Dead Man's Land

I really enjoyed this historical mystery featuring Dr Watson in WWI France. A pretty sad story, but I also learned many interesting facts about that time - and that’s a strong measure for me of how good a Hf mystery is.......more

Rob Ryan was one of our speakers at the Harrogate History Festival in October this year (it was a blast, did I mention? If you didn’t come this year, you should next) and I was so impressed by his talk that I brought one of his books back with me – and have just finished it. Dead Man’s Land is based......more

The first book in the "Dr John Watson" series. A World War I crime mystery starring Dr John Watson. Murder in the gruesome trenches of Flanders Field. Dr John Watson face the enemy in front and a killer in the back. This is an intense story where the aged Dr John Watson shows his detective qualities. St......more

I wanted to read this due to my enduring interest in all things pertaining to The Great War. For that alone, this was well worth the time spent. Robert Ryan gives us a glimpse - but just a glimpse - of what it was like at the Front. Although they were miles away, he could smell the trenches on the w......more

Mix detektivky a válečného románu, při němž budete řešit, kdo je vrah a zároveň Vám bude fyzicky nevolno ze zákopů. Ryanovi se totiž povedlo naprosto skvěle vystihnout tu šílenou dobu Velké války (vždycky jsem měla tohle označení raději), které v mnohém ta Druhá nesahala ani po kotníky - bohudík. Př......more