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Sarah Rayne


UK flag (b.1947)

aka Frances Gordon, Bridget Wood

After a convent education, which included writing plays for the Lower Third to perform, Sarah Rayne embarked on a variety of jobs, but - probably inevitably - returned again and again to writing. Her first novel appeared in 1982, and since then her books have also been published in America, Holland and Germany.

The daughter of an Irish comedy actor, she was for many years active in amateur theatre, and lists among her hobbies, theatre, history, music, and old houses - much of her inspiration comes from old buildings and their histories and atmospheres. To these interests, she adds ghosts and ghost stories, and - having grown up in the Sixties - good conversation around a well-stocked dinner table.
 

Genres: Mystery, Horror, Historical Mystery
 
New and upcoming books
Series
Wolfking
   1. Wolfking (1991) (as by Bridget Wood)
   2. The Lost Prince (1992) (as by Bridget Wood)
   3. Rebel Angel (1993) (as by Bridget Wood)
   4. Sorceress (1994) (as by Bridget Wood)
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Nell West and Michael Flint
   1. Property of a Lady (2011)
   2. The Sin Eater (2012)
   3. The Silence (2013)
   4. The Whispering (2014)
   5. Deadlight Hall (2014)
   6. The Bell Tower (2016)
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Phineas Fox Mystery
   1. Death Notes (2016)
   2. Chord of Evil (2017)
   3. Song of the Damned (2018)
   4. Music Macabre (2019)
   5. The Devil's Harmony (2020)
   6. The Murder Dance (2021)
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Novels
   Mask of the Fox (1982) (as by Bridget Wood)
   The Chessmen (1983) (as by Bridget Wood)
   Devil in Amber (1984) (as by Bridget Wood)
   Rose Window (1985) (as by Bridget Wood)
   Minstrel's Lute (1987) (as by Bridget Wood)
   Satanic Lute (1987) (as by Bridget Wood)
   Blood Ritual (1994) (as by Frances Gordon)
   The Devil's Piper (1995) (as by Frances Gordon)
   The Burning Altar (1996) (as by Frances Gordon)
   Thorn (1997) (as by Frances Gordon)
   Changeling (1998) (as by Frances Gordon)
   Wolf (1999) (as by Frances Gordon)
   Wildwood (1999) (as by Frances Gordon)
   Tower of Silence (2003)
   Roots of Evil (2005)
   A Dark Dividing (2005)
   Spider Light (2006)
   The Death Chamber (2008)
   Ghost Song (2009)
   House of the Lost (2010)
   What Lies Beneath (2011)
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Collections
   Crimes & Punishment (2020)
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Anthologies containing stories by Sarah Rayne
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Mystery Tour (2017)
(Crime Writer's Association Anthology)
edited by
Martin Edwards
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The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime 10 (2013)
(The Mammoth Book of ...)
edited by
Maxim Jakubowski
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Guilty Consciences (2011)
(Crime Writer's Association Anthology)
edited by
Martin Edwards

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