Lyn McConchie

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  • Bibliography:
    32 Books
  • First Book:
    February 1994
  • Latest Book:
    February 2022
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Book List in Order: 32 titles

  • Moon Scent

    in Catfantastic III

    THE SECRET WORLD OF CATS is about to be revealed in this all-new collection of tales about those mysterious felines who rule the animal and human kingdoms. Whether they are intently stalking their prey, making humans cater to their every whim, or co...

  • Swan Song

    in Space Opera

    Twenty original science fiction tales based on the theme of music--by such authors as Marion Zimmer Bradley, Charles de Lint, and Gene Wolfe--include the story of a singer whose ear for music helps her fight crime. Original....

  • South of Rio Chama

    South of Rio Chama by Lyn McConchie embodies the virtues that attract us to the Western story. Its main action, defending-or more precisely, retaking- a ranch from an unscrupulous man who wants to own it only so he can sell its herd of cattle for as ...

  • Summer of Dreaming

    Jo and Rangi are best friends but their families aren't because of something that happened a long time ago. So when the feud becomes a problem for the children, they set out, -in between all the usual things done on their farms and unusual events lik...

  • The Questing Road

    Searching for a stolen foal, several farming folk inadvertently cross through a gateway into a different world. Not long after, the lord and lady of a nearby keep begin a trip to find the sire of the lady's empathic cat. They too traverse a gate unwi...

  • Autumn of the Wild Poney

    When Jo and Rangi find a set of hoof-prints in the far corner of the pasture, they are certain that they've discovered a wild pony. But truth is sometimes greater than fantasy and what they've discovered turns out to be the answer to Jo's wildest dre...

  • Flying Free

    Haast eagles have been extinct for a long time, so when Tina discovers an orphaned Haast eagle chick on her rooftop, she knows she found something special. The only way to ensure the eaglet's freedom is to bring him to Maori lands. But scientists w...

  • Katalagein

    Welcome to Katalagein. I’ve been writing short stories now for 25 years and they’ve been published for 24 of those. I also write books, but that’s another tale entirely. I live with a cat, or rather, as he’d see it, he graciously permits me t...

  • Sherlock Holmes: Repeat Business: New Stories of the Great Detective

    Have you ever wondered about the clients who came to the front door of 221B Baker Street: whence they derived, how they heard of Holmes, who sent them? This book answers these questions. For, as Watson said: "I have often observed the two advantages ...



  • Sherlock Holmes: Beastly Mysteries

    Lyn McConchie again carries the reader back to the Victorian London of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, this time with two Beastly Mysteries. When Lord Temberton opens an Anglo-Saxon barrow and finds a securely locked Elizabethan chest seven mummifie...

  • Vestiges of Flames

    In the ruins of a dead and dying world, a quiet university student is drawn to a fierce immoral fighter. Two women who were alone, have found each other, and together they may change their world. Jo is at Victoria University when a mutated form of pl...

  • Autumn of the Wild Pony

    Jo and Rangi, best friends and neighbors, like most kids spend part of their time dreaming of adventures. But their families are sheep farmers in New Zealand and while it's an enjoyable life, it doesn't tend to be overly exciting. However adventures ...

  • Spring of Decisions

    Rangi and Jo are best friends and neighbors. New students at school cause problems for Rangi. Meanwhile, Rangi and Jo plan a special birthday gift for Jo's sister Sue. Book 4 in a series. Other books in the series are 1 Summer of Dreaming, 2 Autumn o...

  • Winter of Waiting

    Jo and Rangi are best friends and neighbors. Rangi is injured in a farm accident and is unsure whether he'll walk again. Meanwhile, a sheep-killing dog is haunting the peninsula. Book 3 in a series. Other titles in series: 1 Summer of Dreaming, 2 Aut...

  • Poisonous People

    Lyn McConchie transports us to Victorian London, where Sherlock Holmes and John Watson must solve two cases involving Poisonous People. A POISONING AT THE PUBLISHER: Maid and occasional cook Mary Fellowes has been accused of attempting to poison her ...

  • Sherlock Holmes in Something the Cat Dragged In

    When Miss Emily Jackson's brown Burmese cat Mandalay brings her a glove, a pocket watch, and a bloodstained handkerchief, she knows exactly who to consult: Sherlock Holmes. Holmes uses these cryptic clues to rescue an injured policeman and a kidn...

