The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 2 books · 2021 to 2022 · Set in Glasgow

Allie Burns Books in Order

Allie Burns is a young journalist in Scotland in the late twentieth century.

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Series facts

Books
2
Published
2021 to 2022
First book
1979
Latest
1989 (2022)
Setting
Set in Glasgow

The reading order

Every Allie Burns book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

2 books · Set in Glasgow
  1. 119792021With Allie BurnsIn 1979, Allie Burns, a young journalist in Glasgow, investigates tax fraud and a plot by Scottish nationalists.Buy on Amazon
  2. 219892022With Allie BurnsIn 1989, Allie Burns is caught up in the aftermath of the Lockerbie bombing and the changes sweeping Europe.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read 1979 first, then 1989.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Allie Burns book
BookAllie Burns
1 1979LLead
2 1989LLead

Characters in the Allie Burns books

1 character from Val McDermid’s chart, with the number of Allie Burns books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Allie BurnsGlasgow journalist21979 2021