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Stephen Ronson grew up in Sussex, and spent a large part of his childhood exploring the woods and fields around Uckfield, many of which were still dotted with reminders of WW2 - pill boxes, tank traps, nissen huts, and graffiti left by soldiers awaiting D-Day.

He is a passionate student of local history, and when he learnt about Auxiliary Units - groups of men who were instructed to lay low during the predicted nazi invasion and lead the fight back, he knew he had to write about a Sussex farmer, one with a love of the land, and a natural desire and ability to get the job done.

Many of the locations and characters in the John Cook series are inspired by real places and real people. In particular, Stephen was inspired by his grandparents, Eri ...more

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Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey #1)

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The World Set Free: H. G. Wells' Prophetic Atomic Age Novel

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Evocative of inter war Oxford. Thoughtful and descriptive. The story itself takes a while and then is pretty low key but the lead characters are drawn out nicely. I read this while visiting Oxford which was a definite plus for atmosphere.
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Stephen liked Peter Fleming's review of The Winter Warriors: "This a historical thriller that is a dramatization of real events. It is clearly meticulously researched from source documents, together with the first-hand recorded recollections of those who were there. The author has drawn all this together, filli" Read more of this review »
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“How different history would be, if all men had to confront the reality of failure as much as the excitement of victory, before they chose their path.”
― Stephen Ronson, The Berlin Agent

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The Last Line by Stephen Ronson

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