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Alanna Knight Books in Order

Find every Alanna Knight book in order, including standalone titles and complete series reading orders with publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 72 books / 9 series

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 Alanna Knight Books in Chronological Order

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
1982 Colla POoSN / 16 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

Alanna Knight Book Series Reading Orders / browse all ->

01 Private Life of Robert Louis Stevenson 1983 Buy
01 Enter Second Murderer 1988 Buy
02 Blood Line 1989 Buy
03 Deadly Beloved 1989 Buy
04 Killing Cousins 1990 Buy
05 A Quiet Death 1991 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
01 The Royal Park Murder 1999 Buy
02 The Monster in the Loch 1999 Buy
03 Dead Beckoning 1999 Buy
01 The Darkness Within 2017 Buy
Tam Eildor Books in Reading Order 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
01 The Inspector's Daughter 2000 Buy
02 Dangerous Pursuits 2003 Buy
03 An Orkney Murder 2003 Buy
04 Ghost Walk 2004 Buy
05 Destroying Angel 2009 Buy
06 Quest for a Killer 2010 Buy
07 Deadly Legacy 2012 Buy
08 The Balmoral Incident 2014 Buy
09 Murder Lies Waiting 2018 Buy
Standalone Books in Reading Order 27 books / 1970-2017
01 Legend of the Loch 1970 Buy
02 The October Witch 1971 Buy
03 Castle Clodha 1972 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
12 Black Duchess 1980 Buy
13 Hostage Most Royal(As: Margaret Hope) 1980 Buy
14 Passionate Kindness 1980 Buy
15 Castle of Foxes 1981 Buy
16 Colla 1982 Buy
17 Perilous Voyage(As: Margaret Hope) 1983 Buy
18 The Clan 1986 Buy
19 Estella 1986 Buy
20 The Sweet Cheat Gone 1992 Buy
21 Strathblair 1993 Buy
22 This Outward Angel 1993 Buy
23 Angel Eyes 1997 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
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
01 Inspector Faro's Crime File: Short Stories 2013 Buy

Where to start with Alanna Knight

What is the best order to read Alanna Knight books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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