The Rose McQuinn Mystery Series – Alanna Knight Free Audiobook

Written by Alanna Knight
Read by Hillary Neville, Emma D’Inverno
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Mixed
Unabridged

01–The Inspector’s Daughter (2000)

On her return to Edinburgh, Rose McQuinn finds herself stepping into the shoes of her legendary detective father, Inspector Faro, and begins to investigate the strange behaviour of her friend Alice’s husband who she is convinced is having an affair. But Rose suspects him of something more sinister.

02–Dangerous Pursuits (2002)
Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
Release date: 07-31-07
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

When out walking on Arthur’s Seat, high above the city of Edinburgh, Rose McQuinn discovers the body of a woman in the ruins of St Anthony’s Chapel above the city of Edinburgh. But she is astonished that on returning to the scene, there is no evidence of either the victim or the local constable who had taken down Rose’s story. Even Rose’s would-be lover, Detective Sergeant Jack Macmerry, is doubtful. Edinburgh City Police have no record of a dead woman or of PC Smith. Convinced of what she saw that afternoon, Rose pursues discreet investigations that soon turn into a more dangerous pursuit.

03–An Orkney Murder (2003)
Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
Release date: 10-09-07
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

Rose McQuinn makes a long anticipated journey to her childhood home on Orkney to visit her sister Emily, but does not find the peace and relaxation she anticipates. An archaeological team searching for the grave of a 13th century princess, the Maid of Norway, stumbles across a body, causing great excitement: could it be the preserved corpse of the 13th-century princess? When the body is identified as the corpse of a local woman, brutally murdered and then thrown into the bog, the calm pleasure of Rose’s holiday is shattered. Realising that she probably knows the identity of the killer, Rose is all too aware that in exposing the killer she will destroy the happiness of those closest to her.

04–Ghost Walk (2004)
Length: 7hrs 30min
Publisher: Soundings, 2005

Fourth in the Rose McQuinn series, set in Scotland. 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.

05–Destroying Angel (2007)
Length: 8hrs
Publisher: Soundings, 2007

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?

06–Quest for a Killer (2010)
Length: 7 hrs and 31 mins
Release date: 06-18-10
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books

It’s 1899 and strange things are happening in Edinburgh. When the circus arrives in Edinburgh, Rose McQuinn is delighted. However, the festivities are overshadowed by the murder of a clerk during a bank robbery and the suicides of two young women.
Are these deaths straightforward or could they all be linked to one killer? Rose’s ex-fiancé, Inspector Jack Macmerry, believes that Rose can help with his inquiries and she finds suspicious links with the circus and the behaviour of a sinister scar-faced clown.
Rose cannot prove conclusively who the real killer is. She confides in her new-found friend – young, rich and beautiful Elma Rice – and together they sift through the circumstantial evidence.

But when there is a murderous attack on Elma’s husband, Rose must discover what vital clue she overlooked.

07–Deadly Legacy (2012)
Narrated by: Emma D’Inverno
Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
Release date: 09-01-12
Publisher: Soundings

Rose McQuinn has agreed to help her neighbor, Mrs. Lawer, by delivering what she claims to be a family legacy to her only living relative. But Rose ’s philanthropic journey takes a turn towards the dangerous when she herself is attacked on a train and Mrs. Lawer and her maid are found dead upon her return to Edinburgh. Investigating further, Rose finds links to Royal history, the theatre world, and her own home in Solomon ’s Tower. Balancing the murder investigation along with her obligations to family and friends, Rose discovers ties that seem to reveal that the past has not completely left the present.