Conrad Allen Books in Order
Explore Conrad Allen and Keith Miles's books in publication order, with short summaries covering historical stories, sports mysteries and hospital dramas.
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Conrad Allen books in publication order
74 books
Dragon's Teeth
by Conrad Allen
1973
Immortal warriors buried in Mexico are revived and set out to reclaim North America from its white inhabitants. Their return brings an ancient conflict into the modern world, confronting society with a threat that cannot be explained in ordinary terms.
Ambridge Summer
by Conrad Allen
1975
Günter Grass
by Conrad Allen
1975
The Devil's Crown
by Conrad Allen
1978
Henry II and his sons Richard and John struggle to gain and hold the English crown. Ambition, Eleanor of Aquitaine's influence and rebellion within the family turn royal power into a source of conflict rather than security.
The Warrior Kings
by Conrad Allen
1978
Crossroads, A Family Affair
by Conrad Allen
1980
Marco Polo
by Conrad Allen
1982
Seventeen-year-old Marco Polo leaves Venice after a troubled romance and travels across Asia toward China. His encounters with unfamiliar cultures and Kublai Khan draw him into an adventure that tests the young traveler far beyond the world he knows.
We'll Meet Again
by Conrad Allen
1982
American airmen arrive in East Anglia in the summer of 1942, bringing romance and resentment into a wartime community. Their relationships with local women offer companionship, but grief, hostility and the dangers of combat threaten these fragile connections.
Breaks
by Conrad Allen
1983
Boys from the Blackstuff
by Conrad Allen
1984
Five men in Liverpool struggle to survive after losing the work that once sustained them. Trying almost anything to make ends meet brings them into conflict with suspicious neighbors and welfare investigators, testing their friendship, dignity and resourcefulness.
Finest Swordsman in All France
by Conrad Allen
1984
Coming of Age
by Conrad Allen
1985
Queen and Country
by Conrad Allen
1985
Bullet Hole
by Conrad Allen
1986
Golfer Alan Saxon arrives at St Andrews hoping to reclaim his championship form. A young woman turns up dead in his bed, and further violence suggests someone wants him out of the tournament, forcing him to investigate while competing.
Not Far Glory, Not Far Gold
by Conrad Allen
1986
Three leading runners pursue the four-minute mile in the 1950s, balancing training with the demands of their lives. Roger Bannister, John Landy and Wes Santee chase the same barrier while coaches and rivals shape their competing paths.
The Honourable Member
by Conrad Allen
1986
After repeated failures in education, acting, military service, and farming, Christopher Mountjoy turns to Parliament for refuge. This comic installment follows a man whose disastrous record in other pursuits makes the House of Commons seem his remaining opportunity.
Bushranger
by Conrad Allen
1987
Jenny and Nick Rawson accompany their stuntman father to a film location in the Australian outback. Theft, an explosion and a mysterious cavern turn the visit into a dangerous investigation where even new friends may not be trustworthy.
Double Eagle
by Conrad Allen
1987
Struggling golfer Alan Saxon accepts a friend's invitation to a California tournament, hoping for relief from financial and personal troubles. When that friend is murdered, Saxon must find the killer while suspicion and violence threaten his own future.
Seabird
by Conrad Allen
1987
Skydive
by Conrad Allen
1987
Iggy
by Conrad Allen
1988
Jahangir and the Khan Dynasty
by Conrad Allen
1988
This authorized biography follows squash champion Jahangir Khan and the family whose sporting achievements helped shape his career. Written with his coach Rahmat Khan, it explores the relationships, mentorship and personal losses behind his place in the game.
Melanie
by Conrad Allen
1988
Snowstorm
by Conrad Allen
1988
Bev
by Conrad Allen
1989
Tariq
by Conrad Allen
1989
Death Vault
by Conrad Allen
1990
Green Murder
by Conrad Allen
1990
Alan Saxon's Australian golf tournament becomes dangerous when his sponsor's wife is abducted during a practice round. With family troubles already weighing on him, Saxon faces a mystery involving financial intrigue, obsession and violence that threatens far more than his score.
