Knox, Bill 1928-1999

Overview

Works:	157 works in 478 publications in 4 languages and 25,328 library holdings
Genres:	Mystery fiction Detective and mystery stories Sea stories Adventure fiction Detective and mystery stories, English
Classifications:	pz4.k748, 823.914

Publication Timeline

1950 |

|2020

Key

Publications about Bill Knox

Publications by Bill Knox

Publications by Bill Knox, published posthumously.

Most widely held works by Bill Knox

The hanging tree by Bill Knox ( Book )
8 editions published between 1983 and 1990 in English and held by 761 libraries worldwide

Dead man's mooring by Bill Knox ( Book )
10 editions published between 1900 and 1990 in English and held by 711 libraries worldwide

The crossfire killings by Bill Knox ( Book )
6 editions published between 1986 and 1990 in English and held by 707 libraries worldwide

Stormtide by Bill Knox ( Book )
14 editions published between 1972 and 2011 in English and held by 695 libraries worldwide
Murder and arson come to the Scottish west coast islands but when the real stormtide breaks everyone is appalled by how much is at stake.

A killing in antiques by Bill Knox ( Book )
10 editions published between 1981 and 2009 in English and held by 681 libraries worldwide
Colin Thane's latest assignment has him on a new beat: the Detective Inspector of the Scottish Crime Squad is called in to investigate Glasgow's most recent and costly crime wave.

Live bait by Bill Knox ( Book )
9 editions published between 1978 and 2010 in English and held by 681 libraries worldwide
When a hit-and-run victim is identified as an employee of an international drug ring, new detective Colin Thane is assigned to find out where in Scotland.

Bloodtide by Bill Knox ( Book )
5 editions published between 1982 and 1999 in English and held by 645 libraries worldwide
When the Fishery Protection cruiser Marlin was ordered to the Port Ard area off the north-west Scottish coast, Chief Officer Webb Carrick soon discovered that an old shipmate of Captain Shannon had been killed in a strange accident before they arrived.

Whitewater by Bill Knox ( Book )
9 editions published between 1974 and 1989 in English and held by 608 libraries worldwide
Someone is out to destroy the crew of a fishing boat.

Witchrock by Bill Knox ( Book )
4 editions published between 1977 and 1992 in English and held by 604 libraries worldwide

Pilot error by Bill Knox ( Book )
6 editions published between 1977 and 2009 in English and held by 597 libraries worldwide

Wavecrest by Bill Knox ( Book )
5 editions published between 1985 and 1988 in English and held by 583 libraries worldwide

Seafire by Bill Knox ( Book )
10 editions published between 1970 and 2010 in English and held by 572 libraries worldwide

Bombship by Bill Knox ( Book )
6 editions published between 1980 and 1989 in English and German and held by 556 libraries worldwide

Hellspout by Bill Knox ( Book )
7 editions published between 1976 and 1988 in English and Undetermined and held by 544 libraries worldwide
When two naturalists disappear from a lonely island off the Scottish west coast, the crew of a fishery protection vessel become involved in the unravelling of the mystery.

The interface man : a Colin Thane, Scottish Crime Squad case by Bill Knox ( Book )
2 editions published between 1989 and 1990 in English and held by 535 libraries worldwide

Rally to kill by Bill Knox ( Book )
7 editions published between 1975 and 2008 in English and held by 533 libraries worldwide
Thane and Moss investigate the murder of a girl found in a car's boot.

Draw batons by Bill Knox ( Book )
6 editions published between 1973 and 1993 in English and held by 525 libraries worldwide
A used-car dealer found murdered at a model railway exhibition becomes linked with the threat of a major crime planned by men who quickly show themselves prepared to kill again.

The tallyman by Bill Knox ( Book )
6 editions published between 1969 and 2004 in English and held by 475 libraries worldwide
Beware the aTallyman, a merciless predator, silent and stealthy as a jungle cat ... Somewhere in the Millside District of Glasgow a Tallyman - an unlicensed loan shark - is preying on people in desperate financial straits. ...

Blueback by Bill Knox ( Book )
8 editions published between 1969 and 1990 in English and German and held by 469 libraries worldwide

Sanctuary Isle by Bill Knox ( Book )
7 editions published between 1962 and 2004 in English and held by 389 libraries worldwide
Chief Detective Inspector Colin Thane and Detective Inspector Phil Moss are sent to a bird sanctuary off the coast of Argyll to investigate the murder of the warden. The one slender clue they have appears to be a problem in arithmetic, involving the figure of 1588.