Ian Morson

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Ian Morson (born January 1, 1947 in Derby , Derbyshire ) is an English writer.

Life

After finishing school, Morson worked for a few years in Mevagissey ( Cornwall ). His first literary attempts date from this time. Morson is a member of the Medieval Murderer Group , a group of English writers dedicated to the historical novel . Since his novels developed from the beginning to a great success with readers as well as critics, Morson gave up all tasks after a while and from then on devoted himself only to writing.

Ian Morson currently (2011) lives near Paphos on the island of Cyprus .

reception

Morson created his protagonist “Master Falconer”, who as a lecturer at the University of Oxford has been able to solve crimes in eight volumes so far (2011). Morson designed another cycle around “Niccolò Zuliani”, of which two volumes have so far been published.

Works (selection)

Master Falconer cycle
  1. In the name of the hawk. A thriller from the Middle Ages ("Falconer's crusade"). Goldmann, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-442-43285-5 .
  2. In the shadow of the abbey. A thriller from the Middle Ages ("Falconer's judgment"). Goldmann, Munich 1998, ISBN 3-442-44301-6 .
  3. The Oxford Alchemist. Roman ("Falconer and the face of God"). Goldmann, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-442-43875-6 .
  4. A psalm for Falconer. A medieval mystery . Vista Books, London 1998, ISBN 0-575-60064-0 .
  5. Falconer and the great beast . Vista Books, London 1999, ISBN 0-575-60065-9 .
  6. Falconer and the ritual of death. A Master Wiliam Falconer Mystery . Severn House Publ., Sutton 2008, ISBN 978-1-84751-097-6 .
  7. Falconer's trial . Severn House Publ., Sutton 2009, ISBN 978-1-84751-196-6 .
  8. Falconer and the death of kings . Severn House Publ., London 2011, ISBN 978-1-84751-310-6 .
Niccolò Zuliani cycle
  1. City of the dead . Severn House Publ., Sutton 2008, ISBN 978-0-7278-6597-7 .
  2. A deadly injustice . Severn House Publ., Sutton 2011, ISBN 978-0-7278-8062-8 .
together with the "Medieval Murder Group"
  1. The Tainted Relic. A historical mystery . Simon & Schuster, London 2005
  2. Sword of shame. A historical mystery . Simon & Schuster, London 2007, ISBN 978-1-4165-2190-7 .
  3. House of Shadows. A historical mystery . Simon & Schuster, London 2008, ISBN 978-0-7432-9546-8 .
  4. The lost prophecies. A historical mystery . Simon & Schuster, London 2008, ISBN 978-1-84737-093-8 .
  5. King Arthur's bones. A historical mystery . Simon & Schuster, London 2009, ISBN 978-1-84737-345-8 .
  6. The sacred stone. A historical mystery . Simon & Schuster, London 2011, ISBN 978-1-84739-832-1 .
  7. Kill of bones .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Other members include Philip Gooden, Susanna Gregory, Michael Jecks, Bernard Knight, Karen Maitland, and CJ Sansom .
  2. ↑ appears according to the publisher autumn 2012
personal data
SURNAME Morson, Ian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 1, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Derby , Derbyshire