodreads (3.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (2.4K)More about this pick
Davina Porter's arch delivery transforms this genteel heist into pure comedic gold—she nails every prim dowager and flustered aristocrat with such distinct, delicious voices you'll forget you're listening.
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Hiss and Hers
Agatha Raisin • Book 23
by M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.94 ABR Score (11.0K ratings)★ 3.67 Goodreads (9.1K) ★ 4.42 Audible (1.9K)More about this pick
Agatha's latest romantic obsession leads to murder when her gardener crush turns up dead after skipping the charity ball she organized. Porter captures every bit of Agatha's shameless determination and social awkwardness.
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Mrs. Budley Falls from Grace
Poor Relation • Book 3
by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Poter
★ 4.02 ABR Score (4.4K ratings)★ 3.86 Goodreads (2.9K) ★ 4.52 Audible (1.5K)More about this pick
Davina Poter captures the gentle humor and genuine chemistry in this witty con-artist romance. Mischief and heart in perfect measure, impossible to resist.
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Back in Society: A Regency Romance
The Poor Relation • Book 6
by M. C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.27 ABR Score (1.2K ratings)★ 4.62 Audible (1.2K) - 6
Sick of Shadows
Edwardian Murder Mysteries • Book 3
by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 3.96 ABR Score (4.6K ratings)★ 3.68 Goodreads (3.0K) ★ 4.48 Audible (1.6K)More about this pick
Lady Rose Summer's engagement of convenience turns deadly when her new friend Miss Dolly Tremaine floats dead in the Serpentine River. Davina Porter brings Edwardian elegance to this murder mystery where deception lurks behind every social nicety.
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Colonel Sandhurst to the Rescue
Poor Relation • Book 5
by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.11 ABR Score (3.5K ratings)★ 3.93 Goodreads (2.4K) ★ 4.61 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
Davina Porter's crisp, witty narration transforms this Regency romp into pure comedic gold—the perfect escape when you want clever banter and delicious chaos without breaking a sweat.
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Sir Philip's Folly
Poor Relation • Book 4
by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton
Narrated by Davina Porter
★ 4.06 ABR Score (3.7K ratings)★ 3.91 Goodreads (2.5K) ★ 4.57 Audible (1.2K)More about this pick
Davina Porter's crisp delivery cuts through the scheming and social comedy, making every backstabbing moment at the Poor Relation land with satisfying precision.
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