Author Archives: awilliams

The rise and rise of the period thriller

October 20th, 2014

Some thoughts for Crimetime on the appeal of period spy thrillers: for writers and readers. God commands Moses in the bible to send spies into the land of Canaan to …

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Comrades, Conspirators and Reluctant Warriors at Peterborough Library

October 15th, 2014

I’m looking forward to talking about ‘Comrades, Conspirators and Reluctant Warriors’ with historical thriller writers, Bill Ryan and Robert Ryan at Peterborough Library on Wednesday 15 October. Expect we’ll talk …

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I came across this in a Canadian archive a few years ago and it seems like the time to dust it off: it is an unusual account of the coming …

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The Suicide Club

May 15th, 2014

The Suicide Club is at the copy editor’s and publication is 6th November, just before Armistice Day. It is a spy thriller set at Field Marshal Haig’s HQ in France …

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The Suicide Club – published 6 November

May 15th, 2014

The manuscript of my latest book, The Suicide Club is with the copy editor and the publication date is set for the 6th November, armistice week, which is very appropriate, …

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World War 1 at Summerhall History Fiction Festival in Edinburgh

April 24th, 2014

A great line up for the Summerhall History Fiction Festival in Edinburgh next week [from Friday, May 2]. Highlights include, the author Robert Harris talking about his latest novel, An …

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Traitors, conspirators and secret warriors

February 1st, 2014

Looking forward to chatting to authors William Ryan and Michael Ridpath and an audience in Kent on Thursday [February 6] about writing, the nuts and bolts of the craft, and …

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The Interrogator Kindle 100 special offer

January 8th, 2014

What can you buy for £1.49? A poke of chips is £1.50 at my local carry-out. My younger son says; ‘a bag of Haribos’. I say, ‘an historical thriller The …

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Christmas with the Camerons

December 23rd, 2013

Here’s a piece I wrote for my publisher about Christmas, religious belief, and chaplains in the trenches of World War One. It was inspired [if that’s the right word] by a …

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Traitors and Spies in Edinburgh

October 30th, 2013

If you’re stuck for something to do  November 7, how about traitors and spies, and history, and thrillers – BOOKS.  CWA winner, Aly Monroe, and I are going to venture …

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