Tag Archives: William Ryan

Review of William Ryan’s “The Bloody Meadow”

Posted on October 5, 2011 by dorothyjames

“What will William Ryan do with Korolev’s dilemma, as the 30s in the Soviet Union grind on into more and more terrible times?” This was the question I asked at the end of my recent review of William Ryan’s first … Continue reading →

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Detecting Crime in a Police State: Fact and Fiction, Quotes

Posted on July 15, 2011 by dorothyjames

Reading William Ryan’s The Holy Thief and getting to know Captain Alexei Dmitriyevich Korolev of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Division set me to thinking about the role of a police detective in a totalitarian state, often called a “police state.” … Continue reading →

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Interview with William Ryan

Posted on June 28, 2011 by dorothyjames

William Ryan, author of The Holy Thief, was born in London in 1965 and attended Trinity College, Dublin. He practiced briefly as a barrister before completing his master’s in creative writing at St. Andrews University. His work has appeared in … Continue reading →

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Review of William Ryan’s “The Holy Thief”

Posted on April 28, 2011 by dorothyjames

There is a great book club in my native Wales, called CardiffRead.  They meet once a month and communicate electronically in between. This month they are reading  William Ryan’s  The Holy Thief  (Minotaur, New York, 2010).  I bought this book … Continue reading →

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