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Allan Jones

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I grew up in Merseyside, England, became a chemist, moved in the 1980s to Canada and recently retired. I started creative writing several years ago.

Oct 2019 update. My newest novel is a 'stand alone', not part of the Catrin Sayer series. Called 'Canons', it is set partly in the Lake District UK, partly in Hamilton, Ontario. A key element is a modern church trial; a court of canon law. But it begins with a body in a lake near Keswick...

My published novels so far are about a young Welsh detective, Catrin Sayer, who works in an Art Crime Unit at New Scotland Yard. 'The Chinese Sailor' is partly set in North Wales. The second in the series, 'The Scottish Colourist' is in Glasgow and the third, 'The Falmouth Model, moves the events to Cornwall ...more

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Allan Jones In the largest sense, 'self-fulfilment'; to take an idea that passes through the mind and develop it into something I can share with others. Having sp…moreIn the largest sense, 'self-fulfilment'; to take an idea that passes through the mind and develop it into something I can share with others. Having spent a lot of my life writing technical and 'analytical' reports of different sorts, it is really enjoyable writing and developing fiction.(less)

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Allan Jones I am so new to this, giving substantive advice would be dangerous ... but I can say, try, have confidence in yourself. Write first for yourself not wi…moreI am so new to this, giving substantive advice would be dangerous ... but I can say, try, have confidence in yourself. Write first for yourself not with some 'grand concept' of being a writer needing to meet some nebulous 'standard' out there. It's your journey/(less)

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Average rating: 4.18 · 44 ratings · 20 reviews · 19 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Chinese Sailor (Catrin Sayer Mysteries, #1) 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Falmouth Model (Catrin Sayer Mysteries, #3) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	The Carnforth Double (Catrin Sayer Mysteries, #4) 4.40 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
	The Powys Deacon (The Catrin Sayer Novels Book 5) 4.25 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
	The Norfolk Probationer 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	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 Scottish Colourist (Catrin Sayer Mysteries, #2) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	The Thornham Copyist (The Catrin Sayer Novels Book 7) 4.33 avg rating — 3 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
	The Stratford Hunter (The Catrin Sayer Novels Book 6) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	Canons really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 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
	The Chiswick Chauffeur (The Catrin Sayer Novels Book 8) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 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