Welcome to the world of my books: a collection of more than twenty mystery thrillers that I am confident will enthrall and satisfy lovers of the genre. Unprincipled chicanery; unsolved crimes; unforgiven betrayals; unforgotten jealousies: these are the sinews of my stories. They range across different times and places, springing from such contrasting roots as Liberal politics of the Edwardian period, the origins of the First World War and Irish neutrality during the Second, the invention of photography, the South Sea Bubble, the fate of the last ruling family of the Byzantine Empire and much, much more. What they all have in common is the infinite capacity for intrigue and conspiracy in human nature - and the lengths to which some at least will go to combat them. The pleasure of creating these plots can only be increased by sharing them with my readers. So, come on in. But be warned. The water's deep. And dark.

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There’s no such thing as easy money. As surgeon Edward Hammond is about to find out. Thirteen years ago he performed a life saving operation on a Serbian gangster, Dragan Gazi. Gazi is now standing trial for war crimes in the international court in The Hague.
After his life was saved, his men went on to slaughter thousands in the Balkan civil wars....

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Robert Wins an Edgar Award
Watch a video of Robert receiving the Best Paperback Original Award for Long Time Coming at the 2011 ceremony in New York. Watch the video

Past Caring – 25th Anniversary
Robert’s debut novel Past Caring was published 25-years ago this year. Read background notes about the novel.