Marion Chesney

Marion Gibbons (née Chesney; 10 June 1936 – 30 December 2019) was a Scottish writer. She wrote romance and mystery novels from 1979 until her death. She her books under a form of her maiden name, Marion Chesney, including the Travelling Matchmaker and Daughters of Mannerling series. Her best known works were "Death of a Gossip", "Death of an Outsider" and "Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance".
Chesney was born in Glasgow. She died on 30 December 2019 at the age of 83.