Clare Francis books

Clare Francis is a British novelist and yachtswoman known for her thriller and suspense novels as well as her sailing memoirs from the late 1970s.

Anthologies

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The Commanding Sea 1981 Buy
A Feast Of Stories 1996 Buy

Non-Fiction

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Come Hell Or High Water 1977 Buy
Woman Alone 1977 Buy
Come Wind or Weather 1978 Buy

Standalone Novels

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Night Sky 1983 Buy
Red Crystal 1986 Buy
Wolf Winter 1987 Buy
Requiem / The Killing Winds 1989 Buy
Deceit 1993 Buy
Betrayal 1996 Buy
A Dark Devotion 1997 Buy
Keep Me Close 1999 Buy
A Death Divided 2001 Buy
Homeland 2004 Buy
Unforgotten 2008 Buy

Clare Francis is a British author who made her name first as a yachtswoman and then as a novelist. In the late 1970s she published three non-fiction books about her sailing experiences, including Come Hell Or High Water (1977) and Woman Alone (1977), documenting her solo and crewed Atlantic crossings.

She turned to fiction in the 1980s with Night Sky (1983), a World War II thriller, and went on to write eleven standalone novels through 2008. Her fiction covers espionage, environmental conspiracy, psychological suspense, and domestic thrillers. Wolf Winter (1987) deals with Cold War tensions in Norway, Requiem (1989) tackles pesticide corruption, and later books like A Dark Devotion (1997) and A Death Divided (2001) explore disappearances and family secrets.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books has Clare Francis written?

Clare Francis has written 16 books across 3 series.

What was Clare Francis's first book?

Clare Francis’s first book is Come Hell Or High Water, published in 1977.

What genres does Clare Francis write?

Clare Francis writes thriller and suspense novels as well as non-fiction about sailing. Her fiction often involves espionage, environmental issues, and psychological suspense, while her non-fiction recounts her ocean sailing adventures.

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