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Jonathan Posner

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Historical Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

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Jonathan has been an avid reader of fiction ever since he was old enough to own a torch. As a schoolboy he virtually lived in Narnia, and as he got older, he got into historical fiction - particularly Phillipa Gregory, Susan Kay, C J Sansom and the Flashman Papers.

He loves creative writing, and has written the book and lyrics for three full-scale Musicals, all of which have been performed by community or professional casts. There have also been two plays, some dubious-quality poetry and several short stories.

In 2015 he upcycled the plot of one of the Musicals into The Witchfinder's Well, a full-length Elizabethan action and adventure novel, available on Amazon as eBook, paperback and hardback.

This was followed by the second part of the tril ...more

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Average rating: 4.39 · 391 ratings · 89 reviews · 17 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Witchfinder's Well (The Witchfinder's Well, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 2015 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Broken Sword (The Mary Fox Adventures Book 1) 4.26 avg rating — 66 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Alchemist's Arms (The Witchfinder's Well, #2) 4.58 avg rating — 60 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sovereign's Secret (The Witchfinder's Well, #3) 4.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lawyer's Legacy (The Witchfinder's Well, #0) 4.48 avg rating — 31 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tudor Prince: A gripping tale of danger and deception that goes right to the top of Henry VIII's court (The Mary Fox Adventures Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The River of Fire (The Mary Fox Adventures Book 3) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon an Ending: Seven short stories, each with a twist in the tale 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Witchfinder's Well Chronicles (The Witchfinder's Well, #1-3) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lawyer's Legacy: A prequel to The Witchfinder's Well it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Thursday Book Club – July 26

The latest edition of The Thursday Book Club was broadcast on 16th July 2026 at 2pm on Phonic FM. Joining hosts Jonathan Posner and Cathy Dodd were Ruth Foster and Jason Mann. Click the names to find out more about them, and use the audio bar below to listen to the full show.

Our book review was Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir.

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