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William Ryan


Ireland

aka W C Ryan

William Ryan is an Irish writer who has lived in London for a number of years. After leaving Ireland after university, he practised briefly as a barrister in London. In his spare time, he wrote on an occasional basis for television and film before deciding to take writing more seriously. He completed a Masters in Creative Writing at St Andrews University in 2005. William is married and lives in West London.
 

Genres: Historical Mystery, Historical
 
Series
Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev
   1. The Holy Thief (2010)
   2. The Bloody Meadow (2011)
     aka The Darkening Field
   3. The Twelfth Department (2013)
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Novels
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An Astronomer in Love (2023)
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"A perfect treasure waiting to be discovered by adventurous readers. An Astronomer in Love is a witty, lovely, surprising triumph."
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Remember My Name (2022)
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"Twisty and gripping, Remember My Name has all the usual ingredients of another Sam Blake cracker."
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Lightseekers (2021)
(Philip Taiwo, book 1)
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"Gripping, beautifully written and unlike anything else you'll read."
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Midnight at Malabar House (2020)
(Malabar House, book 1)
Vaseem Khan
"Midnight at Malabar House is a first-rate murder mystery set in a post-partition India. In Persis Wadia, India's first female police detective, and Archie Blackfinch, a Scotland Yard forensics expert, Vaseem Khan has created a partnership that should hopefully run and run. Clever, thrilling, this is a novel to be savoured."
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Sister (2020)
(Oslo Detectives, book 7)
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"Kjell Ola Dahl's novels are surperb. If you haven't read one yet, you need to-right now."
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Launch Code (2019)
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"Taut, gripping and relevant - the secret history of a narrowly-avoided nuclear Armageddon form the background to this classic thriller."

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