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A.P. Martin

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Originally from the North of England, since taking early retirement from my academic post, I’ve really enjoyed immersing myself in reading and writing. Essentially, I read purely for pleasure, and my single goal in writing is to produce books that people will thoroughly enjoy as a ‘cracking story.’

My first two novels are historical fiction, a genre which, in my view, almost always benefits from a close connection to something that actually happened. The inspiration for my first two books, Codename Lazarus and Spy Trap, came from little known, but truly incredible events from the Second World War. It gave me huge pleasure to adapt the courageous actions of two unsung heroes, into what, I hope, readers have experienced as exciting thrillers. ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 1,236 ratings · 167 reviews · 6 distinct works • Similar authors

	Codename Lazarus (Spymaster Pym #1) 3.96 avg rating — 430 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spy Trap (Spymaster Pym #2) 4.09 avg rating — 388 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sentence Of Death (Clavel and Snow Crime #1) 3.85 avg rating — 259 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Death of an Asylum Seeker (Clavel and Snow #2) 4.29 avg rating — 87 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sacrifice of Spies (Spymaster Pym #3) 4.28 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Geochemistry and Geophysics of the Antarctic Mantle by A.P. Martin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), W. van der Wal (Editor), et al. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Death of an Asylum Seeker

I’m delighted to let all my GoodReads friends, followers and readers know that my latest book has just been published on Amazon Kindle for £1.99 or $2.99 or free on KU. Please give it a look and let me know what you think of it!

Here are the links and a brief introduction to the book:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07PH94NTP/

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