Alanna Knight:
ALANNA CELEBRATES WITH IAN RANKIN IN 2017
Alanna cutting the birthday cake with Ian Rankin to
celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the Edinburgh Writers'
Club
"Alanna
Knight could hardly be better, with a crime writer’s
insight into motive and aftermath” Ian
Rankin
ARCHIVE OF LAUNCHES AND APPEARANCES
"THE DOWER HOUSE MYSTERY" publication date 18th
April 2019
York, 1907. Newly retired Inspector Faro is delighted at the
prospect of staying in the Dower House, situated on a Roman
villa once home to Emperor Severus.
But he arrives to find his wife Imogen distraught and
desperately searching for her missing Irish cousin, who seems
to have vanished without a trace...
*****
Also
Alanna's memoir, "MY PSYCHIC LIFE, MOSTLY" is now available
This memoir of her early life before becoming an established
and popular author recounts ‘a strange and seeing time’ of
weird and sometimes comic supernatural experiences. She
believed such encounters were common to everyone until her
scientist husband produced an alarming theory that Alanna had
suffered from dislocations in time which predated that of the
fictional Doctor Who.
"MURDER LIES WAITING" COMING JANUARY 18TH 2018
1906. For Rose McQuinn, the invitation to holiday at a luxury
hotel on the Isle of Bute is an unexpected delight until she
discovers the real reason is to investigate a 20 year old
non-proven murder case.
With close links to a local family of ancient origin whose
castle holds many dark secrets, Rose's involvement in this
challenge unleashes a web of intrigue and sinister happenings,
something she realises too late when someone decides she is
too close to the truth and must not leave the island alive.
'THE DARKNESS WITHIN" - COMING IN MARCH 2017
Celebrate the launch with Alanna in
Blackwells Bookstore Edinburgh on Wednesday March 15th
The Darkness Within
Featuring Inspector Faro and his daughter Rose.
It is 1906 and the Faro family gather in Orkney after the
sudden death of Inspector Faro's son-in-law Erland Yesnaby.
The family try to support grieving widow Emily, but after
witnessing strange behaviour from the royal yacht, the
`Victoria and Albert III', and when a body of one of its
passengers washes up on the shore, both Inspector Faro and
his investigator daughter, Rose McQuinn, struggle to resist
the mystery of the Scottish coastline. When the ever-loyal
gardener Sven starts acting strangely, and a shocking truth
about him is uncovered, Inspector Faro and Rose McQuinn
realise that the lives of more than one member of their
family might be in danger. And with time running out, will
these two renowned detectives be able to crack the case
together?
Come and See Alanna at these "Femmes
Fatales" events:
Newcastle
Noir, April 28
Based at Newcastle’s Literary & Philosophical Society
(Lit & Phil - www.litandphil.org.uk)
Off the Page, Stirling,
May 11
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And look out for two new Amazon Kindle Historical books
Armada, with two cousins on opposite sides and a shipwreck
on Orkney.
Alanna says: "This one is based on my family history, as
told by my Dad and last month I discovered the place in S.
Ronaldsay!"
The Most Tragic Tay Bridge Disaster
The Tay Bridge disaster, six people and which of them will
be on that doomed train?
My Latest Inspector Faro
Find
it on Amazon
The year is 1864 and Detective Inspector Faro's idyllic life
has been shattered by the escape of convicted murderer John
McLaw. With countless dead end sightings of the killer and
further criminal activity Faro realises that this case is far
more complicated than he had first assumed. When the
disappearance of a maid comes to light, Faro begins to think
there could be a link between her disappearance and the murder
of Annie McLaw. His determination to unearth the truth becomes
personal and in a race against time to solve the anonymities
of the case, he takes matters into his own hands.
I'll be celebrating the launch of my latest
Inspector Faro mystery in
Blackwells bookshop in Edinburgh on January at 6.30 on
January 21st
Come along!
My latest Rose McQuinn mystery is now out!
The Balmoral Incident
Balmoral Castle, 1905. For Rose McQuinn, a handsome cottage
on the Royal estate promises a summer holiday of
unaccustomed luxury. As Rose travels by train with herlittle
stepdaughter Meg and her trusty dog Thane, she wonders what
exciting adventures await them at the Royal household. But
as always, danger comes in many disguises. The kilted
ghillies among the King's illustrious shooting party are not
at all what they appear to be. The holiday takes a darker
turn when Rose is warned not to interfere in two deaths that
occur soon after her arrival. When they're dismissed as
accidents, she suspects foul play. When the sinister tide of
events moves closer and threatens her own family, Rose is
determined to track down the killer lurking among the
sportsmen - a killer whose aim is to bring down more than
just the game birds.
