Richard Doyle (author)

Richard Doyle (born 1948) is a British author of thriller novels and the great-grand nephew of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Doyle was born in Guernsey and was presented at the court of Emperor Haile Selassie on his third birthday, he has lived in countries as diverse as Kuwait, Libya, Beirut, France, Greece, Ireland and the United States. Home for several years was a plantation house in the West Indies, then a wooden sea captain’s cabin on Cape Ann, later followed by a fortified bastide in Gascony.He was expelled from Rugby School and read law at Lincoln College, Oxford.^[1] Deluge, his first novel, was published in 1976. Imperial 109 was published the following year and became a wild success in both the UK and the US.^{[citation needed]} His 2002 novel Flood was adapted for the 2007 film of the same title. He is considered the expert on all matters related to the flooding of London. Doyle was expelled from Tripoli by military coup, he has lectured on fighter training to the Italian airforce and survived earthquakes, hurricanes and a tsunami. ^[2]

Doyle appears regularly on radio and TV, talking about the flood threat and climate change. Recent interviews include:^[3]

Doyle lives with his wife Sally and son Caspar in Oxford.

Works

Deluge (1976)
Imperial 109 (1977)
Pacific Clipper (1987)
Havana Special (1982)
Executive Action (1998)
Flood (2002)
Volcano (2006)

Notes

^ ""About Richard Doyle"". Flood London / Richard Doyle. 2002. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
^ ""Richard Doyle"". Richard Doyle. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
^ ""Richard Doyle"". Richard Doyle. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-28.

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[1] ""About Richard Doyle"". Flood London / Richard Doyle. 2002. Retrieved 2007-07-28.

[2] ""Richard Doyle"". Richard Doyle. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-28.

[3] ""Richard Doyle"". Richard Doyle. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-28.

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