Stone Dead
by Conrad Allen
1991
Sports journalist Dan Hawker discovers a golf ball bearing an American star's initials beside a corpse. Following the clue draws him into a network of extortion, blackmail and questionable business dealings, turning a sporting connection into a dangerous investigation.
Touch Play
by Conrad Allen
1991
Sports journalist Dan Hawker discovers the body of Mel Edmunds, the world's leading American tennis player. The encounter pulls him from reporting on sporting achievement into investigating a murder, as he seeks answers behind the star's death.
Coma
by Conrad Allen
1995
A riding accident leaves a girl in a coma, and Suzie faces blame while trying to help her. Meanwhile, Gordy's doubts about his medical future and Bella's attraction to a patient complicate the friends' lives at City Hospital.
Emergency
by Conrad Allen
1995
Bella's involvement with a young man who has a drug problem puts her in danger. While Mark's new romance is threatened by illness, Karlene tries to help a patient she suspects is experiencing abuse, testing the trainees' professional and personal boundaries.
Fever
by Conrad Allen
1995
A mysterious virus kills patients, and Bella and Mark are suspected of leaking the news to the media. As their jobs come under threat, Gordy's connection with a journalist and Suzie's encounters with two troubled women create further complications.
Flames
by Conrad Allen
1995
A devastating fire brings injured people to City Hospital, and Karlene suspects it was no accident. Meanwhile, an insistent former girlfriend complicates Gordy's life, while Bella struggles to understand a young man's violent decision and its consequences.
New Blood
by Conrad Allen
1995
Five young trainees share life at a busy teaching hospital, where an accident leaves a patient critically injured and Suzie holds an important clue. Close relationships with patients and an argument at a party complicate their already demanding new responsibilities.
Target
by Conrad Allen
1995
Karlene helps a young accident victim confront life-changing injuries and a strained relationship with her mother. Meanwhile, Bella's attraction to an explosion survivor may put her in danger, and romantic uncertainty complicates life among the other medical trainees.
Heart Rate
by Conrad Allen
1996
A famous tennis player's collapse brings Mark closer to his worried sister while hospital colleagues face problems at home. Suzie's interference threatens friendships, and Gordy's jealousy grows when Lauren befriends a man whose medical troubles conceal unanswered questions.
High Rise
by Conrad Allen
1996
Karlene and her boyfriend become involved in a dangerous neighborhood feud, while Mark and Bella care for a child with meningitis. Suzie confronts her fears and Gordy deals with a backfiring joke, adding personal pressures to the trainees' work.
Stress
by Conrad Allen
1996
Gordy worries about a friend's strange behavior after she causes an accident, while a mugging strains Suzie's romance. Their shared home also becomes unsafe, forcing the medical trainees to confront a neglectful landlord alongside problems in their personal lives.
X-ray
by Conrad Allen
1996
An attack at an animal-rights demonstration draws Gordy into a dangerous plot while he tries to impress a woman. Bella suspects her new doctor boyfriend is hiding something, adding romantic uncertainty to the medical trainees' demanding hospital lives.
Murder in Perspective
by Conrad Allen
1997
Young Welsh architect Merlin Richards visits Frank Lloyd Wright at an Arizona building site in 1928. When he is accused of murdering a woman, he must investigate the death himself to clear his name and protect his future.
Handbook of Rugby
by Conrad Allen
1999
Keith Miles presents a rugby coaching handbook with contributions from players including Dusty Hare, J. J. Williams, and David Duckham. The book brings their experience together for readers interested in learning about playing the sport.
Saint's Rest
by Conrad Allen
1999
Architect Merlin Richards wins a commission for a mansion in Depression-era Chicago, but the project conceals troubling questions. A body found hanging at the site is dismissed as suicide, prompting him to investigate evidence that suggests murder.
