The Seal King Murders: The evocative Victorian Scottish whodunnit

by Alanna Knight

Overview

1861. Constable Faro is heading home to Orkney, pursuing a private investigation into the mysterious drowning of an ex-colleague's relative, champion swimmer Dave Claydon. Was this an accident or does Claydon's death have a sinister connection with missing artefacts recovered from the Armada galleon sunk off Spanish Cove?
At Scarthbreck his mother is determined to find him a wife and this Lammastide the legend of the seal king's annual claim of a human bride becomes reality. Faro's holiday and his original secret mission turn into a nightmare. With himself as the prime suspect in the girl's disappearance, he is in deadly danger, his life threatened by circumstances beyond his control.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749011024
Publisher:	Allison & Busby, Limited
Publication date:	03/26/2012
Series:	Inspector Faro , #16
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
File size:	1 MB
Age Range:	12 Years

About the Author

Alanna Knight had more than seventy books published in an impressive writing career spanning over fifty years. She was a founding member and Honorary Vice President of the Scottish Association of Writers, Honorary President of the Edinburgh Writers' Club and member of the Scottish Chapter of the Crime Writers' Association. Alanna was awarded an MBE in 2014 for services to literature. Born and educated in Tyneside, she lived in Edinburgh until she passed away in 2020.

Editorial Reviews

"It is a good solid work of historical detective fiction, providing plenty of action and plot twists to keep the reader interested. There is a good sense of time and place, with the Orkney Islands and people being particularly well realised. The resolutions to the twin plots are not too hard to guess, but they are well-written and satisfying nonetheless. All-in-all a very enjoyable read."

Historical Novels Review

"Taut with tension and an air of authority that stems from Knight’s expertise in Scottish history"

Irish Times

‘Taut with tension and an air of authority that stems from Knight’s expertise in Scottish history’

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