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Bill Jones


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Sports, History


Bill Jones is the author of several award-winning books. The Ghost Runner (2011) won the 'Best New Writer' in the British Sports Book Awards. His biography of the ice skater John Curry - Alone (2014) - was shortlisted for the William Hill Awards and won the 'Outstanding Writing' category in the British Sports Book Awards. His first novel - Black Camp 21 (2018) was shortlisted in the Hugh McIlvanney Crime Fiction awards. All three of those books are in development as major feature films. Mr.Pilbeam Built A Boat is his latest, and most personal work of fiction, to date.

Before turning to full-time writing, Bill was - for many years - a distinguished documentary film-maker, producing and directing programmes for the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Discove ...more

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Average rating: 4.05 · 865 ratings · 111 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors
The Ghost Runner: The Trage...
3.99 avg rating — 539 ratings — published 2011 — 18 editions
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Black Camp 21
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Alone: The Triumph and Trag...
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Mr Pilbeam Built A Boat
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