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Alison Morton

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Alison Morton's award-winning thrillers feature tough but compassionate heroines. She lives in Poitou in France, the home of Mélisende, the heroine of her contemporary thrillers, Double Identity, Double Pursuit and Double Stakes.

Her eleven-book Roma Nova thriller series is set in an imaginary European country where part of the ancient Roman Empire has survived and is now ruled by women who face conspiracy, revolution and heartache with courage and a sharp line in dialogue.

Six years’ military service, a fascinating with Ancient Rome and a life of reading crime, historical and thriller fiction have inspired her writing. On the way, she collected a BA in modern languages and an MA in history.

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	Inceptio (Roma Nova #1) 3.94 avg rating — 376 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Perfiditas (Roma Nova #2) 4.19 avg rating — 128 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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
	Double Identity (Mélisende Thrillers #1) 4.21 avg rating — 127 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Successio (Roma Nova #3) 4.33 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Aurelia (Roma Nova #4) 4.49 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Julia Prima (Roma Nova #0A) 4.51 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2022	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
	Carina (Roma Nova #1.5) 4.52 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Insurrectio (Roma Nova #5) 4.37 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 2016 — 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
	Retalio (Roma Nova #6) 4.67 avg rating — 30 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
	Double Pursuit (Mélisende Thrillers #2) 4.76 avg rating — 29 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

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60,000 miles more Roman roads!

Roaman road near Ambrussum, southern Gaul

Scientific journal Nature has just published a high-resolution dataset of roads of the Roman Empire by an international group of academics that suggests a much more extensive Road network than we could have imagined.

The new map – an online database called Itiner-e – has been compiled from a number of different sources, including earlier databases, satellite

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Roma Nova (9 books)
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Exsilium (Roma Nova #0B)

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Alison Morton wrote a new blog post A trip to Mel’s Dresden Earlier in June, I waxed lyrical about Dresden in southeast Germany which was the scene for several chapters in my latest thriller Double Stakes. Nev Read more of this blog post »
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When I see a new Catherine Kullmann novel is out, I immediately buy it immediately. She writes fluently and vividly so you can settle back easily to enjoy the story. Her research is impeccable; you are immersed in early 19th century life from the fir ...more
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Ms Hollick has established her characters Jan and Laurie very well in the five preceding stories. In this sixth book, Laurie is recovering from injuries sustained in the line of duty and is staying with his parents in Devon. Jan, her uncle Toby (Laur ...more
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Alison and 4 other people liked Patricia Furstenberg's review of FATE: Tales of History, Mystery and Magic: "I was intrigued from the first story, "Bramble Creep" by Annie Whitehead. Her writing is visceral and urgent, transporting the reader directly into the dread and anxiety of an invaded hamlet. The first person voice is raw and physical. You feel every" Read more of this review »
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Alison answered Goodreads's question: If you could travel to any fictional book world, where would you go and what would you do there? It would very much depend on whether you landed in a comfortable place or a challenging one. Ancient Rome is a fascinating place, but also a very dangerous one! For all the problems we experience in our time, I think I'd prefer to stay in the 21st ce See Full Answer
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Berlin has always intrigued me, whether in medieval, imperial or modern times. Sometimes the height of culture and a place where every social and political boundary is pushed to the edge and at other times the centre of high restriction and cruel opp ...more
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Living in France and having visited almost every part of the country since childhood, these stories resonated with me – each story was a delight as each one opened up a memory for me. I remember sipping an Orangina in a café when I was a child! The st ...more
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Opening this fourth Castilian episode is like meeting old friends in the shape of Robert and Noor. You are straight into their world thanks to Ms.Belfrage’s deft writing. The historical research is obvious but very carefully woven into an exciting st ...more
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Alison’s Quotes

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“My most important piece of advice to all you would-be writers: When you write, try to leave out all the parts readers skip.”
― Elmore Leonard, Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing

tags: creative-process, focus, writing

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“Your enemies have neither the proof nor the backbone to stand against you, but say something often enough in vulnerable ears and incredulity turns to belief.”
― Elizabeth Chadwick, The Greatest Knight

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