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And in other News...
I'm delighted that my early Gothic Mysteries have had their
cover designs re-vamped and are now
all available as e-books!
and a bright new cover for my Burke and Hare, book, too...
for links to buy these and all my other
e-books on Kindle in UK or USA, click here
I have two exciting pieces of news...
I received an MBE in the New Year Honours List - 'for
services to literature'.
I still can't quite believe it!
And I have created a blog, so that I can have closer contact
with everyone interested in my books
you'll find it here: http://www.alannaknightblog.co.uk
NEW!
Dagger in the Crown
Was Mary Queen of Scots implicated in her husband Lord
Darnley’s murder? The answer to this Royal mystery which has
intrigued crime solvers for 450 years becomes the first case
for TAM EILDOR, Time Travelling Detective, returning to
Edinburgh to unravel dark and dangerous deeds, secrets of
treachery and betrayal where lives, including his own, exist
on a knife edge.
Also... some nice reviews, just received from Books Monthly:
Murders Most Foul
"This is a classic murder mystery with its roots set
firmly in the tradition of John Dickson Carr and Agatha
Christie -
just the time frame removed to the previous century
and with astonishingly good results.
First rate entertainment, and worthy of
consideration as a TV drama in my opinion.
Top notch."
Deadly Legacy
"Rose McQuinn is Alanna's unofficial private
investigator, again working in the Edinburgh of
Victorian England,
and again the atmosphere is superbly created and
executed - the cover image sums up the narrow,
lonely back streets that Alanna describes, and the
story is beautifully crafted and builds at a satisfying
pace.
Wonderfully believable characters and a faultless
plot.
These stories are crying out for dramatisation."
You might also enjoy reading a feature about
Deadly legacy in Allison and Busby's blog:
http://www.allisonandbusby.com/info/blog/wednesday-cover-story-setting-the-scene/
E-BOOKS
My latest e-book is the 12th Inspector Faro
Mystery
"The Final Enemy"
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all Alanna's news about E-books
ALANNA'S TALKS & SIGNINGS
Alanna will be appearing at:
15th March 2017
Blackwells Edinburgh
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28th April 2017
Newcastle
Noir
Based at Newcastle’s Literary &
Philosophical Society (Lit & Phil - www.litandphil.org.uk)
***
11th May 2017
Off the Page, Stirling
Alanna
is one of three Scottish women crime writers, collectively
known as...
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website and find out more about them.
Arrange for them to
visit and talk at your bookshop, library, or other book
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"Femmes Fatales are ... intriguing ... quirky ... highly
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THE MIDNIGHT VISITOR
The Midnight Visitor
(a ghost story)
Mort Manor is shunned by villagers.
Newcomers Bel and her TV actor partner Zach, know
nothing of its evil reputation, that their dream home
is a house of murders, its terrifying ghosts a magnet
changing the personalities of those who dare to live
within its walls, capable of bringing the past alive
and dragging them back to untimely death.
click here for complete
list and all Alanna's news about E-books
MURDERS MOST FOUL
Set in Edinburgh in 1861, it involves a
serial killer and one of the clues is the 9 of Diamonds,
better known here as the Curse of Scotland.
Murders
Most Foul (Inspector Faro)
1861. When the body of an unknown woman is found in an
Edinburgh close, Detective Constable Faro assumes the killing
is a random act of violence - until he finds a playing card,
the nine of diamonds, underneath her corpse. His superiors
scoff at his suspicions of a serial killer, but days later a
man is attacked in the street, and left badly bruised and
battered with the nine of diamonds in his pocket. Faro
believes there's a connection. He must contend with other
problems, though, if he is to solve the case. Detective
Sergeant Gosse does his best to frame suspect after suspect,
but remains constantly irritated by his detective constable.
And although Faro's sweetheart Lizzie loves him deeply, he is
not sure if he feels the same way. And what of Inga St Ola,
Faro's first and only true love from his native Orkney?
Amongst all this, a servant at Lizzie's place of work goes
missing. Could her disappearance be linked to the playing-card
killer? Beset by hostile superiors and a police-hating public,
Faro feels he may never crack this confounding case.
