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The Nightwalker by Roy Lewis. When Eric Ward agrees to represent the interests… More. Phantom by Roy Lewis. When an important local shipping firm offers lawy… More. Dead Man Running by Roy Lewis. Following the devastating impact of foot-and-mout… More.
Shelve Dead Man Running. Embers of the Dead by Roy Lewis. Solicitor Eric Ward maintains a small criminal pr… More. Shelve Embers of the Dead. Death Squad by Roy Lewis. Tyneside solicitor Eric Ward has a new client: Guardian of the Dead by Roy Lewis. Shelve Guardian of the Dead. Design for Murder by Roy Lewis. Eric Ward is a book character created by English writer Roy Lewis. He appears in 18 books, all featuring stories of crime mystery. Eric was a policeman who was very highly principled but he gradually turned into a solicitor.
After this change in careers, he sets up a practice in Newcastle, England. He also gets married to a younger woman who is very wealthy. She travels around the world on business trips and is often accompanied by her corporate lawyer.
Eric discovers that she is cheating on him and in a fit of anger, he sleeps with a beautiful woman who winds up dead a few days later. This event throws Eric back into the world of investigation while at the same time he becomes his own solicitor. This spawns a series of novels where Eric is the protagonist. Eric Ward Series by Roy Lewis is expressed in prose that is crystal clear and thoroughly practiced.
The plot is always twisting in a thrilling way. This creates palpable tension in the books which keeps the reader glued to each page.
Even as a solicitor, the suspicious instinct and knowledge of police procedures comes in handy for him. Never afraid to cross borders in search of the truth and in an effort to clear his name, Eric finds himself leaving England often and visiting far reaching corners of the world. He delves into the workings of the criminal underworld and delivers a page-turning performance throughout.
English author Roy Lewis has written a series of books featuring Eric Ward. Born in , the author lives in the North of England. His home provides a setting for his books. Roy was formerly a college principal. He was also an Inspector of Schools. These career backgrounds gave him the literary ability and creativity to write crime mystery novels. Eric Ward is a most interesting character.
He appears in many books by this author. The first one was published in while the latest was published in This is more than 20 years of writing.
Throughout the lifetime of these books, Eric Ward cleverly handles cases of crime. They are always shrouded in mystery and often feature death. Each of these books has a gripping plot where Eric is often on the cusp of death or worse. Crime mystery novels are generally page turners and this series is no different.
Roy created a character who is relatable yet who finds himself in harrowing situations.
Despite the choices that Eric Ward makes in his books, readers find themselves captivated and rooting for the good guy. This book was published and released in and was the first to feature acclaimed character Eric Ward. Egan was a wealthy man and his estate was substantial. In his will, he indicated that it should go to an heir.
The only problem was that nobody in his family or network of friends had ever hear about this heir. Eric Ward was tempted to go and find out who this mystery heir is. In his efforts, Eric discovers that Egan did a stretch in prison for manslaughter. This was interesting news.
What was even more interesting is that the evidence against him might have been planted and Egan knew about it as he went off to jail. Upon stumbling on this information, Eric wonders why Arthur went to jail so meekly with no resistance despite knowing that he was innocent?