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Home / Authors / Alanna Knight Alanna Knight Scottish author Alanna Knight is best known for the Inspector Faro historical mystery series and the Rose McQuinn crime novels. Her books have sold over one million copies worldwide. This page provides the Alanna Knight books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
All books · chronological
1970 Legend of the Loch POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1971 The October Witch POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1972 Castle Clodha POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1972 Lament for Lost Lovers / Dead Man's Moon POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1973 The White Rose POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1974 The Passionate Kindness / A Violent Passion POoNB · 1 Buy ↗ 1974 A Stranger Came By POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1977 A Drink for the Bridge POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1977 Wicked Wynsleys POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1978 Girl on an Empty Swing POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1978 The Queen's Captain(As: Margaret Hope) POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1979 The Shadow Queen(As: Margaret Hope) POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1980 Black Duchess POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1980 Hostage Most Royal(As: Margaret Hope) POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1980 Passionate Kindness POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1981 Castle of Foxes POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1983 Private Life of Robert Louis Stevenson POoSP · 1 Buy ↗ 1983 Perilous Voyage(As: Margaret Hope) POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1986 The Clan POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1986 Estella POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1987 R.L.S. in the South Seas POoNB · 2 Buy ↗ 1988 Enter Second Murderer POoIFB · 1 Buy ↗ 1989 Blood Line POoIFB · 2 Buy ↗ 1989 Deadly Beloved POoIFB · 3 Buy ↗ 1990 Killing Cousins POoIFB · 4 Buy ↗ 1991 A Quiet Death POoIFB · 5 Buy ↗ 1992 To Kill a Queen POoIFB · 6 Buy ↗ 1992 The Sweet Cheat Gone POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 1993 The Evil That Men Do POoIFB · 7 Buy ↗ 1993 Strathblair POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 1993 This Outward Angel POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 1994 The Missing Duchess POoIFB · 8 Buy ↗ 1995 The Bull Slayers POoIFB · 9 Buy ↗ 1997 Murder by Appointment POoIFB · 10 Buy ↗ 1997 Angel Eyes POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 1998 The Coffin Lane Murders POoIFB · 11 Buy ↗ 1999 The Royal Park Murder POoAKB · 1 Buy ↗ 1999 The Monster in the Loch POoAKB · 2 Buy ↗ 1999 Dead Beckoning POoAKB · 3 Buy ↗ 2000 The Inspector's Daughter POoRMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2001 The Dagger in the Crown POoTEB · 1 Buy ↗ 2002 Close and Deadly POoNB · 3 Buy ↗ 2002 In the Shadow of the Minster POoSN · 24 Buy ↗ 2003 Dangerous Pursuits POoRMB · 2 Buy ↗ 2003 The Gowrie Conspiracy POoTEB · 2 Buy ↗ 2003 An Orkney Murder POoRMB · 3 Buy ↗ 2003 The Final Enemy POoIFB · 12 Buy ↗ 2004 Ghost Walk POoRMB · 4 Buy ↗ 2004 Unholy Trinity / Death at Carasheen POoIFB · 13 Buy ↗ 2005 The Stuart Sapphire POoTEB · 3 Buy ↗ 2005 Faro and the Royals POoIFB · 14 Buy ↗ 2007 Burke and Hare POoNB · 4 Buy ↗ 2009 Destroying Angel POoRMB · 5 Buy ↗ 2009 Murder in Paradise POoIFB · 15 Buy ↗ 2010 Quest for a Killer POoRMB · 6 Buy ↗ 2011 The Seal King Murders POoIFB · 16 Buy ↗ 2012 Deadly Legacy POoRMB · 7 Buy ↗ 2013 Inspector Faro's Crime File: Short Stories