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One of The Times' 100 Masters of Crime
ALANNA KNIGHT is one of the most popular authors in UK libraries. she is a leading crime writer who has three historical crime series, the Victorian detective Inspector Jeremy Faro, lady investigator Rose McQuinn, and time-traveller Tam Eildor.
Her 60 published works also include romantic thrillers and historical novels. Alanna is an authority on Robert Louis Stevenson and her non-fiction includes true crime, 'how to write' guides and biographies.
Alanna is Hon President of Edinburgh Writers' Club, founder member and official of Scottish Association of Writers, member of Society of Authors and Crime Writers' Association. She appears regularly at Edinburgh International Book Festival and many other literary events.
She is available for library visits with Live Literature Scotland, master classes, workshops, adjudications with writing groups and talks to interested organisations..
Latest publications with Allison & Busby:
Murder in Paradise, 14th Inspector Faro (2008)
Quest for a Killer, 6th Rose McQuinn (2010)
The Seal King Murders, 15th Inspector Faro (November 2010)
To book an event with Alanna, please contact her on 0131 667 5230)
or e-mail alanna.knight@virgin.net.
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Books by ALANNA KNIGHT
ROMANTIC
SUSPENSE:
1. Legend of the Loch (1968)
2. The October Witch (1971)
3. Castle Clodha (1972)
4. Lament for Lost Lovers (1972)
5. The White Rose (1973)
6. A Stranger Came By (1974)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE (as MARGARET HOPE)
7. The Queen's Captain
:8. The Shadow Queen
9. Hostage Most Royal
10. Perilous Voyage
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS
11. Castle of Foxes (US only)
12. The Wicked Wynsleys (US only)
13. Angel Eyes
.
HISTORICAL
14. The Passionate Kindness (RLS and Fanny Osborne)
15. .A Drink for the Bridge (Tay Bridge Disaster 1879)
16. The Black Duchess (Spanish Armada and Orkney)
17. Colla's Children (I. of Lewis 1850s to 1919)
18. The Clan (Macdonalds and Glencoe)
19. Estella (Missing years of 'Great Expectations)
CRIME (Historical)
Inspector Faro Series
20.. Enter Second Murderer
21.. Blood Line
22.. Deadly Beloved
23.. Killing Cousins
24. A Quiet Death
25. To Kill a Queen
26. The Evil that Men Do
27. Murder by Appointment
28 The Coffin Lane Murders��
29 Inspector Faro and the Edinburgh Mysteries
30. Inspector Faro's Casebook: the Second Omnibus
31. The Final Enemy
32. Unholy Trinity
33 Faro and the Royals
34. Murder in Paradise
35. The Seal King Murders
Rose McQuinn Series
36. The Inspector's Daughter
37 Dangerous Pursuits
38. An Orkney Murder
39. Ghost Walk
40. Destroying Angel
41. Quest for a Killer
Tam Eildor series
42. The Dagger in the Crown
43. The Gowrie Conspiracy
44. The Stuart Sapphire
CRIME (Contemporary)
45. The Sweet Cheat Gone
ı46. This Outward Angel
47. The Shadow of the Minster
CRIME (teenage/young adults: US only)
48. The Royal Park Murders
49. The Monster in the Loch
50. Dead Beckoning
.
TRUE CRIME
51. Close and Deadly (Edinburgh Murders 1900s)
52. Burke and Hare
NON-FICTION
Biography
53 The Robert Louis Stevenson Treasury
54. RLS in the South Seas
55. Bright Ring of Words (with E S Warfel)
56. The Private Life of RLS (play)
57. So You Want to Write
58. 101 Golden Rules for Successful Fiction
PLAYS
59. Girl on an Empty Swing
60 The Haddington Hotel Murder (Murder mystery evening)
61 The Vanishing Vagrant (with Inspector Faro).
MISCELLANEOUS
62. Strathblair (Book based on TV series)
1. Legend of the Loch (1968)
2. The October Witch (1971)
3. Castle Clodha (1972)
4. Lament for Lost Lovers (1972)
5. The White Rose (1973)
6. A Stranger Came By (1974)
HISTORICAL ROMANCE (as MARGARET HOPE)
7. The Queen's Captain
:8. The Shadow Queen
9. Hostage Most Royal
10. Perilous Voyage
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLERS
11. Castle of Foxes (US only)
12. The Wicked Wynsleys (US only)
13. Angel Eyes
.
HISTORICAL
14. The Passionate Kindness (RLS and Fanny Osborne)
15. .A Drink for the Bridge (Tay Bridge Disaster 1879)
16. The Black Duchess (Spanish Armada and Orkney)
17. Colla's Children (I. of Lewis 1850s to 1919)
18. The Clan (Macdonalds and Glencoe)
19. Estella (Missing years of 'Great Expectations)
CRIME (Historical)
Inspector Faro Series
20.. Enter Second Murderer
21.. Blood Line
22.. Deadly Beloved
23.. Killing Cousins
24. A Quiet Death
25. To Kill a Queen
26. The Evil that Men Do
27. Murder by Appointment
28 The Coffin Lane Murders��
29 Inspector Faro and the Edinburgh Mysteries
30. Inspector Faro's Casebook: the Second Omnibus
31. The Final Enemy
32. Unholy Trinity
33 Faro and the Royals
34. Murder in Paradise
35. The Seal King Murders
Rose McQuinn Series
36. The Inspector's Daughter
37 Dangerous Pursuits
38. An Orkney Murder
39. Ghost Walk
40. Destroying Angel
41. Quest for a Killer
Tam Eildor series
42. The Dagger in the Crown
43. The Gowrie Conspiracy
44. The Stuart Sapphire
CRIME (Contemporary)
45. The Sweet Cheat Gone
ı46. This Outward Angel
47. The Shadow of the Minster
CRIME (teenage/young adults: US only)
48. The Royal Park Murders
49. The Monster in the Loch
50. Dead Beckoning
.
TRUE CRIME
51. Close and Deadly (Edinburgh Murders 1900s)
52. Burke and Hare
NON-FICTION
Biography
53 The Robert Louis Stevenson Treasury
54. RLS in the South Seas
55. Bright Ring of Words (with E S Warfel)
56. The Private Life of RLS (play)
57. So You Want to Write
58. 101 Golden Rules for Successful Fiction
PLAYS
59. Girl on an Empty Swing
60 The Haddington Hotel Murder (Murder mystery evening)
61 The Vanishing Vagrant (with Inspector Faro).
MISCELLANEOUS
62. Strathblair (Book based on TV series)