Keith Miles

Keith Miles (* 1940 in South Wales ) is a Welsh writer. In addition to his own name, he also used the pseudonyms Conrad Allen , Martin Inigo and Edward Marston . The latter is a reference to the Elizabethan playwright John Marston .

Live and act

Miles grew up in South Wales and completed his school days there. He studied at the University of Oxford a . a. History ( early modern times ) and also got a degree in this subject. After completing his studies, Miles also worked as a lecturer at his university for three years .

He then got a job with the BBC . He wrote scripts for series such as Crossroads and The Archers , a radio play series for BBC Radio 4 .

In the mid-1980s Miles gave up this job and settled down as a freelance writer. 1997/98 Miles served as chairman of the Crime Writers' Association .

Miles is married to the crime writer Judith Cutler (* 1946) in his second marriage .

reception

Under his own name, he published a cycle with the protagonist Alan Saxon and two novels about the fictional Welsh architect Merlin Richards . As Conrad Allen, he and the protagonist couple George P. Dillman and Genevieve Masefield created a series of detective novels on the luxury liners at the beginning of the 20th century. As Martin Inigo he was able to publish two more novels and, according to his own statements, the more important parts of his literary oeuvre appeared under John Marston.

Its protagonist Nicholas Bracewell , the prompter of the fictional ensemble Westfield's Men, experiences many adventures in and around the theater. In another series, which takes place in the time of Wilhelm the Conqueror , Ralph Delchard and Gervase Bret are used; who also have to face opponents when the Domesday Book is created or introduced . Another series takes place in the early days of the English railway, where two employees of Scotland Yards , Robert Colbeck and Victor Leeming, have to ensure law and order.

His restoration cycle is set in the Stuart Restoration , where Christopher Redmayne and Jonathan Bale , an architect and constable, work in London. Captain Daniel Rawson , a soldier and spy, is the hero in the eponymous cycle that Miles set in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701/14). His current last row, the Home Front Setectives Series, is set on the eve of the First World War and in which the inspectors Harvey Marmion and Joe Keedy ensure law and order.

Works (selection)

As Conrad Allen

• Dillman & Masefield series

1. Murder on the Lusitania . 1999.
2. Murder on the Mauretania . 2000.
3. Murder on the Minnesota . 2002.
4. Murder on the Caronia . 2002.
5. Murder on the Marmora . 2004.
6. Murder on the salsette . 2005.
7. Murder on the Oceanic . 2006.
8. Murder on the Celtic . 2007.

As Martin Inigo

• Stone Dead . 1991.
• Touch play . 1991.

As Edward Marston

• Nicholas Bracewell series

1. The Queen's Head . 1988.
2. The merry devils . 1989.
3. The trip to Jerusalem . 1990.
4. The nine giants . 1991.
5. The mad courtesan . 1992.
6. The silent woman . 1992.
7. The roaring boy . 1992.
8. The laughing hangman . 1996.
9. The fair maid of Bohemia . 1997.
10. The Wanton Angel . 1999.
11. The devil's apprentice . 2001.
12. The bawdy basket . 2002.
13. The vagabond clown . 2003.
14. The counterfeit crank . 2004.
15. The malevolent comedy . 2005.
16. The Princess of Denmark . 2006.

• Doomsday & Bret series

1. The wolves of Savernake . 1993.
2. The ravens of Blackwater . 1994.
3. The dragons of Archenfield . 1995.
4. The lions of the North . 1996.
5. The serpents of Harbledown . 1996.
6. The stallions of Woodstock . 1997.
7. The Hawks of Delamere . 1998.
8. The wildcats of Exeter . 1998.
9. The foxes of Warwick . 1999.
10. The Owls of Gloucester . 2000.
11. The elephants of Norwich . 2000.

• Redmayne & Bale cycle

1. The King's Evil . 1999.
2. The Amorous Nightingale . 2000.
3. The repetant rake . 2001.
4. The Frost Fair . 2003.
5. The Parliament House . 2006.
6. The Painted Lady . 2007.

• The Railway Detectives

1. The railway detective . 2004.
2. The excursion train . 2005.
3. The railway viaduct . 2006.
4. The iron horse . 2007.
5. Murder on the Brighton Express . 2008.
6. The silver locomotive mystery . 2009.
7. Railway to the grave . 2010.
8. Blood on the line . 2011.
9. The stationmaster's farewell . 2012.
10. Peril in the Royal Train . 2013.

• Captain Daniel Rawson cycle

1. Soldier of fortune . 2008.
2. Drums of war . 2008.
3. Fire and Sword . 2009.
4. Under siege . 2010.
5. A very murdering battle . 2011.

• Home Front Detective Series

1. A bespoke murder . 2011.
2. An instrument of slaughter . 2005.

As Keith Miles

• Alan Saxon cycle

1. Bullet hole . 1986.
2. Double eagle . 1987.
3. Green Murder . 1990.
4. Flagstick . 1991.
5. Bermuda grass . 2002.
6. Honolulu play-off . 2004.

• Merlin Richards series

1. Murder in Perspective . 1997.
2. Saint's rest . 1909.