His first peter fallon novel, back bay, established him as a master storyteller. We are the paperback imprint of little, brown and company. Early lists featured emily dickinsons poetry and bartletts familiar quotations. William martin is a new york times bestselling author of eleven novels. William martin is an american author of historical novels, a native of boston, ma. See all books authored by william martin, including back bay, and cape cod, and more on. William martin discusses his book, the lost constitution. Website for william martin, awardwinning new york times bestselling author of ten novels, whose career spans over three decades, from back bay 1980 and the lincoln letter 2012. I had read three or four standalone books by william martin and enjoyed them all so i thought it was high time i began reading his peter fallon series. His first novel, back bay, introduced treasure hunting hero peter fallon, who has now appeared in five novels, and spent fourteen weeks on the times list. They are a onesizefitsall solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. Here is the novel that launched william martins astonishing literary career. Since then, martin has been telling stories of the great and the anonymous in american history.
William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an awardwinning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie, too. Author william martin, whose harvardeducated antiquarian peter fallon was a major character in his previous novel, back bay, here uses fallon to reveal the more than three hundred fifty years of harvard history and its intimate connections to the history of new england and the nation. Martin, who introduced antiquarian peter fallon in his debut novel back bay 1979, brings him back for a second quest in this sprawling bibliomystery, which tra. His first, back bay, introduced treasure hunter peter fallon in a new kind of adventure that joined the contemporary mysterythriller to the historical novel. Discount prices on books by william martin, including titles like language, cognition, and biblical exegesis. This particular edition is in a mass market paperback format. New york times bestselling author william martin is best known for his historical fiction, which chronicles the lives of the great and the anonymous in american history while bringing to life legendary american locations, from cape cod to annapolis to the city of dreams. Cape cod by william martin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Back bay peter fallon, book 1 by william martin book cover, description, publication history. Website for william martin, awardwinning new york times bestselling author of ten novels, whose career spans over three decades, from back bay 1980. Despite reading on tablets and ereaders becoming more popular, the market for a good oldfashioned paperback or hardback is still as strong as ever. As of 2016, little, brown and company is a division of the hachette book group. An ancient legend says that robert harvard, father of john. Picking up where his runaway bestseller back bay left off, william martin returns to boston to bring the history of harvarduniversity vividly to life.
Martin has carefully researched the topography of old boston and tidily balances his inventive plot with its narrow escapes and stopwatch acton, including a subwaytunnel dig and shootout. An antiquarian who knows many of the schools carefully guarded secrets, fallon understands the powerful implications of the. William martin writes enduring stories with enduring characters while ably illuminating the history of the times. Mfa motion picture production, university of southern california 1976 massachusetts historical. William martin books list of books by william martin.
It was founded in 1837 in boston by charles little and james brown. The story line never takes itself too seriously yet provides a taste of the school over. He has also written an awardwinning pbs documentary on the life of george washington and a cultclassic horror film, and was the 2005 recipient of the new. After being given aa paul revere silver tea set, washington promises to keep it on display in the white house, much to the. Since then martin has been telling stories of the great and the anonymous in american history. Little, brown and company is an american publisher founded in 1837 by charles coffin little and his partner, james brown, and for close to two centuries has published fiction and nonfiction by american authors. Curl up with a selection of good fiction books and escape from reality into a world of adventure, romance or mystery.
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They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient. And the tale of the tea set flips back and forth neatly between the centuries, grisly with setlinked drownings and murders, spiced with some old scandals. He has been following the lives of the great and anonymous in american history ever since and has taken readers from the pilgrims to 9 11. The title of this book is back bay and it was written by william martin. However, an accident leaves the tea set hidden somewhere in the back bay part of boston, and the mystery flows down for six pratt generations. The sequel to back bay is an entertaining look at the history of harvard university inside an amateur sleuth mystery. The book, back bay, was published in 1979 and reached the new york times bestseller list. William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels. Comic books feature complex plots and detailed character development, so there is always something new to discover, even if the reader already knows a great deal about a given franchise. He has been following the lives of the great and anonymous in american history ever. With back bay, while fallon works to try and uncover the secrets surrounding the paul revere tea set in the present day, william martin the author takes readers all the way back to the beginnings of the tea set. An antiquarian who knows many of the schools carefully guarded secrets, fallon understands the powerful implications of the discovery.
