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This page lists novels by Susannah Stacey.

Susannah Stacey was the writing name used by the authors Jill Staynes and Margaret Storey for some editions of their contemporary crime novels. All novels listed here appear to have been originally published in the UK credited to 'Staynes & Storey'. Later editions and some US first editions are credited to Susannah Stacey.

The two authors also published historical crime novels using the pen name Elizabeth Eyre.

Cover images are, when possible, of the UK first edition and a more recent edition.

Goodbye Nanny Gray

Staynes & Storey

1987

An Inspector Bone novel. The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"Miss Phoebe Gray was the model of a proper English nanny until she inherits a fortune. Then she is the model of a proper dead English nanny, and Superintendent Bone must discover if she was murdered for money - or something else."

A Knife at the Opera

Staynes & Storey

1988

An Inspector Bone novel. The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"When Superintendent Bone goes to his daughter's school performance of The Beggar's Opera, a young teacher, Miss Fairlie, is found stabbed backstage. There is more to Miss Fairlie than meets the eye and several potential murderers emerge including a teenager and the deputy head."

Body of Opinion

Staynes & Storey

1988

An Inspector Bone novel. The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"When rock star Ken Cryer discovers the dead body of one of his guests propped in gruesome mock seduction on his bed, Superintendent Bone returns to sift through the myriad of potential murderers."

Grave Responsibility

Staynes & Storey

1990

An Inspector Bone novel. The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"In the course of 24 hours, the eccentric Mrs. Clare, her son, and her brother are all found dead. Murder suspects seem to be everywhere, with the late Mrs. Clare's other son and bitter ex-husband leading the list. Now Inspector Bone is up to his professional neck in adventure trying to sort out the clues."

The Late Lady

Staynes & Storey

1992

An Inspector Bone novel. The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"Fourteen years after her mysterious disappearance, archaeologist Kingsley Marsh turns up dead, and Superintendent Bone must sift through the suspects, who include Kingsley's husband and his new wife."

Bone Idle

Staynes & Storey

1993

An Inspector Bone novel. The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"Superintendent Robert Bone and his new bride are visiting friends Lord Benet Paisley Roke and his wife, when an unpopular tour guest takes a fatal tumble at Roke Castle, and Roke himself is brutally murdered. In the explosive aftermath of the reading of Lord Roke's will, Bone races to stop a killer who is poised to strike again."

Dead Serious

Staynes & Storey

1995

An Inspector Bone novel. The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"Biddinghurst, a reputedly haunted village in Kent, seems to be home to a serial killer. Superintendent Robert Bone steps in to investigate, and instinctively tosses out the obvious - suggesting instead an unlikely, but disturbingly plausible, scenario for the crimes."

Quarry

Susannah Stacey

1998

An Inspector Bone novel. Subsequently published as Hunter's Quarry.

The first UK edition was credited to Staynes & Storey, some subsequent editions credited to Susannah Stacey

"Zephyr West is the only one looking forward to her wedding. Her fiance Ken is having second thoughts, and his son has joined forces with Zephyr''s daughter to sabotage the ceremony. Then Ken receives death threats, and disappears."