36 followers
161 books added
161 books added
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
Caesars Spies
1. The Ides (2016)
2. After The Ides (2017)
3. Cicero Dies! (2018)
4. The Road To War (2019)
5. Death at Philippi (2020)
1. The Ides (2016)
2. After The Ides (2017)
3. Cicero Dies! (2018)
4. The Road To War (2019)
5. Death at Philippi (2020)
Trojan Murders
1. Beware of Greeks (2020)
2. Vengeance at Aulis (2020)
3. The Anger of Achilles (2021)
1. Beware of Greeks (2020)
2. Vengeance at Aulis (2020)
3. The Anger of Achilles (2021)
Queen's Intelligencer
1. Shadow of the Axe (2021)
2. Shadow of the Tower (2022)
3. Shadow of Treason (2023)
4. Shadow of Poison (2024)
1. Shadow of the Axe (2021)
2. Shadow of the Tower (2022)
3. Shadow of Treason (2023)
4. Shadow of Poison (2024)
Novels
Collections
Series contributed to
Books containing stories by Peter Tonkin
Spy Masters (2024)
An Anthology of Espionage Writing
(History in the Making, book 2)
edited by
Antonia Senior
Peter Tonkin recommends
The Queen's Avenger (2024)
Anna Legat
"A vividly told tale full of violence and intrigue with characters that burst off the page. Historical fiction rarely gets more detailed, gripping and impressively accurate than this."
The Killing Circle (2023)
(Emily Stearn, book 3)
Frank Malley
"Starts with a bang and grips the reader ever more tightly... A full-on suspense thriller."
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."
More recommendations
Visitors also looked at these authors
