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Peter Tonkin


(Peter Francis Tonkin)
(b.1950)

Peter Tonkin was born in Ulster, son of an RAF officer. He spent much of his youth travelling the world from one posting to another. He went to school at Portora Royal, Enniskillen and Palmer's, Grays. He sang, acted, and published poetry, winning the Jan Palac Memorial Prize in 1968. He studied English with Seamus Heaney at Queen's Belfast. In his year were Paul Muldoon, Bernard MacLaverty and Ciaran Hinds.
 

Genres: Thriller, Historical, Historical Mystery
 
New Books
Series
Richard Mariner
   1. The Coffin Ship (1989)
   2. The Fire Ship (1990)
   3. The Leper Ship (1992)
   4. The Bomb Ship (1993)
   5. Iceberg (1994)
   6. The Pirate Ship (1995)
   7. Meltdown (1996)
   8. Tiger Island (1997)
   9. Hell Gate (1998)
   10. Powerdown (1999)
   11. High Water (2000)
   12. Thunder Bay (2001)
   13. Titan 10 (2004)
   14. Wolf Rock (2005)
   15. Resolution Burning (2006)
   16. Cape Farewell (2006)
   17. The Ship Breakers (2007)
   18. High Wind in Java (2007)
   19. Benin Light (2008)
   20. River of Ghosts (2009)
   21. Volcano Roads (2009)
   22. The Prison Ship (2010)
   23. The Red River (2010)
   24. Ice Station (2011)
   25. Dark Heart (2012)
   26. Dead Sea (2012)
   27. Black Pearl (2013)
   28. Deadly Impact (2014)
   29. Mariner's Ark (2015)
   30. Blind Reef (2015)
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Tom Musgrave
   1. The Point of Death (2001)
   2. A Head for Murder (2002)
     aka One Head Too Many
   3. A Midwinter Murder (2003)
     aka The Hound of the Borders
   4. The Silent Murder (2003)
     aka The Silent Woman
   5. A Stage for Murder (2018)
   6. A Verse To Murder (2019)
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Peter Tonkin recommends
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Blood & Honour (2018)
(Spies of Rome, book 1)
Richard Foreman
"An arresting opening that leads into a thoroughly gripping story...A must read for fans of Steven Saylor."
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A Dangerous Trade (2018)
(Jack and Amy Cole, book 1)
Steven Veerapen
"Grips like a thumbscrew tightened by a twist after twist...Le Carre transported to the 1560's."
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The Game's Afoot (2019)
(Oliver Wade)
David Field
"An impressively convincing, well-researched and gripping glimpse into the snake-pit of spies, traitors and would-be regicides that sprang to life during the dangerous days between the death of Elizabeth I and the formal accession of James VI."
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Nest of Vipers (2020)
(Agents of Rome, book 1)
Alistair Forrest
"A gripping and exciting read, well-researched and convincing."
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A Reluctant Assassin (2022)
(Will Revill, book 1)
John Pilkington
"A gripping mystery-thriller."
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The Crimson Child (2023)
(Empire of Shadows, book 2)
R N Morris
"Grips from the opening and its grasp on the reader only tightens as the strange and raffling case proceeds."

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