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Phil Hughes

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Born

Kingston-Upon-Thames, The United Kingdom

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https://www.philhughespublishing.com

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Crime, Historical Fiction, Farce

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Tom Sharpe, David Gemmell,

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Although educated in Classical Studies, Phil is the author of several historical crime novels. Having spent many years living in the Mafia infested hinterlands of Naples, Phil bases his novels on his experiences while living there. Much of what he includes in his stories is based on real events witnessed first hand.

Having retired from writing and editing technical documentation for a living, Phil returned to his Irish roots and now lives in Wexford with his partner and their border terriers, Ruby, Maisy, and the new addition Ted. He writes full time and where better to do it than in the Sunny South East of Ireland.

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Average rating: 4.51 · 41 ratings · 25 reviews · 11 distinct works

	The Alcoholic Mercenary 4.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2022	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
	Milesian Son of Light (The Milesians #1) by Micheál Cladáin (Goodreads Author), Phil Hughes (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2019 — 4 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 Reticent Detective 4.29 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
	Izzo's Solution 4.80 avg rating — 5 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
	Berserker by Micheál Cladáin (Goodreads Author), Phil Hughes (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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 Hidden Syndicate Omnibus: Problem / Cause / Solution it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2020	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 Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy, #1)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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White Wolf (The Drenai Saga, #10)

by David Gemmell

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Blood of Elves (The Witcher, #1)

by Andrzej Sapkowski

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Phil Hughes said: " Highly recommended

I loved it. Would recommend anyone into Celtic mythology to have a go. The author has obviously drawn much of his material from Celtic myths and done it very well. "

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I read this book back in the eighties when it first came out. I must admit, I remembered it with more fondness than now seems justified. I guess I was on a high with the Feist Midkemia books back then and so was more forgiving. For my second reading, ...more
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