Dorothy Dunnett OBE was a Scottish historical novelist. She is best known for her six-part series about Francis Crawford of Lymond,
The Lymond Chronicles, which she followed with the eight-part prequel
The House of Niccolò. She also wrote a novel about the real Macbeth called
King Hereafter and a series of mystery novels centered on Johnson Johnson, a portrait painter/spy.
Her New York times obituary is here.Dorothy Dunnett Society:
http://dorothydunnett.orgFansite:
http://www.dorothydunnett.co.uk/