The King's Evil
by Conrad Allen
1999
After London's Great Fire, architect Christopher Redmayne wins a commission to rebuild a wealthy client's home. When the client is murdered, he joins a Puritan constable whose values clash with his own to investigate the killing.
Accident
by Conrad Allen
2000
Trainee radiographer Suzie knows who injured a child in a hit-and-run, but fears speaking to police. Meanwhile, fellow student Bella worries that her party caused a neighbor's heart attack, leaving both young medics facing frightening consequences.
The Amorous Nightingale
by Conrad Allen
2000
King Charles II asks Christopher Redmayne to find Harriet Gow, a missing actress and royal mistress. With constable Jonathan Bale, the architect investigates her private life, where a glamorous reputation conceals troubling secrets and a deadly mystery.
The Repentant Rake
by Conrad Allen
2001
Christopher Redmayne's new client has disowned his son, a notorious rake whose body is later discovered. Redmayne and constable Jonathan Bale investigate a trail of blackmail that challenges what they know about the dead man's life.
Bermuda Grass
by Conrad Allen
2002
Alan Saxon hopes a Bermuda golf-course project will provide time with his daughter, but family tensions disrupt the visit. Suspected sabotage and a body hanging on the course turn his work into a dangerous murder investigation.
The Frost Fair
by Conrad Allen
2003
At a frost fair on the frozen Thames, Christopher Redmayne and Jonathan Bale make a grim discovery after a child slips through thin ice. A naked corpse beneath the surface transforms London's winter festivities into a murder case.
Honolulu Play-Off
by Conrad Allen
2004
Golfer Alan Saxon travels to Hawaii to serve as his friend's best man, only to find the groom murdered. Investigating the bride's family exposes deception and puts Saxon himself in the sights of would-be killers.
Saratoga
by Conrad Allen
2005
British captain Jamie Skoyles fights in the American Revolution while losing confidence in his commanders. As the armies approach Saratoga, forbidden love and his hopes for a future in America complicate his loyalty to the Crown.
The Parliament House
by Conrad Allen
2006
A celebration of Christopher Redmayne's newly completed house ends with a guest murdered at its doorstep. The architect and constable Jonathan Bale investigate, discovering political tensions that place someone close to Redmayne in danger.
Valley Forge
by Conrad Allen
2006
Captured after Saratoga, British captain Jamie Skoyles escapes and returns to his army, but remains troubled by divided loyalties. Ordered to spy on Washington's troops at Valley Forge, he faces choices that could reshape his future.
The Painted Lady
by Conrad Allen
2007
Christopher Redmayne meets a much-admired woman while her portrait is being painted by a French artist. When her husband is murdered, Redmayne and Jonathan Bale must investigate the rivalries surrounding her marriage and many admirers.
Drums of War
by Conrad Allen
2008
Captain Daniel Rawson enters France in disguise to locate a missing Dutch tapestry-maker who works as a spy. The man's worried daughter draws him deeper into the mission, while Sergeant Welbeck faces trouble with a young drummer.
Soldier of Fortune
by Conrad Allen
2008
Captain Daniel Rawson serves the Duke of Marlborough as Allied troops march toward Blenheim. Pursued by a determined woman and assassins sent by a jealous French general, he must balance military duties with dangers of his own making.
Fire and Sword
by Conrad Allen
2009
A farmer helps Daniel Rawson escape pursuing French soldiers, but Rawson later finds the man's property burned and its owner dying. Similar raids implicate English troops, pushing the captain to investigate while enemies plot his capture.
Under Siege
by Conrad Allen
2010
Daniel Rawson infiltrates Lille to steal plans ahead of an Allied siege, then must return to rescue an accomplice. Political threats to Marlborough and a dangerous rival for Rawson's beloved complicate a mission already surrounded by enemy soldiers.
