Donald is the author of several biographies, including Cochrane: Britannia's Sea Wolf and Robert Browning: A Life Within Life, which was runner-up for the Whitbread Prize.
He also writes fiction and is a prize-winning poet (his collection Points of Contact won the Eric Gregory Award).
He also writes fiction and is a prize-winning poet (his collection Points of Contact won the Eric Gregory Award).
Genres: Mystery
Series
Sergeant Verity (as by Francis Selwyn)
1. Sergeant Verity and the Imperial Diamond (1975)
2. Sergeant Verity and the Cracksman (1974)
aka Cracksman on Velvet
3. Sergeant Verity Presents His Compliments (1977)
4. Sergeant Verity and the Blood Royal (1979)
5. Sergeant Verity and the Swell Mob (1980)
6. Sergeant Verity and the Hangman's Child (2000)
1. Sergeant Verity and the Imperial Diamond (1975)
2. Sergeant Verity and the Cracksman (1974)
aka Cracksman on Velvet
3. Sergeant Verity Presents His Compliments (1977)
4. Sergeant Verity and the Blood Royal (1979)
5. Sergeant Verity and the Swell Mob (1980)
6. Sergeant Verity and the Hangman's Child (2000)
Inspector Swain
Mad Hatter Summer (1983)
aka Belladonna
The Ripper's Apprentice (1985)
Jekyll, Alias Hyde (1988)
The Arrest of Scotland Yard (1993)
Mad Hatter Summer (1983)
aka Belladonna
The Ripper's Apprentice (1985)
Jekyll, Alias Hyde (1988)
The Arrest of Scotland Yard (1993)
Sherlock Holmes
The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes (1997)
Sherlock Holmes and Running Noose (2001)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice From the Crypt (2002)
The Execution of Sherlock Holmes (2007)
Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil (2009)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly (2010)
Death on a Pale Horse (2013)
The Secret Cases of Sherlock Holmes (1997)
Sherlock Holmes and Running Noose (2001)
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice From the Crypt (2002)
The Execution of Sherlock Holmes (2007)
Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil (2009)
Sherlock Holmes and the Ghosts of Bly (2010)
Death on a Pale Horse (2013)
Novels
Prince Charlie's Bluff (1974)
Flight of the Eagle (1975)
The Blindfold Game (1981)
The Day the Sun Rose Twice (1985)
Scream Blue Murder (1988) (as by Richard Dacre)
Money with Menaces (1989) (as by Richard Dacre)
The Blood Runs Hot (1990) (as by Richard Dacre)
The Raising of Lizzie Meek (1993)
Dead Giveaway (1993)
Flight of the Eagle (1975)
The Blindfold Game (1981)
The Day the Sun Rose Twice (1985)
Scream Blue Murder (1988) (as by Richard Dacre)
Money with Menaces (1989) (as by Richard Dacre)
The Blood Runs Hot (1990) (as by Richard Dacre)
The Raising of Lizzie Meek (1993)
Dead Giveaway (1993)
Anthologies edited
Non fiction show
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