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Edwardian Murder Mysteries · Book 1

Snobbery with Violence

by M. C. Beaton
Published
1 January 2003
Pages
226
ISBN-13
9780792740247
Type
novel
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About this book

Snobbery with Violence (2003, 226 pages) launches the series with Lady Rose Summer using a house party as cover to investigate anarchist plots and a suspicious death, pairing her from the start with Captain Harry Cathcart, a penniless former army officer whose competence and steadiness she comes to rely on more than any of her official suitors.

Key facts about Snobbery with Violence

Snobbery with Violence is a novel by M. C. Beaton. Readers have had it since 2003. It runs to 226 pages.

Our list holds 1 edition of Snobbery with Violence. Since each edition has its own ISBN, search for 9780792740247 to find the main one.

Snobbery with Violence is book 1 of 4 in the Edwardian Murder Mysteries series. The series has 4 published books. As a result, this is the book to start the series with.

Additionally, M. C. Beaton writes The Six Sisters, Hamish Macbeth and A House for the Season, plus 6 more series. Those series sit on our historical romance, cozy mystery and historical mystery shelves. Meanwhile, Death of a Groom is the latest published M. C. Beaton book on file, from 10 February 2026.

About M. C. Beaton

M. C. Beaton was the pen name of Marion Chesney, a Scottish-born author who wrote prolifically across romance and mystery before finding her signature register with two long-running cozy mystery series set worlds apart in tone and geography. See every M. C. Beaton book in order.

Its place in Edwardian Murder Mysteries

Snobbery with Violence is book 1 in the Edwardian Murder Mysteries series. It is followed by Hasty Death. See the full Edwardian Murder Mysteries reading order.

Before she became known primarily for Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth, M.C. Beaton wrote four Edwardian-set mysteries following Lady Rose Summer, a strong-willed debutante who keeps landing in the middle of murder investigations instead of the marriage market her mother has planned for her, and Captain Harry Cathcart, a penniless former army officer working as a private inquiry agent because his title doesn't come with any money. Snobbery with Violence opens with Rose using a house party as cover to investigate…

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