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About Roy French
Roy French is a screenplay writer and novelist, well known for writing
thrillers that are best described as "a wild ride". An Irish lad,
Roy has lived in Canada for 20 years and visits 'home' often. His first
published novel A SENSE OF HONOR (now RAVEN’S HONOR) was Runner up Arthur
Ellis Award, Best First Novel (1992)..
Readers of Roy French books will note that some of Roy's novels have been
re-branded with new titles and covers to reflect two cohesive series, The Raven Series and The
Kelly Series.
Roy is also a screenplay writer; most recently of the buddy film entitled THE
BOYS ARE BACK, a new project currently in development. For more information,
click Screenplay.
More About Roy…
- Born in Ballymena,
Northern Ireland.
- Attended high school
drama with the famous actor Liam Neeson at Ballymena Technical College.
- An accomplished
musician, he played lead guitar in a rock band (Scrudriver).
- A member of the Crime Writers
of Canada
- Roy is a published
novelist with Hounslow Press of Toronto, Canada.
- Roy’s novels are now
available from:
Trafford Press - purchase the books online.
- Roy has resided in
Toronto, Canada, for the past 20 years.
- Roy works full time in
I.T. and believes that creativity and laughter enhance your work.
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Acclaim for Novels by Roy French
“A Creditable and contemporary Canadian terrorist thriller.” John North,
Toronto Star
“The fast-paced action is backed up by painstaking accuracy.” Mike Beggs,
Toronto Star
“201 pages of Damn-the-torpedoes adventure.” Jim Wilson, Brampton Guardian
“A stunning twist at the end of this gripping novel.” Des Blackadder,
Ballymena Observer
“A compelling narrative.” L. MacGuire, Saskatoon Times
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About the The Raven Series
This series is about a strapping man named Daniel Riordan a.k.a. David Spence
a.k.a. the Raven who has a strong sense of honor. Long ago, the chain of
events that unfolded during the troubles of Northern Ireland caught him up
and he was forced to make terrible decisions. Years later, the ghost of his
past as a notorious paramilitary enforcer, the Raven, haunts him and we
follow him as he struggles to do the right thing in the fight for good
against evil.
- RAVEN’S HONOR -
Formerly “A Sense of Honor”,
Runner up Arthur Ellis Award, Best First Novel (1992)
- RAVEN'S RETURN (1999)
- RAVEN'S FURY, (2004)
- RAVEN’S REVENGE (2005)
- RAVEN'S KISS (2007)
- RAVEN’S SHADOW (2009)
- RAVEN’S BLUFF(2010)
- RAVEN’S JUSTICE (in
progress)
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About the The Kelly Series
This series is about a Vietnam vet named Patrick Kelly, a second generation
Irishman whose grandfather was brutally murdered by the British during the
uprising in 1912.
Having been raised by his grandmother when his parents were killed in a car
crash he is indoctrinated by her prejudices and when the IRA look to the US
for assistance, he agrees to help to bring some semblance of closure for his
grandmother.
- THE BLACK ROSE (2002)
- WHISPERS ON THE WIND
(1996)
Other Novels by Roy French
These are currently not available from Trafford Press.
- TEARS FOR A FRIEND
(1993)
- THE DEVIL'S OWN (1994)
- A TRICK OF THE LIGHT
(1996)
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