  • Sherlock Holmes

    Former schoolmaster Collin Melrose is found dead, but why is he sitting in the wrong chair? And did Lily Klimpton kill herself after her lover’s death, or did she die at the hands of another? In Found Dead, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson return to...

  • Sherlock Holmes in Cat With A Vested Interest

    When Miss Emily Jackson’s brown Burmese cat Mandalay brings her a partially unraveled knit vest, she consults her friends Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. They follow the trail of wool and discover evidence of a horrible crime. Can Watson’s medic...

  • Sherlock Holmes in Cat with Enough Rope

    Miss Emily Jackson’s Burmese cat Mandalay often brings home odd items -- but a bloodstained alpaca? Her friends Sherlock Holmes and John Watson investigate a murder in a circus, leading to threats on Miss Emily's life. They race to discover the...



  • Catalyst

    Sherlock Holmes: Catalyst collects four cat-themed Sherlock Holmes stories by Lyn McConchie: "Something The Cat Dragged In," "Cat With A Vested Interest," "Cat With Enough Rope," and "Pinned To A Crime."...

  • Bastet's Daughters

    If this were the ancient Egypt of our time line, the year that this story begins would be around 1365 BCE. It isn't. If this were the ancient Egypt of our time line it would be only a nation. It's an Empire. If this were the ancient Egypt of our time...

  • Sherlock Holmes: Familiar Crimes: New Tales of the Great Detective

    Master storyteller Lyn McConchie returns with two tantalizing tales for Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. This time our heroes must dig deep to unearth long-buried family secrets in Familiar Crimes. When Bradon Riggston decides to write his family his...

  • Cat's Paw

    When Miss Emily Jackson brings a small, second-hand table home, her brown Burmese cat Mandalay will not stop frantically scratching at the table top. What should she do? Consult her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson, of course! Holmes disco...

  • Sherlock Holmes in Belling the Cat

    Who is following Diana McClane, the young friend of Miss Emily Jackson and her brown Burmese cat Mandalay, and why? Miss Emily asks Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to investigate, and they uncover a menace rooted in her family’s history. Can they ke...

  • Strange Events

    Now you see them, now you don’t … Where is the missing mother? And the omnibus with nine occupants? In Strange Events, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson return in two bizarre and chilling tales by the ingenious Lyn McConchie. How can an omnibus w...

  • Coals and Ash

    The world for some comes to an end, while for others it is a new beginning. Tam, who loves her privacy and hates children has her world interrupted by its ending. Faced with children with no parents and no one to look after them, she embarks on a jou...

  • Sherlock Holmes in Cat's Paw

    When Miss Emily Jackson’s friend Janet Highvin is accused of poisoning her husband, Miss Emily immediately consults her friends Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Only Holmes and Watson -- with help from Miss Emily’s brown Burmese cat Mandalay ...

  • Sherlock Holmes in Dead Fell

    Miss Emily Jackson and her brown Burmese cat Mandalay are staying in the beautiful and remote Fell District, but even there Mandalay rushes headlong into trouble! Mandalay finds an injured Pekingese dog named Ching Tao, who leads Miss Emily to the pr...

  • Sherlock Holmes in Dead Loss

    Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, Miss Emily and Mandalay the cat return in this new mystery novella!Once again, Miss Emily Jackson’s brown Burmese cat, Mandalay, returns from his wanderings with a prize -- an old leather bag containing… a bar of soap...



  • Another Fire

    He’s seventeen, the world is dying around him, while half the country lies between him and his surviving family. He has a good dog, a child, a dying farmer, and decent ranchers to help him – against him are vicious bikers, the greedy, the...

  • The Way-Out Wild West

    Bodie, Arizona can be a difficult place to locate on a map. Some say it's because Bodie has been home to inventors who meddled in things humans weren't meant to know. Others say it's the visitors from the stars who seem to frequent Bodie. It's just p...

  • Some Other Traveller

    When the world’s civilizations collapse from a lethal pandemic, being old can mean you have the experience and wisdom to survive and to see that friends and family do as well. Donal and Sheila McArn are seventy when most of the world is dying, ...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Lyn McConchie has published 32 books.

Lyn McConchie does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Some Other Traveller, was published in February 2022.

The first book by Lyn McConchie, Moon Scent, was published in February 1994.

No. Lyn McConchie does not write books in series.
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