Redigerer Alanna Knight

{{infoboks biografi}}
'''Alanna Knight''' (født 24. februar 1923 i [[Jesmond (Newcastle)|Jesmond]] i [[Newcastle upon Tyne]] i [[England]] i [[Storbritannia]], død 2. desember 2020 i [[Edinburgh]]), født '''Gladys Allan Cleet''', var en britisk forfatter i Edinburgh. Hun skrev over seksti romaner, i sjangre som  romanser, mysterier, krim, historisk, tidsreise, og dessuten skuespill, biografier og historier. Hun brukte av og til psevdonymet '''Margaret Hope'''.

==Liv og virke==
===Bakgrunn===
Gladys Allan Cleet var datter av Herbert Cleet og Gladys Allan Cleet. Faren var slakter. Selv tok hun sekretærutdannelse.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Ripley|first=Mike|date=2020-12-17|title=Alanna Knight obituary|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/17/alanna-knight-obituary|access-date=2020-12-23|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

===Karriere===
Da hun var i 40-årene, i 1964, ble hun paralysert av [[nevropati]], og ektemannen gav henne en elektrisk skrivemaskin for å assistere hennes tilfriskning.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|title=Alanna Knight obituary|language=en|work=The Times|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/alanna-knight-obituary-lkkllg5q2|access-date=2020-12-23|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Da hun etter fem år hadde overvunnet lammelsene hadde hun skrevet sin første roman, ''Legend of the Loch'' (1969). Hun fortsatte å skrive, og det ble over seksti bøker i løpet av hennes femti fortsatte leveår. Best kjent er ''Inspector Faro''-mysteriene, men handslingen lagt til 1800-tallet, men hun skrev også om detektiven Tam Eildor som foretok tidsreiser, og en serie om kvinnelige detektiver; hunm skrev ''gothic'' romanser, ''true crime'', forfatterråd, memoarer og biografier.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alanna Knight|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/k/alanna-knight/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Fantastic Fiction}}</ref> 

Knight var ærespresident for ''Edinburgh Writers Club'', en grunnlegger og ærespresident av Scottish Association of Writers, og aktivt medlem av [[Crime Writers' Association]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alanna Knight|url=https://thecwa.co.uk/find-an-author/alanna-knight|access-date=2020-12-23|website=The Crime Writers' Association|archive-date=2021-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210102021509/https://thecwa.co.uk/find-an-author/alanna-knight|url-status=yes}}</ref> Hun underviste i kreativ skriving og holdt foredrag, blant annet for Bloody Scotland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Founding Patron Alanna Knight|url=https://bloodyscotland.com/take-part/support-bloody-scotland/|access-date=2020-12-23|website=Bloody Scotland|language=en-GB}}</ref> Hun var også portrett- og landskapsmaler.<ref name=":0" />

Knight ble gjort til medlem av [[Order of the British Empire]] for sin innsats innen litteraturen i 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alanna Knight|url=https://www.weascotland.org.uk/alanna-knight|access-date=2020-12-23|website=WEA Scotland|archive-date=2021-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927105753/https://weascotland.org.uk/alanna-knight|url-status=yes}}</ref>

Hun døde i 2020 av et slag, i en alder av 97 år, i Edinburgh.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Verker i utvalg ==
===Fiction - under navnet Margaret Hope===
* ''The Queen's Captain'' (1978)
* ''The Shadow Queen'' (1979)
* ''Hostage Most Royal'' (1980)
* ''Perilous Voyage'' (1983)