Also 2 there are new Faro ebooks:
THE BULL SLAYERS
Travelling incognito on on the Queen’s business
involving a royal scandal which could imperil the throne,
Faro’s fears are justified when he leaves Edinburgh for the
Scottish Borders into an area ruled over by the Elriggs,
feudal barons still hunting with bow and arrow, making their
own laws, with murder treated as accident. Among
the sinister forces at work, the ancient white carrle also
roam dangerously free and Faro himself becomes a target for
the Elrigg’s deadly games. This is also his first meeting
with the Irish writer Imogen Crowe.
The
Bull Slayers: Inspector Faro No 9 (UK Kindle
Amazon.co.uk)
The
Bull Slayers: Inspector Faro No 9 (USA Kindle Amazon.com)
MURDER BY APPOINTMENT
In an Edinburgh street, a woman rushes up to Faro
. She says someone is trying to kill her. Handing her into a
cab, he is hit over the head. Later in the police
mortuary he sees her body and that of a man whose likeness
suggests they were closely related. Why have they both
been murdered? His investigation reveals some
startling facts that lead him to the Queen’s residence at
Balmoral Castle and a secret concerning John Brown
that could destroy the Royal family and the future of the
throne.The latest Faro, has just been accepted.
I think it is no.18, 'MURDERS MOST FOUL'. It will be
published in 2013.
2013 will also see the publication of the
paperback of Rose McQuinn's DEADLY
LEGACY.
Allison & Busby are putting the latest of
both series on to Kindle.
DEADLY LEGACY, the new Rose McQuinn was published by Allison
and Busby on Monday 26th March.
THE SEAL KING MURDERS, the latest Faro will also be launched
in paperback.
Look out for Alanna
at:
World Book Night, 23rd
April. At Loanhead Library, Midlothian with
with Lin Anderson
Glasgow Crime week: On
9th June at Waterstones, Sauchiehall Street.
as well as..
BLOODY
SCOTLAND
A new and exciting chapter in Alanna's career is
about to open in September.
She is part of Bloody Scotland, our
first crime writing festival in historic and
beautiful Stirling
Take a look at the exciting events in store on
www.bloodyscotland.com .
RLS and Kindle News
A
VIOLENT PASSION, the Love Story of Robert
Louis Stevenson and Fanny Osbourne is now available
as an ebook.
Originally published as The
Passionate Kindness in 1974. ‘The essence
of love is best defined as passionate kindness, run
mad and become importunate and violent,’ so wrote
Robert Louis Stevenson. Fanny Osbourne was already
nearly forty, married and mother of two children
when they met and in defiance of Victorian
morality became lovers. They lived together in Paris
for two years before Fanny returned to her husband
to obtain a divorce and marry Louis, who had
followed her to California. So began a
stormy, tortuous relationship as they travelled the
world from Scotland to Samoa in search of a place
where Fanny could keep the frail but now famous RLS
alive for a few more years.
MISS
HAVISHAM'S REVENGE For Charles Dickens fans,
in this anniversary years. Originally published
by Macmillan as ESTELLA.
In
Great Expectations, Charles Dickens left an unsolved
mystery with few clues upon which this novel was
based..
Estella is forced into a loveless marriage by
the eerie Miss Havisham who had fostered her to ‘break
men’s hearts’. She finds herself in a house of evil
corruption and of deadly dangerr. Accused to
murder, she flees from pursuit to seek safety and
unravel the truth of her life built on a web of
lies and terrifyting secrets.
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ALL DETAILS ABOUT ALANNA'S E-BOOKS, CLICK HERE
In other news, Faro will soon be available
in Japanese!
New in 2011:
THE SEAL KING MURDERS
The
year is 1861 and Inspector Faro's rest is disrupted
when he is given a special assignment by old friend,
Detective Superintendent Macfie. Macfie’s
cousin-in-law, a champion swimmer, has drowned in
mysterious circumstances. Could his death have
really been an accident, or is something more
sinister going on?
Arriving
in
Orkney to investigate, he is met with rumors of
missing artifacts, the myth of the seal king, a dead
body under the floor of Scarthbreck, his first love,
and a mother who is determined to find him a wife.
But, in Faro’s opinion, no matter how distracting the
local legends are or how valuable the artifacts, one
man’s life or needless death, is truly beyond
price.
