Alanna Knight is a British author of historical mystery, romance and thriller novels and non-fiction books. She writes the Inspector Faro series, and the Rose McQuinn series. She has also written multiple books on Robert Louis Stevenson and as well as true crime, biographies, writing guides and plays. Alanna was born and grew up in Tyneside, England. She has been Honourary President of the Edinburgh Writers’ Club and of the Scottish Association of Writers. Alanna has two sons, two granddaughters, and lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Alanna Knight made her debut as a novelist in 1969 with the novel Legend of the Loch. Since then, she has had over 60 books published. Below is a list of Alanna Knight’s books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Inspector Faro Books

Enter Second Murderer(1988)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood Line(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Beloved(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killing Cousins(1990)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Quiet Death(1991)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
To Kill a Queen(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Evil That Men Do(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Missing Duchess(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Bull Slayers(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder by Appointment(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Coffin Lane Murders(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Final Enemy(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unholy Trinity / Death at Carasheen(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Faro and the Royals(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in Paradise(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Seal King Murders(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murders Most Foul(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Akin to Murder(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dower House Mystery(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Annie Kelty Books

The Royal Park Murder(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Monster in the Loch(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dead Beckoning(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Rose McQuinn Books

The Inspector's Daughter(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dangerous Pursuits(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
An Orkney Murder(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Ghost Walk(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Destroying Angel(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Quest for a Killer(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Deadly Legacy(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Balmoral Incident(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder Lies Waiting(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Tam Eildor Books

The Dagger in the Crown(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Gowrie Conspiracy(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Stuart Sapphire(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder at the World's Edge(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Inspector Faro and Rose McQuinn Books

The Darkness Within(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Inspector Faro Collections

Inspector Faro's Crime File: Short Stories(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Legend of the Loch(1970)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The October Witch(1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Castle Clodha(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lament for Lost Lovers / Dead Man's Moon(1972)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The White Rose(1973)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Stranger Came By(1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Drink for the Bridge(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Wicked Wynsleys(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Girl on an Empty Swing(1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Queen's Captain (As: Margaret Hope)(1978)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shadow Queen (As: Margaret Hope)(1979)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Black Duchess(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hostage Most Royal (As: Margaret Hope)(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Passionate Kindness(1980)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Castle of Foxes(1981)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Colla(1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Perilous Voyage (As: Margaret Hope)(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Clan(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Estella(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Sweet Cheat Gone(1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Strathblair(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
This Outward Angel(1993)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Angel Eyes(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
In the Shadow of the Minster(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Midnight Visitor(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Miss Havisham's Revenge, Estella's Missing Years(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Most Tragic Tay Bridge Disaster(2017)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Standalone Plays

Private Life of Robert Louis Stevenson(1983)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

The Passionate Kindness / A Violent Passion(1974)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
R.L.S. in the South Seas(1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Close and Deadly(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Burke and Hare(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
101 Golden Rules for Writing Successful Fiction(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Psychic Life, Mostly(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
My Writing Life, Mostly(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

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Notes: Unholy Trinity is also known as Death at Carasheen. Lament for Lost Lovers was also published as Dead Man’s Moon. Passionate Kindness was also titled A Violent Passion. A Drink for the Bridge is also known as The Most Tragic Tay Bridge Disaster.

The Queen’s Captain, The Shadow Queen, Hostage Most Royal, and Perilous Voyage were written under the pen name of Margaret Hope.

If You Like Alanna Knight Books, You’ll Love…

Alanna Knight Synopses: Legend of the Loch is a standalone novel by Alanna Knight. Beth Ryan goes to the Highlands to sell her inherited estate to find all that remains is a Victorian shooting lodge occupied by Calum MacRaven, local doctor and impoverished Laird of Glenrannoch – a whirlwind romance ensues, or so it seems. They marry but Beth has suspicions regarding a family feud, an abandoned baby and his ex-mistress Morven plus his ward Rona. Is the monster in the Loch, who allegedly drowned Calum’s first wife, on the rampage again and will Beth learn the truth too late? Her greatest problem becomes staying alive.

The Sweet Cheat Gone is a standalone title by Alanna Knight. Tragedy follows a young Scottish artist’s marriage to the heiress of the Rowe family business – one of Scotland’s largest – forcing him into a breathless battle with the powerful dynasty in which even his closest friends side against him.

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