When was the Scottish author died who wrote the novel  Fear Is the Key?
Alistair MacLean Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: "Alasdair MacGill-Eain" ; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His works include "The Guns of Navarone", "Ice Station Zebra" and "Where Eagles Dare" – all three were made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.
Catherine Sinclair Catherine Sinclair (17 April 1800 – 6 August 1864) was a Scottish novelist and a writer of children's literature which departed from the moralising approach common in that period. She is credited with discovering that the author of the anonymous Waverley Novels was Sir Walter Scott.