Article in
Orcadian Newspaper
Book Launch - January 20th
2011, Edinburgh
THE SEAL KING MURDERS, the
second Constable Faro, set in Orkney, is to be
launched at Blackwell's Bookshop, South Bridge,
Edinburgh on Thursday January 20th. 6.30 - 8 pm
with readings by actor John Shedden (the original
Inspector Faro).
Alanna says,
"Do come along and have a glass of wine!"
Books
recommended by Alanna...
Alanna
suggests you add these books to your Highly Recommended
Reading List:
THE WINTER
GHOSTS
by Kate Mosse
Charming,
enchanting and haunting - you'll keep on remembering it.
FOLLOWING
THE DETECTIVES
(Nw Holland
Publishing (UK)
Following the
trail of more than of crime fiction's greatest
investigators, lavishly illustrated with local maps of
the cities and countries in which they live and work
THE FADED
MAP; The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland
by Alistair
Moffat
For all
history lovers, those missing years of the Dark Ages, a
fascinating read with facts even more enthralling than
fiction.
the 6th Rose McQuinn,
hardback and paperback now out.
It's 1899 and strange
things are happening in Edinburgh. Amidst the arrival
of the circus, a terrible set of events occurs with
the death of a clerk during a bank robbery and the
suicides of two girls within mere hours of one
another. Could the two be related?
As Rose McQuin
investigates, new evidence comes to light that makes
Rose's new friend Elma Rice a suspect but all it not
what it seems. Rose must use all her cunning and
skills of observation to uncover the truth and find
out who the real killer is.
Sinister events and a
deadly confrontation for Rose.
FARO IS BACK!
MURDER IN PARADISE published by Allison
& Busby.
the new Inspector Faro Mystery,
launched 13 November
(the birthday of R L Stevenson, who was the
reason Alanna, then living in Aberdeen,
first came to Edinburgh to write the R L Stevenson Treasury)
MURDER IN PARADISE is no 15 in the Inspector
Faro series.
As Jeremy Faro has been solving crimes for the
Edinburgh City Police 20 years
and is now retired officially, Alanna decided
on a 'prequel'.
It is 1860 and MURDER IN PARADISE is the young
Constable Faro's first case.
He has been sent down to Kent to escort back
for trial in in Edinburgh a wily Scots
criminal.
No easy task and he has some surprising
encounters,
William Morris, the PreRaphaelites and the
notorious Madeleine Smith
and of course, murder and mayhem reigns once
again.
and the
verdict is...
"A superlative Victorian
mystery with Edinburgh police detective Jeremy
Faro"
"These books are a joy"
read
the full review here
MURDER IN
PARADISE
(Allison & Busby)
Buy
it now from online from Amazon!
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Deadly
Special
News for Scottish fans...
CLOSE AND DEADLY:
Chilling Murders in the Heart of Edinburgh'
is out now in News of the World True Crime Series.
Don't miss this quality hardback with excellent
illustrations.
A bargain at £2.99!
Order your copy now (series no.6). Only
obtainable through your local newsagent while books
promotion last.
Also, for Faro fans
Black Dagger Classical Crime presents...
...for those who missed the hugely popular and long
out of print first titles;
ENTER SECOND
MURDERER
BLOOD LINE
DEADLY BELOVED
KILLING COUSINS
These luxury editions (£15.99 each) are available in
the Black Dagger Classical Crime series published by
BBC Audiobooks Ltd (
http://www.bbcaudiobooks.co.uk)
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DESTROYING
ANGEL
the fifth & latest Rose Mcquinn
series for Allison & Busby
(paperback coming in August 2008)
Fifth
in
the
Rose
McQuinn
series,
set
in
Scotland.
The autumn of 1897 began well, but within days Rose
McQuinn lost two precious things - her fiance, Jack
Macmerry, and her elusive dog, Thane.
Her stubborn refusal to give up her job as Lady Detective
cost her the man whose love she had taken for granted. A
police sergeant couldn't be expected to have a female
sleuth for a wife, and so he found comfort in the arms of
a more accommodating woman.
And now it seems that Thane's real owners have been found.
But when Rose tries to return the hound to the Staines
family she is called upon to discover the identity of a
blackmailer and thief. The family's tragic past colours
Rose's search for the truth and plunges her into ever more
dangerous waters.
Just who can she trust in this isolated haven, and what
type of life will she be returning to when she finally
leaves?
