R. N. Morris

1 series 5 books in order

R.N. Morris was born in Manchester, England, in 1960 and now lives in North London with his wife and two children. He sold his first short story to a teenage girls’ magazine while still a student at Cambridge University, where he read classics. Making his living as a freelance copywriter, he has continued to write, and occasionally publish, fiction. One of his stories, “The Devil’s Drum,” was turned into a one-act opera, which was performed at the Purcell Room in London’s South Bank. Another, “Revenants,” was published as a comic book. A Vengeful Longing is the follow-up to his first novel, The Gentle Axe, published by The Penguin Press in 2006.

Known for: Detective Silas Quinn Mysteries

Series by R. N. Morris

Detective Silas Quinn Mysteries

5 books in order · 2012–2020

Summon Up the Blood

2012 · R. N. Morris

A city, gripped in the fear of terrifying crimes, will be pushed to breaking point. London, 1914. A killer is at liberty in the dark alleys of the…
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The Mannequin House

2013 · R. N. Morris

Detective Inspector Silas Quinn investigates one of the strangest cases of his career... London, 1914. Called out to investigate the murder of an…
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The Dark Palace

2014 · R. N. Morris

The secret to film is that it's only an illusion or so he thought. London, April 1914. Against his better judgement, Detective Inspector Silas Quinn…
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The Red Hand of Fury

2018 · R. N. Morris

A series of bizarre suicides leads Detective Inspector Silas Quinn to revisit his own troubled past ... June, 1914. A young man is mauled to death at…
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The White Feather Killer

2020 · R. N. Morris

A gruesome murder case, with the only clue being a single feather. London, 1914. The declaration of war with Germany has made the capital a dark,…
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We list 5 books by R. N. Morris across 1 series, published between 2012–2020 — each shown in full reading order.

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