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Alan Saxon #4

by Keith Miles

A troubled man flees his past for the Far East, but his demons follow. From the golf courses of Bangkok to the corporate jungles of Tokyo, Alan Saxon finds himself embroiled in a deadly game of family secrets and corporate intrigue. As the bodies pile up, he must confront his own demons and uncover the truth before he becomes the next victim.

Hardcover

First published April 1, 1994

About the author

Pseudonyms: Edward Marston, A.E. Marston, Martin Inigo, Conrad Allen, David Garland, Christopher T. Mountjoy

Keith Miles (born 1940) is an English author, who writes under his own name and also historical fiction and mystery novels under the pseudonym Edward Marston. He is known for his mysteries set in the world of Elizabethan theater. He has also written a series of novels based on events in the Domesday Book.

The protagonist of the theater series is Nicholas Bracewell, the bookholder of a leading Elizabethan theater company (in an alternate non-Shakespearean universe).

The latter series' two protagonists are the Norman soldier Ralph Delchard and the former novitiate turned lawyer Gervase Bret, who is half Norman and half Saxon.

His latest series of novels are based in early Victorian period and revolve around the fictional railway detective Inspector Robert Colbeck.

Series:
* City Hospital
* Action Scene
* Alan Saxon
* Merlin Richards

Reviews

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Best book of the first four that I read. Good plot and interesting characters.