Following in the footsteps of Hercule Poirot, M.C. Beaton took the Orient Express when she travelled from London to Venice. As well as holidaying, in Venice she met with her Italian publishers Astoria, and we have some photos from her trip.

Death of a Policeman, M.C.Beaton's latest Hamish Macbeth mystery, was published in hardback in the US on the 25th of February and last week went into the New York Times Best Seller list for hardback fiction at number 23.

Regency Gold, M.C. Beaton's first ever novel, is once again available in the US and UK.