A Bespoke Murder
by Conrad Allen
2011
Anti-German riots sweep London in 1915, and an immigrant tailor is found dead in his burned shop. Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy investigate evidence that someone used wartime hysteria to conceal a carefully planned crime.
A Very Murdering Battle
by Conrad Allen
2011
After failed peace talks in 1709, Daniel Rawson receives a personal assignment from Marlborough that takes him behind enemy lines. His search for a missing tapestry leads toward Malplaquet, where another costly battle threatens Europe's exhausted armies.
An Instrument of Slaughter
by Conrad Allen
2012
A conscientious objector is beaten to death as Britain prepares to impose conscription in 1916. Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy investigate amid public hostility, uncovering private secrets while the victim's friends fear they could be next.
Flagstick
by Conrad Allen
2012
An instructional golf video brings Alan Saxon to Tokyo, where his domineering corporate host reminds him of his estranged father. When the businessman is murdered, Saxon becomes entangled in the family's conflicts and a dangerous investigation.
Five Dead Canaries
by Conrad Allen
2013
A birthday celebration for women working in a munitions factory ends in an explosion that kills five of them. Marmion and Keedy investigate amid wartime suspicion, searching for the motive behind an attack with only one survivor.
Deeds of Darkness
by Conrad Allen
2014
A woman is murdered in a darkened cinema, and a second similar killing spreads fear through wartime London. Marmion and Keedy pursue a killer exploiting the blackouts, while Marmion's policewoman daughter becomes drawn into the case.
Dance of Death
by Conrad Allen
2015
During a Zeppelin raid, a dance instructor is stabbed while Londoners celebrate an enemy airship's destruction. Inspector Marmion and Sergeant Keedy investigate jealous husbands and other enemies, finding danger behind the victim's popular public life.
Shadow of the Hangman
by Conrad Allen
2015
In 1815, two escaped American prisoners threaten Britain's Home Secretary after a massacre at Dartmoor. Twin thief-takers Peter and Paul Skillen hunt the fugitives while competing with Bow Street officers determined to control policing in London.
The Enemy Within
by Conrad Allen
2016
An escaped prisoner seeks revenge on the man he blames for his daughter's death. Marmion and Keedy try to find both men, but a murder at a Salvation Army hostel introduces a disturbing problem of mistaken identity.
Date with the Executioner
by Conrad Allen
2017
After an interrupted duel, Paul Skillen's friend is found stabbed in a stranger's garden. Paul and his twin Peter investigate the killing, encountering inheritance disputes, fraud, and interference from their rivals among the Bow Street Runners.
Steps to the Gallows
by Conrad Allen
2017
A political satirist is murdered in 1816, leaving Peter and Paul Skillen to investigate powerful enemies and surprising secrets. Threats against the woman selling his prints force the twins to protect her while pursuing the case.
Under Attack
by Conrad Allen
2017
With German bombers attacking London, Marmion and Keedy investigate a businessman found dead in the Thames. Claims that he had no enemies begin to unravel, while pressure from their superiors and personal difficulties impede the inquiry.
Fugitive from the Grave
by Conrad Allen
2018
Clemency van Emden returns to England after an anonymous message announces her estranged father's death. When his body disappears from its coffin, Peter and Paul Skillen pursue the truth among grave robbers and people claiming to help.
The Unseen Hand
by Conrad Allen
2019
A dead woman appears in a London hotel reserved for female guests, but she belongs neither to its clientele nor its staff. Marmion and Keedy investigate her identity and the past behind the hotel's troubled present.
Orders to Kill
by Conrad Allen
2021
A military hospital surgeon is found hacked to death at his home in December 1917. Marmion and Keedy investigate beyond London, uncovering a private life that sharply contradicts his reputation as a respectable doctor.
Rage of the Assassin
by Conrad Allen
2021
A politician is shot outside Covent Garden Theatre while a crowd waits for an actress. Peter and Paul Skillen investigate whether he was the intended target, facing political enemies, family tensions, and the hostility of Bow Street officers.
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