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Jack Murray

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in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, The United Kingdom

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Crime, Historical Fiction, Thriller

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Agatha Christie, Jane Austen, PG Wodehouse

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Born in Northern Ireland, Jack is an artist and writer.

His paintings are now in collections as far apart as the US, Australia and Europe (including Britain and Ireland).

There are now seven Kit Aston novels and also two shorter novellas: The French Diplomat Affair and Haymakers Last Fight. A new Kit Aston is in the pipeline, set in a theatre and will e out before summer 2023.

Jack has signed with Lume Books. They have published a new series to coincide with 80th anniversary of battle of El Alamein. The story looks at the battle for North Africa from the perspectives of an English boy and a German boy who are destined to confront and try to kill one another at El Alamein.

A popular character from the Kit Aston mysteries now has her own series. ...more

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	The Affair of the Christmas Card Killer (Lord Kit Aston #1) 4.28 avg rating — 1,238 ratings — 11 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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