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William Ryan

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December 01

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William Ryan is the Irish author of six novels, including the Moscow Noir series, The Constant Soldier and, as W.C. Ryan, The Winter Guest and A House of Ghosts. They have been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Irish Fiction Award, the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year, the Endeavour Historical Gold Crown and the Crime Writer Association’s Gold, Steel, Historical and New Blood Daggers. His latest novel, The Winter Guest, set in the Irish War of Independence, has been described as ‘a gem of a novel’.

William lives in London and is a licensed mudlarker and keen cyclist. Not both at the same time.

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Average rating: 3.92 · 5,797 ratings · 737 reviews · 9 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Holy Thief (Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, #1) 3.73 avg rating — 2,938 ratings — published 2010	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 Darkening Field (Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, #2) 3.91 avg rating — 1,217 ratings — published 2011 — 49 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 Twelfth Department (Captain Alexei Dimitrevich Korolev, #3) 4.15 avg rating — 1,031 ratings — published 2013 — 24 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 Constant Soldier 4.25 avg rating — 825 ratings — published 2016 — 17 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
	Writing Crime Fiction: An introduction: A 60-Minute Masterclass by William Ryan (Goodreads Author), M.R. Hall (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2015 — 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 DARKENING FIELD ] } Ryan, William ( AUTHOR ) Oct-30-2012 Paperback 0.00 avg rating — 0 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
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	The Twelfth Department: Korolev Mysteries Book 3 (Alexei Korolev 3) by William Ryan (2014-04-10) 0.00 avg rating — 0 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

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Pat Kenny, the Irish radio presenter, runs a monthly book group on his show. They just discussed their November Book, A House of Ghosts. They sort of liked it - but what do you think?

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“Still,” Babel said, the smile not quite reaching his eyes, “remember the saying—if you’re destined to die at sea, you won’t be hanged.”
― William Ryan, The Darkening Field: A Novel

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“Well, I chose to join the Militia and if you’re afraid of bears, you shouldn’t go picking berries, now should you?”
― William Ryan, The Darkening Field: A Novel

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