Richard Doyle (author)

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Richard Doyle

Born 1948
Guernsey
Occupation Novelist
Genres Thriller, non-fiction
Influenced

Richard Doyle (born 1948) is a British author of thriller novels and the grandnephew of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and great-grandson of Dickie Doyle, the notable Victorian illustrator.

Doyle was born in Guernsey and, on his third birthday, was presented at the court of Emperor Haile Selassie. He has lived in Kuwait, Kenya, Morocco, Libya, Beirut, Barbados, Antigua, France, Greece, Ireland, and the United States. Home for several years was a plantation house in the West Indies, then on Cape Ann, followed by a fortified bastide in Gascony. He spent a short time at Rugby School[1] before completing his studies at the British Army school in Tripoli. He went on to read law at Lincoln College, Oxford.[2] As a young man Doyle taught English to the Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez.

Deluge, his first novel, was published in 1976. Imperial 109 was published the following year and became a wild success in both the UK and the US, selling over a million copies.[3] His 2002 novel Flood was adapted for the 2007 film of the same title. He is considered an expert on matters related to climate change and the flooding of London.[citation needed]

Doyle was expelled from Tripoli by military coup, has lectured on fighter training to the Italian Air Force and has survived several earthquakes, two hurricanes, and a tsunami. [4] He appears regularly on radio and TV, talking about the flood threat, climate change, writing and his own life.[5]

Doyle lives with his wife Sally and son Caspar in Oxford. Both Doyle and his son Caspar are accomplished yachtsmen, from the age of 14 Caspar Doyle has been a sailing instructor.

  • Deluge (1976)
  • Imperial 109 (1977)
  • Pacific Clipper (1987)
  • Havana Special (1982)
  • Executive Action (1998)
  • Flood (2002)
  • Volcano (2006)

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ "Old Rugbeians". Alumni of Rugby School (2007). Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  2. ^ "About Richard Doyle". Flood London / Richard Doyle (2002). Retrieved on 2007-07-28.
  3. ^ "Imperial 109". Richard Doyle (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
  4. ^ "Richard Doyle". Richard Doyle (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-28.
  5. ^ "Richard Doyle;. Richard Doyle (2007). Retrieved on 2007-08-28.

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