Available
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And now out in AUDIO
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DEADLY BELOVED
No.3 in Inspector Faro's series is appearing in
Black Dagger Classics in May (the first two ENTER SECOND MURDER
and BLOOD LINE
were published by them in 2005).
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new short story...
"MISS HAVISHAM'S
REVENGE"
(adapted from Alanna's
novel "Estella")
in
MAMMOTH BOOK OF
DICKENSIAN WHODUNITS
Constable and Robinson
available from Amazon
NOW OUT...
BURKE & HARE
(ISBN 978 1905615 131 National Archives Crime
Series, June 2007).
In Edinburgh 1827, wrongly labelled grave
robbers, or body-snatchers. Burke and Hare lured
derelicts, the old and frail into their house,
gave them whisky, smothered them and sold their
bodies to Dr Knox. 16 corpses in 9 months, they were
the first serial killers only outnumbered by Dr
Shipman in this century.
CLICK BELOW TO BUY BURKE & HARE FROM AMAZON...
THE THIRD TAM EILDOR TIME-QUEST...
The Stuart Sapphire
Irish Times
‘Taut with tension and an air of authority that stems from
Knight’s expertise in Scottish History’
In August
1811, George, Prince of Wales and the Prince Regent is
horrified to find his mistress Sarah, Marchioness of Creeve
dead in his bed, strangled by the string of pearls around her
neck. The Prince realizes what a scandal could come out of a
dead married woman (not to mention his younger brother’s
mistress) so he has Tam Eildor, masquerading as a Scottish
lawyer, investigate the murder.
Tam’s investigation is interrupted by an attempt on his life
-and the Prince’s discovery that the Stuart Sapphire has gone
missing.
Tam’s search for the killer and the thief puts his life in
danger. Amidst a cast of royally quirky, entertaining, and
psychologically complex characters, Tam needs to figure out
his purpose in the Prince Regent’s service, find the killer
thief, and get home before time does away with Tam’s memory of
home, or someone does away with Tam.
ISBN: 0749082569
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Ghost Walk
Fourth in the Rose McQuinn series,
set in Scotland.
No. 8 in Scotland's BEST
SELLERS list
has now SOLD OUT in hardback!
The paperback will be published in
August 2005 - so you will still have a chance to get your
copy!
Rose
McQuinn, daughter of one of Scotland's
most successful detectives, Chief
Inspector Jeremy Faro, followed her heart
and married the man of her childhood
dreams, Danny McQuinn. However, Danny's
work in a Arizona with Pinkerton's
Detective Agency exposed him to many
dangerous enemies, and one day he
disappeared from Rose's life altogether.
Believing him to be dead and grieving the
loss of both her husband and baby son,
Rose returned to England in order to start
a new life.
It is June, 1897 and three years have passed
since that tragic period in Rose's life. She
has now fulfilled her ambition of becoming a
'Lady Investigator, Discretion Guaranteed'
and is about to marry her long-term lover,
Detective Inspector Jack Macmerry of the
Edinburgh Police. But pre-wedding jitters
become the least of her worries when a nun
from the local convent claims to have
received a letter from Danny. Is the elderly
nun just senile, or could Danny really still
be alive? In which case, why would he not
write to his wife? Unnerved and determined
to find out the truth before her wedding,
Rose begins to investigate. However, after
two suspicious deaths, all the signs suggest
that a ghost is about to walk back into her
life.
ISBN: 0749083018 ... £18.99 (Allison and
Busby) Hardback
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THE ROSE MCQUINN SERIES
Faro and the Royals
Black & White Publishing, April 2005
(ISBN: 1845020456)
A paperback trilogy of Three Classic Inspector Faro
Cases:
The Bull Slayers; The Missing Duchess and the Final Enemy
'Alanna Knight could hardly be
better, with a crime novelist's insight into motive and
aftermath.'
Ian Rankin
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Unholy
Trinity
A New Case For Inspector Faro
APRIL 2004
ISBN 1 84502 002 2
PRICE £16.99
Inspector Jeremy Faro is in
County Kerry for the family wedding of his writer
companion Imogen Crowe when a young couple who are
guests at the wedding are brutally murdered. The village
simpleton claims he has seen the killers three
brothers who have been terrorising the neighbourhood. At
a loss as to what to do, the local police appeal to Faro
for help but, before an arrest can be made, there are
three more inexplicable deaths. Three accidental deaths
or three murders to avenge the deaths of the young
couple? Faro lends his wit and expertise to unearth the
truth a web of ancient and sinister secrets which
imperil both Imogen and her family. Vintage Alanna
Knight!