===Fiction -  under navnet Alanna Knight===
* ''Legend of the Loch'' (1969)
* ''The October Witch'' (1971)
* ''Castle Clodha'' (1972)
* ''Lament for Lost Lovers'' (1972)
* ''The White Rose'' (1973)
* ''Passionate Kindness'' (1974, also published as ''A Violent Passion'')
* ''A Stranger Came By'' (1974)
* ''A Drink for the Bridge'' (1976, also published as ''The Most Tragic Tay Bridge Disaster'')
* ''The Wicked Wynsleys'' (1977)
* ''Girl on an Empty Swing'' (1978)
* ''The Black Duchess'' (1980)
* ''Castle of Foxes'' (1981)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jGfMNfRmCloC&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Castle of Foxes|date=1981|publisher=Doubleday|isbn=978-0-385-15327-0|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Colla's Children'' (1982)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aO9QAQAAIAAJ|title=Colla's Children|date=1983|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group Limited|isbn=978-0-7088-1813-8|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Clan'' (1985)
*''Estella'' (1986)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eyPncGYBNIC|title=Estella|date=1998|publisher=Thorndike Press|isbn=978-0-7862-1313-9|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Enter Second Murderer'' (1988, the first Inspector Jeremy Faro mystery)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TxHUppdsmT8C&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Enter Second Murderer|date=1990|publisher=Ulverscroft|isbn=978-0-7089-2236-1|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Blood Line'' (1989)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cbgyOQAACAAJ|title=Blood Line|date=1991|publisher=Ulverscroft|isbn=978-0-7089-2370-2|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Deadly Beloved'' (1989)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lN3-mh8FL9AC&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Deadly Beloved|date=1992|publisher=Ulverscroft|isbn=978-0-7089-2646-8|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Killing Cousins'' (1990)
* ''The Wicked Wynsleys'' (1990)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5R-v8x9jbKgC&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=The Wicked Wynsleys|date=1990|publisher=Ulverscroft|isbn=978-0-7089-2139-5|language=en}}</ref>
* ''A Quiet Death'' (1991)
* ''To Kill a Queen'' (1992)
* ''The Sweet Cheat Gone'' (1992)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MlLf3G935SQC|title=The Sweet Cheat Gone|date=1992|publisher=Severn House|isbn=978-0-7278-4379-1|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Strathblair'' (1993)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xjq9AQAACAAJ&q=%22Alanna+Knight%22|title=Strathblair: The Novel|date=1993|publisher=BBC Books|isbn=978-0-563-36778-9|language=en}}</ref>
* ''This Outward Angel'' (1993)
* ''The Evil that Men Do'' (1993)
* ''The Missing Duchess'' (1994)
* ''The Bull Slayers'' (1995)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hKCKAAAACAAJ|title=The Bull Slayers: An Inspector Faro Mystery|date=1997|publisher=G.K. Hall|isbn=978-0-7838-8045-7|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Murder by Appointment'' (1996)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ECCMXLeqvgsC|title=Murder by Appointment: An Inspector Faro Mystery|date=1997|publisher=G.K. Hall|isbn=978-0-7838-8044-0|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Angel Eyes'' (1997)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VTmcbwAACAAJ|title=Angel Eyes|date=1998|publisher=Thorndike Press|isbn=978-0-7862-1480-8|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Coffin Lane Murders'' (1998)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5v4UswEACAAJ|title=The Coffin Lane Murders: An Inspector Faro Mystery|date=2016-02-04|publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited|isbn=978-1-4596-8612-0|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Monster in the Loch'' (1999, for new readers)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kqcbSKX6EPYC|title=The Monster in the Loch|date=1999|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-0688-9|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Royal Park Murder'' (1999, for new readers)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GbyAM7hWPZUC&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=The Royal Park Murder|date=1998|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-0687-2|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Dead Beckoning'' (1999, for new readers)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wKfS_sx1x-oC|title=Dead Beckoning|date=1999|publisher=Contemporary Books|isbn=978-0-8092-0689-6|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Inspector's Daughter'' (2000, the first Rose McQuinn novel)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y1-3AAAACAAJ&q=Alanna+Knight|title=The Inspector's Daughter|date=2006|publisher=Thorndike Press|isbn=978-0-7862-8963-9|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Dagger in the Crown'' (2001, the first Tam Eildor novel)
* ''Dangerous Pursuits'' (2002)
* ''In the Shadow of the Minster'' (2002)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uwr__jE2DNsC|title=In the Shadow of the Minster|date=2002|publisher=Dales Large Print|isbn=978-1-84262-114-1|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Final Enemy'' (2002)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SkthkQEACAAJ|title=The Final Enemy: An Inspector Faro Mystery|date=2002|publisher=Black & White|isbn=978-1-902927-28-2|language=en}}</ref>
* ''An Orkney Murder'' (2003)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dMUlAAAACAAJ|title=An Orkney Murder|date=2006|publisher=Allison & Busby, Limited|isbn=978-0-7490-8181-2|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Gowry Conspiracy'' (2003)
* ''Ghost Walk'' (2004)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yyyKAgAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Ghost Walk: An ominous Scottish mystery|date=2012-09-06|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1370-7|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Unholy Trinity'' (2004, also known as ''Death at Carasheen'')<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HtwSAAAACAAJ|title=Unholy Trinity: An Inspector Faro Mystery|date=2004|publisher=Black & White|isbn=978-1-84502-002-6|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Faro and the Royals'' (2005)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=skDyAAAACAAJ|title=Faro and the Royals|date=2005|publisher=Black & White|isbn=978-1-84502-045-3|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Stuart Sapphire'' (2005)
* ''Burke and Hare'' (2007, non-fiction)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdkDAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Alanna+Knight%22|title=Burke and Hare|date=2007-06-30|publisher=Bloomsbury Academic|isbn=978-1-905615-13-1|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Destroying Angel'' (2007)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Xy2KAgAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Destroying Angel: The suspense-filled Scottish mystery|date=2012-09-06|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1375-2|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Murder in Paradise'' (2008)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ckLAQAAMAAJ&q=Alanna+Knight|title=Murder in Paradise|date=2008|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-7943-7|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Quest for a Killer'' (2010)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JDKKAgAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Quest for a Killer|date=2013-05-10|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1452-0|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Seal King Murders'' (2011)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sReKAgAAQBAJ|title=The Seal King Murders: The evocative Victorian Scottish whodunnit|date=2012-03-26|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1102-4|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Deadly Legacy'' (2012)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-xeKAgAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Deadly Legacy: A sinister and dangerous Scottish mystery|date=2012-03-26|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1112-3|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Murder Most Foul'' (2013)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NCuKAgAAQBAJ|title=Murders Most Foul|date=2013-01-28|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1357-8|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Midnight Visitor'' (2013)
* ''The Balmoral Incident'' (2014)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Au2pBAAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=The Balmoral Incident|date=2014-10-23|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1726-2|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Miss Havisham's Revenge, Estella's Missing Years'' (2014)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2msVswEACAAJ|title=Miss Havisham's Revenge Or Estella's Missing Years|date=2016-02-04|publisher=ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited|isbn=978-1-4596-8606-9|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Akin to Murder'' (2016)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B7p3CwAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Akin to Murder|date=2016-01-21|publisher=Allison & Busby|isbn=978-0-7490-1924-2|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Darkness Within'' (2017)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UPF_DQAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=The Darkness Within|date=2017-03-23|publisher=Allison & Busby Ltd|isbn=978-0-7490-2122-1|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Murder Lies Waiting'' (2018)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=A0gyDwAAQBAJ&q=Alanna%20Knight|title=Murder Lies Waiting|date=2018-01-18|publisher=Allison & Busby Ltd|isbn=978-0-7490-2214-3|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The Dower House Mystery'' (2019)
* ''Murder at the World's Edge'' (2021, forthcoming)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3gDYzQEACAAJ|title=Murder at the World's Edge|date=2021-05-20|publisher=ALLISON & BUSBY|isbn=978-0-7490-2765-0|language=en}}</ref>

