Dorothy, Lady Dunnett OBE (née Halliday, 25 August 1923 – 9 November 2001) 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 historical Macbeth called King Hereafter (1982), and a series of mystery novels centred on Johnson Johnson, a portrait painter and spy.
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Dorothy Halliday 25 August 1923 Dunfermline, Scotland
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9 November 2001 (aged 78) Edinburgh, Scotland
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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