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THE SECOND TAM EILDOR TIME-QUEST...
The Gowrie Conspiracy
Tam Eildor's second time-quest, set in
the reign of James VI of Scotland and 1st of England (this
is the 400th anniversary of the Union of the Crowns). The
action takes place in Falkland Palace where Tam rescues
King James from a runaway horse and spends some
considerable time thereafter avoiding the attentions of
his grateful but amorous monarch and jealous courtiers
while trying to solve the inexplicable murder of Queen
Anne's midwife. Dangerous forces are at work, culminating
in the tragedy of Gowrie House in Perth where Tam soon
discovers that being a timelord does not guarantee
immortality. THE GOWRIE CONSPIRACY commissioned by Allison
& Busby is to be published in September 2003.
(ISBN 0749006277, Hardback £17.99)
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this book from Amazon Now!
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Eildor's first time-quest story The Dagger in The Crown
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THE ROSE MCQUINN SERIES...
An Orkney Murder
A
long awaited holiday for Rose McQuinn, visiting
her sister Emily in Orkney, takes on an unexpected
and sinister twist when an archaeological dig for
the grave of a 13th century princess, the Maid of
Norway, unearths a corpse of a more recent date.
And Rose, always the investigator, finds that the
closer she comes to finding the killer, the more
she risks destroying her family's happiness.
ISBN:
1841196916
... Price £16.99 (Constable Crime) Hardback
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Rose McQuinn Series
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UK Library Borrowing
Every single day last
year, almost 300 people borrowed one of Alanna's books
from libraries in the United Kingdom. Figures just
released showed that over the year, borrowings of
Alanna's books topped 100,000.
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"My Favourite
Author"
Best-selling US
author, Barbara Wood, has honoured Alanna Knight by
naming her "My Favourite Author" with a special link on
her website. Visit Barbara Wood's website by following
the link below.
http://www.barbarawood.com
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Alanna Knight's 50th
book
Inspector
Jeremy Faro, Alanna Knight's Victorian
detective, has captured the imagination of
readers from all over the world. Her skilful
blend of gripping mystery and historical
accuracy has earned her a unique place in
British Crime Writing.
The
Final
Enemy sees Faro facing his
toughest challenge yet. His plans for a pleasant
break from the demands of his job are dashed
when he journeys across Germany with Imogen
Crowe.
The
life
of the heir apparent of Luxoria is cruelly
threatened, and Faro is delegated by royal
command to escort the boy from boarding school
in Scotland and restore him to his troubled
kingdom. Faro and his charge embark on a
perilous and terrifying journey where not even
the safety of the Orient Express can protect
them.
To
make
matters worse, the Inspector has personal
reasons for his anxiety over the fate of
Luxoria's heir, for he knows a secret concerning
the boy's birth, a secret that could destroy
them all . . .
ISBN: 1
902927 28 1 ... Price: £16.99 (Black & White
Publishing) Hardback
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the Inspector Faro Series
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ALANNA
KNIGHT'S
LATEST NON-FICTION TITLE...
Reached
Number 4 in Scottish Bestellers list!
Chilling murders in the heart of Edinburgh
(Foreword by Ian Rankin)
Join
Alanna
Knight on a chilling, unforgettable trip through
the damp, shadowy secrets of Edinburgh's
streets.
In 1923 Philip Murray went to the gallows for a
brutal murder in Jamaica Street, thanks to a
local prostitute turning King's evidence.
In
the
late 1970s two girls went missing from the
World's End pub, never to be seen alive again
case unsolved.
In 1987, the body of a young woman was found
strangled and dumped in a canal case unsolved.
These horrendous crimes have one thing in
common...
they
all happened in Edinburgh.
In
centuries
past the High Street ran with gore as clansmen
battled to the death, and criminals were
gruesomely hung, drawn and quartered at the
Tolbooth. Lesser known, however, are the
terrible crimes that have been committed in the
last century.
In
1954
Donald Merrett walked free after cold-bloodedly
murdering his mother, only to return in the
1970s under an assumed name and kill again.
A
grim pattern followed by Donald Forbes who,
acquitted of a terrible murder in 1958, returned
to Edinburgh 40 years later to continue his rein
of terror in another death.
Close
and
Deadly offers a fascinating selection of the
most notorious and gruesome murders of the last
century, committed within a mile radius of
Edinburgh's famous Princes Street.
