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Nicholas Kinsey

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Nicholas Kinsey is a Canadian / British writer and director of feature films and television drama. He has been a successful director, scriptwriter, director of photography, film editor, and producer over a long career. He is the owner and producer at Cinegrafica Films (www.cinegrafica.net) since 2014. As a screenwriter Kinsey has written some 20 feature and television drama screenplays and directed 5 feature films and hundreds of dramas and documentaries. He has written five novels of historical fiction. ...more

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Average rating: 3.99 · 190 ratings · 53 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	White Slaves: 15 Years a Barbary Slave: The shocking abduction of the citizens of Baltimore, Ireland by the famous Dutch corsair and pirate Murad Reis and the horror of the Barbary slave trade. 4.44 avg rating — 34 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
	An Absolute Secret 3.81 avg rating — 31 ratings — 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
	An Absolute Secret: A Spy Thriller set in wartime Sweden 3.96 avg rating — 27 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
	Remembrance Man: Fear and Despair during the 1832 Cholera Epidemic 3.70 avg rating — 27 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
	Remembrance Man 3.95 avg rating — 20 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
	PLAYING RUDOLF HESS: An Imposter Story 3.75 avg rating — 16 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
	Shipwrecked Lives 4.30 avg rating — 10 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
	Kentucky Choirboy 4.75 avg rating — 8 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
	Shipwrecked Lives: The Empress of Ireland disaster and the cover-up. 3.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — 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
	Playing Rudolf Hess: An Imposter Story 3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 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

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The Parthenon and the Colosseum are two of the most amazing ancient structures still standing today: a temple in Athens dedicated to the goddess Athena built in the 5th century BCE and the largest standing amphitheatre in the world built in 80 CE in Rome. How can such amazing architectural treasures still exist today? Take the famous Pont du Gard aqueduct in France which is 900 feet long with nume

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Nicholas Kinsey rated a book it was ok Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West by Cormac McCarthy	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
This is another unreadable book by the famous Cormac McCarthy. He is obviously a very talented author, but his books are totally incomprehensible. When you read Blood Meridian, you haven't got a clue as to what is happening most of the time. If you l ...more
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Nicholas Kinsey rated a book liked it Night Soldiers (Night Soldiers, #1) by Alan Furst	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
This is a great story and generally well done, but it is often confusing as characters come and go and disappear. This is another novelist who needs to hire an editor so the reader is not constantly confused.
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Nicholas Kinsey rated a book liked it The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith	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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Nicholas Kinsey rated a book liked it The German House by Annette Hess	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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Nicholas Kinsey rated a book really liked it The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) by Robert Galbraith	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
I enjoyed the novel, but I had trouble following the story. Too many characters and incidents, and the it is very long for a crime novel. When you get disconnected, and you forget who is who, then it no longer works for you. I also think J.K. Rowling ...more
Nov 29, 2025 07:58AM · like · see review
Nicholas Kinsey rated a book it was amazing The Life by Martina Cole	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
An excellent novel with great characters. Very enjoyable read.
Oct 02, 2025 11:42AM · like · see review
Nicholas Kinsey rated a book did not like it The Storm Murders (The Storm Murders Trilogy, #1) by John Farrow (Goodreads Author)	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
This must be the worst novel I've ever read or tried to read. I couldn't get through the first few pages, it was so badly written. I prefer not to struggle sentence by sentence or paragraph by paragraph as I go down the page. I'm actually amazed that ...more
Sep 24, 2025 06:12AM · like · see review
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Nicholas Kinsey rated a book it was ok The Night Ship by Jess Kidd (Goodreads Author)	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
This novel looked promising at the start of my read, but the story was so slow in developing that I couldn't finish it. I think it is grossly overrated. Nothing much happens. Also one tires of the author's dialogue and the poverty of her prose. ...more
Sep 05, 2025 08:25AM · like · see review