===Nonfiction===
* ''The Private Life of Robert Louis Stevenson'' (1983, play)
* ''The Robert Louis Stevenson Treasury (1985)<ref>Susan R. Gannon. “The Call to Adventure:Escape or Necessity? ''The Lion and the Unicorn,'' Volume 12, Number 1, June 1988.</ref> 
* ''R. L. S. in the South Seas: An intimate photographic record'' (1986, editor)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Radford|first=Tim|date=1986-12-19|title=Death in a Far Place|pages=12|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65853990/death-in-a-far-placetim-radford/|access-date=2020-12-23|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>Boyle, Richard A. “DEAD MAN'S CHEST: TRAVELS AFTER ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON, by Nicholas Rankin (Book Review).” Victorian Studies; Bloomington, Ind. Vol. 32, Iss. 3,  (Spring 1989): 450-52.</ref><ref> Doug Munro . Review: [Untitled] Reviewed Work: R.L.S. in the South Seas. An Intimate Photographic Record by Alanna Knight The Journal of Pacific History Vol. 24, No. 1 (Apr., 1989), pp. 129-131</ref> 
* ''Close and Deadly: Chilling Murders in the Heart of Edinburgh'' (2002, non-fiction)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Knight|first=Alanna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rKzyAAAAMAAJ|title=Close and Deadly: Chilling Murders in the Heart of Edinburgh|date=2002|publisher=Black & White|isbn=978-1-902927-39-8|language=en}}</ref>
* ''101 Golden Rules for Writing Successful Fiction'' (2015, profesjonelle råd)
* ''My Psychic Life, Mostly'' (2018, selvbiografi)
* ''My Writing Life, Mostly'' (2020, selvbiografi)

== Referanser ==
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== Eksterne lenker ==
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