Adrian Magson

1 series 7 books in order

Adrian Magson is an experienced author of crime and spy novels, including the Harry Tate series and the Inspector Lucas Rocco crime thrillers. He also has countless short stories and articles in national and international magazines to his name plus a non-fiction work: Write On! – the Writer’s Help Book. Adrian lives in the Forest of Dean, and rumours that he is building a nuclear bunker are unfounded. It is in fact, a bird table.

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Inspector Lucas Rocco

Series by Adrian Magson

Inspector Lucas Rocco

7 books in order · 2011–2021

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    Death on the Marais

    2011 · Adrian Magson

    FULLY REVISED NEW EDITION Danger and intrigue follow him wherever he goes. France, 1963. It's a time of great change, not least for Inspector Lucas…

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  2. Cover of Death on the Rive Nord

    Death on the Rive Nord

    2020 · Adrian Magson

    FULLY REVISED NEW EDITION Caught between instinct and authority, he must decide where his loyalties lie... Picardie, 1963. A truck drops a group of…

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  3. Cover of Death on the Pont Noir

    Death on the Pont Noir

    2013 · Adrian Magson

    FULLY REVISED NEW EDITION 'A classic crime star in the making' Daily Mail France, 1963. A farmer reports a truck ramming into a car near Amiens,…

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  4. Cover of Death at the Clos du Lac

    Death at the Clos du Lac

    2014 · Adrian Magson

    FULLY REVISED NEW EDITION Terrible truths lie hidden, deep beneath the surface... France, 1964. At the exclusive Clos du Lac sanitarium, a man is…

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  5. Cover of Rocco and the Nightingale

    Rocco and the Nightingale

    2017 · Adrian Magson

    A bounty on his head, and nowhere to run... When a minor Paris criminal is found stabbed in the neck on a country lane in Picardie it looks like…

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  6. Cover of Rocco and the Price of Lies

    Rocco and the Price of Lies

    2020 · Adrian Magson

    A government conspiracy that goes to the very top... Murder by suicide? Three senior government officials a judge, a politician, and an ex-police…

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  7. Cover of Death at the Old Asylum

    Death at the Old Asylum

    2021 · Adrian Magson

    Who said nothing ever happens in the French countryside? Picardie, 1964. On a deserted country road, three Moroccan nationals are shot dead with…

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Frequently asked questions

How many books has Adrian Magson written?

We list 7 books by Adrian Magson across 1 series, published between 2011–2021 — each shown in full reading order.

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