Stella Whitelaw

Stella Whitelaw is a renowned British author and journalist, best known for her work in the genres of romantic suspense, mystery, and thriller, as well as children's books. She has an impressive body of work, with over 58 books published under her name and over 400 short stories featured in various national women's magazines. Whitelaw was born in the UK in 1941 and has spent her life in Surrey, where she currently resides with her six beautiful cats.

Before turning to writing, Whitelaw had a successful career as the Secretary of the Parliamentary Press Gallery at the House of Commons. Her experience in this role, as well as her natural talent for storytelling, has no doubt contributed to her success as an author. Whitelaw is perhaps best known for her Jordan Lacey book series and the Casey Jones-Cruise Ship Mystery series, both of which have been well-received by readers and critics alike.

In addition to her work in fiction, Whitelaw has also written a number of cat books, no doubt inspired by her own beloved pets. Despite suffering from pollution-induced asthma, Whitelaw has found solace in walking the Sussex coast and South Downs, taking in the healing views and finding inspiration for her writing. With such a prolific and varied career, it's no wonder that Stella Whitelaw is considered a leading voice in British fiction.
Casey Jones Books
# Title Year
1 Second Sitting 2008
2 Dead Slow Ahead 2008
3 A Wide Berth 2010
Jordan Lacey Books
# Title Year
1 Pray and Die 2000
2 Wave and Die 2001
3 Spin and Die 2002
4 Hide and Die 2003
5 Jest and Die 2004
6 Ring and Die 2005
7 Turn and Die 2007
8 Fold and Die 2009
9 Jazz and Die 2014
Standalone Novels
# Title Year
1 Weave a Loving Web 1971
2 Sweet Chastity 1979
3 Desert Storm 1983
4 The Secret Taj 1984
5 Love Is a Star Garden 1985
6 Flood Tide 1986
7 Another Word for Love 1988
8 Pennyroyal 1989
9 Baptism of Fire 1989
10 Eagle's Eye 1990
11 This Savage Sky 1990
12 Dragon Lady 1991
13 The Owl and the Pussycats 1993
14 A Certain Hunger 1993
15 Deluge 1994
16 Secret Taj 1995
17 No Darker Heaven 1996
18 Cruise Doctor 1996
19 Sweet Seduction 1997
20 Veil of Death 2004
21 Mirror, Mirror 2006
22 Midsummer Madness 2010
23 Portrait of a Murder 2011
24 Money Never Sleeps 2013
25 Promise to Obey 2013
26 The Prosecco Fortune 2015
27 Dangerous Shadows 2017
Short Stories/Novellas
# Title Year
1 Secrets of a Ballistic Cat 2012
2 Cat With a Secret 2017
Collections
# Title Year
1 Grimalkin's Tales 1983
Non-Fiction Books
# Title Year
1 How to Write and Sell a Synopsis 1993
2 How to Write and Sell a Book Proposal 2000
3 Book Proposals 2012
Stella Whitelaw Anthologies
# Title Year
1 Cat Stories 1981
2 More Cat Stories 1984
3 True Cat Stories 1986
4 Cats' Tales 1987
5 Collected Cat Stories 1988
6 The Cat Who Wasn't There 1992
7 Favorite Cat Stories 2001