Take
a
glimpse at the chilling underbelly of Scotland's
thriving capital as Alanna Knight scratches the
civilised surface of the city, and reveals what
lies beneath.
ISBN: 1
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A HAUNTING HISTORICAL MURDER
MYSTERY...
THE DAGGER IN THE CROWN
A
historical murder mystery, set in the court of
Mary Queen of Scots.
It
is 1566 and Mary Queen of Scots is in residence at
Craigmillar Castle. But as rumours of treasonous
plots abound, no one there can feel safe. Least of
all Lord James Bothwell, who survives a murderous
attack thanks to a lad by the name of Will
Fellows.
But
what is surprising is that Will snatched the
diamond-encrusted dagger not from the hands of an
ambitious lord, jealous of Bothwell's close
relationship with Mary, but from a woman, who then
disappears into the night.
Of
the many ladies he knows, who would want him dead?
His new bride Jean Gordon, only too aware of his
infidelities? Anna Throndsen, the abandoned mother
of his son William? Or perhaps one of the many
lovers of Mary's dissolute husband Henry Darnley?
When
Bothwell's
mistress Janet Beaton hears of the attack, she
puts her steward Tam Eildor on the assassin's
trail. And he must act fast because the attempts
on Bothwell's life are about to escalate...
But
the enigmatic Tam is a mystery in himself, having
arrived at Janet's castle months before with no
memory of his name or previous life. All he does
have are vague glimpses of the future - a future
that looks dark for both Bothwell and his queen...
"I was hooked into a tale that was based
on the life of Mary Queen of Scots, but had
all the mystery and intrigue of any Kathy Reichs or P.D.
James story"
Peterburgh Evening Telegraph
"an atmospheric novel which
recreates a key period in British history to
perfection and tells a sinister and inexorable tale"
Sarah Neville
"You can almost smell the miasma
of old stone castles and feel the fear that one wrong
step will end in the Tollbooth.
This is history that comes to full-blooded life ...
the whole thing stays in the mind long afterwards ...
a compelling read."
Rachel A Hyde, MyShelf.com
ISBN: 033390415X
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Library and Large Print News
An Orkney
Murder, 3rd in the Rose McQuinn series
was read 16,500 times in libraries across the UK.
Readers everywhere are demanding paperbacks of
An Orkney Murder,
The Inspector's Daughter
and Dangerous Pursuits.
All 3 have now been published in Large Print by
Magna Books.
All Rose McQuinn titles
now availabel in Large Print editions from
Thorndike Press, Waterville, Maine USA and Chivers UK
Alanna's AUDIO Books
KILLING
COUSINS
(Black Dagger Crime Series, BBC Audio)
GHOST WALK
Read by Hilary
Neville
(Soundings Audio Books, Whitley Bay England)
Now available in libraries
ENTER SECOND MURDERER,
The first Inspector Faro
Read by
Robert Powell
(Chivers Audio Books ISBN 0 7540 0352 3)
THE INSPECTOR'S DAUGHTER
Read by
Alanna Knight
(Magna Story Sound ISBN 1 85903 475 6)
DANGEROUS PURSUITS
(Soundings Audio Books, Whitley Bay, England)
AN ORKNEY MURDER
(Soundings Audio Books, Whitley Bay, England)
IN THE SHADOW OF THE
MINSTER
Read by
Alanna Knight
(Magna Story Sound ISBN 1 85903 476 4)
In preparation
THE GOWRIE CONSPIRACY
ISIS Audio Books (November 2005)
Audio recordings
of all The Rose McQuinn Series...
available from
Soundings Audio Books Whitley Bay, England
read by Hilary Neville.
Borrow them from your
local library!
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Inspector Faro Plays
'Inspector Faro
Investigates...'
Two murder-mystery
plays suitable for hotel, library or personal
events.
"Inspector Faro
Investigates..."
1. The Case of
the Horrific Hotel Slaying
2. The Case of the
Vanishing Vagrant
Act 1. the
Inspector interviews suspects and produces clues,
the audience then has a coffee/wine interval in
which they are invited to write down 'whodunit'
returning for Act 2 when the Inspector reveals all.
There is a prize for
the correct answer. No acting experience (bar the
Inspector) is needed.
These plays have proved to be popular, providing a
real fun evening for everyone.
Contact Alanna for copies,
further information.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
"INSPECTOR FARO INVESTIGATES"
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