Alan Rustage
1949-
Pseudonyms: Sally Spencer and James Garcia Woods
 

Alan Rustage grew up in the north of England. He has taught in England and Iran. He now writes full-time and lives in Madrid, Spain. Rustage also writes under the pseudonyms 'Sally Spencer', and 'James Garcia Woods'. He is the creator of:
1. 'Charlie Woodend', a Detective Chief Inspector of Scotland Yard (under the pseudonym 'Sally Spencer').
2. 'Monika Paniatowski', a Detective Chief Inspector (under the pseudonym 'Sally Spencer').
3. 'Paco Ruiz', an Inspector in Madrid, Spain (under the pseudonym 'James Garcia Woods').
4. 'Sam Blackstone', an Inspector in Victorian London.
Visit also the author's own site.

 

Titles and year of publication:  

'Charlie Woodend' Novels (as 'Sally Spencer')
 1) The Salton Killings  1998
 2) Murder at Swann's Lake  1999
 3) Death of a Cave Dweller  2000
 4) The Dark Lady  2000
 5) The Golden Mile to Murder  2000
 6) Dead on Cue  2001
 7) The Red Herring  2002
 8) Death of an Innocent  2002
 9) A Death Left Hanging  2003
10) The Enemy Within  2003
11) The Witch Maker  2004
12) The Butcher Beyond  2004
13) Dying in the Dark  2005
14) Stone Killer  2005
15) A Long Time Dead  2006
16) Sins of the Fathers  2006
17) Dangerous Games  2007
18) Death Watch  2007
19) Dying Fall  2008
20) Fatal Quest  2008
'Monika Paniatowski' Novels (as 'Sally Spencer')
 1) The Dead Hand of History  2009
 2) The Ring of Death  2010
 3) Echoes of the Dead  2011
 4) Backlash  2011
 5) Lambs to the Slaughter  2012
 6) A Walk with the Dead  2012
 7) Death's Dark Shadow  2013
 8) Supping with the Devil  2014
 9) Best Served Cold  2015
10) Thicker Than Water  2015
11) Death in Disguise  2016
12) The Hidden  2017
13) Dead End  2019
14) Poison  2021
15) The Final Beat of the Drum  2023
'Paco Ruiz' Novels (as 'James Garcia Woods')
 1) A Murder of No Consequence  1999
 2) The General’s Dog  1999
 3) The Fifth Column  2002
'Sam Blackstone' Novels
 1) Rendezvous with Death (Also published as: Blackstone and the Rendezvous with Death [2015]; as by 'Sally Spencer')  2003
 2) Blackstone and the Tiger (Also published as: Blackstone and the Great Game [2014]; as by 'Sally Spencer')  2004
 3) Blackstone and the Golden Egg (Also published as: Blackstone and the House of Secrets [2014]; as by 'Sally Spencer')  2004
 4) Blackstone and the Fire Bug (Also published as: Blackstone and the Burning Secret [2014]; as by 'Sally Spencer')  2005
 5) Blackstone and the Balloon of Death (Also published as: Blackstone and the Stage of Death [2014]; as by 'Sally Spencer')  2006
 6) Blackstone and the Heart of Darkness  2007
 7) Blackstone and the New World (as 'Sally Spencer')  2009
 8) Blackstone and the Wolf of Wall Street (as 'Sally Spencer')  2010
 9) Blackstone and the Great War (as 'Sally Spencer')  2011
10) Blackstone and the Endgame (as 'Sally Spencer')  2013
As 'Sally Spencer'
 1) The Paradise Job  2001
 2) The Madeiran Double Cross  2016
 3) Pilgrimage of Death  2016
 4) The Shivering Turn  2016
 5) The Stalker  2017
 6) Violation  2017
 7) The Vital Chain  2017
 8) A Conspiracy of Aunts  2017
 9) Dry Bones  2017
10) Daughters of Darkness  2020

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