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.
Eric Linklater Eric Robert Russell Linklater (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish writer of novels and short stories, military history, and travel books. For "The Wind on the Moon", a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association for the year's best children's book by a British subject.