POoIFC · 1 Buy ↗ 2013 Murders Most Foul POoIFB · 17 Buy ↗ 2013 The Midnight Visitor POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 2014 The Balmoral Incident POoRMB · 8 Buy ↗ 2014 Miss Havisham's Revenge, Estella's Missing Years POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 2015 101 Golden Rules for Writing Successful Fiction POoNB · 5 Buy ↗ 2016 Akin to Murder POoIFB · 18 Buy ↗ 2017 The Darkness Within POoIFaRMB · 1 Buy ↗ 2017 The Most Tragic Tay Bridge Disaster POoSN · 27 Buy ↗ 2018 My Psychic Life, Mostly POoNB · 6 Buy ↗ 2018 Murder Lies Waiting POoRMB · 9 Buy ↗ 2019 The Dower House Mystery POoIFB · 19 Buy ↗ 2020 My Writing Life, Mostly POoNB · 7 Buy ↗ 2021 Murder at the World's Edge POoTEB · 4 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Standalone Plays 1 book · 1983
01 Private Life of Robert Louis Stevenson 1983 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Faro Books 19 books · 1988–2019
01 Enter Second Murderer 1988 Buy ↗ 03 Deadly Beloved 1989 Buy ↗ 04 Killing Cousins 1990 Buy ↗ 06 To Kill a Queen 1992 Buy ↗ 07 The Evil That Men Do 1993 Buy ↗ 08 The Missing Duchess 1994 Buy ↗ 09 The Bull Slayers 1995 Buy ↗ 10 Murder by Appointment 1997 Buy ↗ 11 The Coffin Lane Murders 1998 Buy ↗ 12 The Final Enemy 2003 Buy ↗ 13 Unholy Trinity / Death at Carasheen 2004 Buy ↗ 14 Faro and the Royals 2005 Buy ↗ 15 Murder in Paradise 2009 Buy ↗ 16 The Seal King Murders 2011 Buy ↗ 17 Murders Most Foul 2013 Buy ↗ 18 Akin to Murder 2016 Buy ↗ 19 The Dower House Mystery 2019 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Annie Kelty Books 3 books · 1999–1999
01 The Royal Park Murder 1999 Buy ↗ 02 The Monster in the Loch 1999 Buy ↗ 03 Dead Beckoning 1999 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Faro and Rose McQuinn Books 1 book · 2017
01 The Darkness Within 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Tam Eildor Books 4 books · 2001–2021
01 The Dagger in the Crown 2001 Buy ↗ 02 The Gowrie Conspiracy 2003 Buy ↗ 03 The Stuart Sapphire 2005 Buy ↗ 04 Murder at the World's Edge 2021 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Rose McQuinn Books 9 books · 2000–2018
01 The Inspector's Daughter 2000 Buy ↗ 02 Dangerous Pursuits 2003 Buy ↗ 03 An Orkney Murder 2003 Buy ↗ 05 Destroying Angel 2009 Buy ↗ 06 Quest for a Killer 2010 Buy ↗ 08 The Balmoral Incident 2014 Buy ↗ 09 Murder Lies Waiting 2018 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 27 books · 1970–2017
01 Legend of the Loch 1970 Buy ↗ 02 The October Witch 1971 Buy ↗ 04 Lament for Lost Lovers / Dead Man's Moon 1972 Buy ↗ 05 The White Rose 1973 Buy ↗ 06 A Stranger Came By 1974 Buy ↗ 07 A Drink for the Bridge 1977 Buy ↗ 08 Wicked Wynsleys 1977 Buy ↗ 09 Girl on an Empty Swing 1978 Buy ↗ 10 The Queen's Captain(As: Margaret Hope) 1978 Buy ↗ 11 The Shadow Queen(As: Margaret Hope) 1979 Buy ↗ 13 Hostage Most Royal(As: Margaret Hope) 1980 Buy ↗ 14 Passionate Kindness 1980 Buy ↗ 15 Castle of Foxes 1981 Buy ↗ 17 Perilous Voyage(As: Margaret Hope) 1983 Buy ↗ 20 The Sweet Cheat Gone 1992 Buy ↗ 22 This Outward Angel 1993 Buy ↗ 24 In the Shadow of the Minster 2002 Buy ↗ 25 The Midnight Visitor 2013 Buy ↗ 26 Miss Havisham's Revenge, Estella's Missing Years 2014 Buy ↗ 27 The Most Tragic Tay Bridge Disaster 2017 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books 7 books · 1974–2020
01 The Passionate Kindness / A Violent Passion 1974 Buy ↗ 02 R.L.S. in the South Seas 1987 Buy ↗ 03 Close and Deadly 2002 Buy ↗ 04 Burke and Hare 2007 Buy ↗ 05 101 Golden Rules for Writing Successful Fiction 2015 Buy ↗ 06 My Psychic Life, Mostly 2018 Buy ↗ 07 My Writing Life, Mostly 2020 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Inspector Faro Collections 1 book · 2013
01 Inspector Faro's Crime File: Short Stories 2013 Buy ↗