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Dennis Hamley

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Dennis Hamley



Dennis Hamley was born in Kent in 1935 and lived in southern England throughout the war. After attending Cambridge University and completing a PHD at Leicester, Dennis went on to teach English and work in Education as a tutor and advisor.

He began writing in the 1970s and quickly showed his versatility. From the supernatural, to football to wartime novels, Dennis’s beautifully simple prose transports the reader effortlessly to the world of his novels. Many of Dennis’s tales center on uncovering the truth and revealing hidden stories. He uses period details and sensitive characterization to bring history and its people to life. He is passionate about providing page-turning reads for a new generation of discriminating readers.

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Average rating: 3.63 · 776 ratings · 117 reviews · 106 distinct works • Similar authors
Without Warning: Ellen's St...
3.84 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2006 — 5 editions
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Of Dooms and Death
3.79 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions
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Tigger and Friends
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A Pact with Death
3.46 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1998 — 5 editions
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Hare's Choice
3.96 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1990 — 7 editions
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Death Penalty
3.19 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions
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Dead Ringer
3.24 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions
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Hell's Kitchen
3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1999 — 8 editions
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The War and Freddy
3.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions
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Spilling the Beans on Darwi...
3.35 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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Of Dooms and Death A Pact with Death Hell's Kitchen A Devil's Judgement Angel's Snare The False Father
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What's the Name o...: SOLVED. British children's / YA WW1 spy fiction mystery about German espionage in an English country town - who is signalling to the German ship / Zeppelin(?). Spoiler ahead. [s] 20 470 Sep 13, 2020 04:01AM  
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Middle Grade Historical. Upper class boy on estate/ mansion/ manor in Edwardian England (pre-WW1, 1900-1914). Discovers servants' true attitudes as he grows up. Baize door. Understated. Read late 1980s/early 1990s. [s] 22 148 Feb 12, 2023 08:14AM  
What's the Name o...: SOLVED. Children's/ Teen dual timeline: Modern boy seeks answers on WW1 relative (soldier). Read late 1980s/early 1990s. 24 62 Dec 28, 2025 11:58AM  


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