Inspired by explorer Colonel Fawcett, who disappeared in the Amazon in 1925.

There are Worse Jungles (1955, Ward Lock & Co).

Modern adventure story, incorporating some of the ideas Tranter used in his Westerns, but set in Scotland.

The Night Riders (1954, Ward Lock & Co).

Inspired by a real-life dispute over wildfowl shooting rights in Aberlady Bay. Ducks and Drakes (1953, Ward Lock & Co).A contemporary story.ДЄn adventure story, transferring the Border Reiver tradition to a contemporary setting, incorporating the Borderers'Common Riding and the historic Hornshole Raid. Paperback edition published in 1992 by B&W Publishing. Fast and Loose (1951, Ward Lock & Co paperback edition 1994, B&W Publishing)ДЄ 'period piece': adventure set in the Scottish Highlands in 1704.ДЇirst published in 1952 by Hodder & Stoughton.The Freebooters (1950, Ward Lock & Co paperback edition 1997, B&W Publishing).The Chosen Course (1949, Ward Lock & Co re-issued 1980, Molindar Press).Island Twilight (1947, Ward Lock & Co paperback edition 1992, B&W Publishing).Flight of Dutchmen (1946, Ward Lock & Co).Tinker's Pride (1945, Ward Lock & Co paperback edition 1994, B&W Publishing).The Gilded Fleece (1942, Ward Lock & Co paperback edition 1993, B&W Publishing).Eagle's Feathers (1941, Ward Lock & Co).Harsh Heritage (1940, Ward Lock & Co paperback edition 1996, B & W Publishing)ДЄ 'period piece' set during the Highland Clearances.Mammon's Daughter (1939, Ward Lock & Co).

Trespass (1937, The Moray Press re-issued 1940, Ward Lock & Co).

Novels by nigel tranter