One of the oldest is the tale of how john harvards parents were br. Collections such as the little house books transcend generational differences and provide ways for people of all ages to connect to each other. William martin has continued to write historical novels and currently lives in weston, massachusetts near boston with his wife, two sons and a daughter. It can trace its roots before that to 1784 to a bookshop owned by ebenezer batelle on marlborough street. William martin obituary bay city, mi bay city times. Rarebook expert peter fallon and his girlfriend, evangeline, the main characters from back bay and harvard yard, are back for another treasure hunt through time. Little, brown and company had its roots in the book selling trade. Both of martins books ive read, back bay and cape cod, i havent been able to put. William martin books king of the historical thriller. That means taking readers to a time when george washington lived. Mar 26, 2015 after the tea set is stolen from the madison white house during the war of 1812, pratt seeks to secure its ownership through a number of negotiations and keep the profits inside his family circle. William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an awardwinning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie. Author of the feted historical thrillers back bay, harvard yard, and cape cod, william martin journeyed to the far corners of new england to research his latest novel, the lost constitution, in. His first novel, back bay, introduced treasure hunting hero peter fallon, who has now appeared in five n.
William martin martin, william used books, rare books and new books. Foresters hornblower novels, among many others, have given these classics fresh lives. His debut novel, back bay was released in 1979, sold millions of copies, became an instant hit and recognized as a new york best seller. William martin has 21 books on goodreads with 187 ratings. The book, back bay, was published in 1979 and reached the new york times. Books by william martin author of back bay goodreads. It was published by grand central publishing and has a total of 544 pages in the book. Since then martin has been telling stories of the great and the anonymous in american history, from the pilgrims to 911.
Click to read more about back bay by william martin. His first novel, back bay, introduced treasure hunting hero peter fallon, who has now appeared in five novels, and spent fourteen weeks on the new york times list. William martin, the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, is best known for his historical fiction, which has chronicled the lives of the great and the anonymous in american history while bringing to life legendary american locations, from cape cod to annapolis to the city of dreams. William martin has written numerous historical novels such as the peter fallon series, rising of the moon, annapolis, and his latest edition citizen washington.
Back bay by william martin 1981, paperback for sale online. He tells the american story, from the pilgrims to 911, in novels including back bay, city of dreams, the lost constitution, and the lincoln letter. William chris martin, age 65, passed away in his sleep on january 15, 2015. Martins subsequent novels, including harvard yard, citizen washington, and the lost constitution have established him as a storyteller whose smoothness matches his ambition. However, nothing daunted by the bad going or unsuitable equipment, the explorers 1 no mans land, by sir martin conway, 1906, p. William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an award winning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie, too.
In a sweeping historical saga packed with history and incident, martin back bay follows two intertwined yet bitterly antagonistic families from their pilgrim origins to the present day. Back bay books in 1993, little, brown created a new trade paperback imprint, back bay books, to focus on longterm publication of the companys best fiction and nonfiction. William martin author william martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an awardwinning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie, too. Back bays new editions of william least heatmoons blue highways, tracy kidders the soul of a new machine, evelyn waughs a handful of dust, and c. A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as.
William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an award winning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie. He was born august 10, 1949 to the late william robert and gertrude edna lentz martin of bay city, mi. William martin books list of books by author william martin. His first novel, back bay, introduced boston treasure hunter peter fallon, who is still tracking. If, by chance, the recent harvard yard was your first of martin s books, dont miss the opportunity to pick up back bay and start from the beginning. Back bay is actually the first novel he published, more than 30 years ago. Peter fallon, the hero of william martins bestselling novel back bay, has found evidence that a priceless treasure an undiscovered shakespeare play is hidden somewhere in the venerable halls of harvard university. He is best known for his historical fiction, which has chronicled the lives of the great and the anonymous in american history while bringing to life legendary american locations, from cape cod to annapolis. Back bay by william martin 1981, paperback for sale. His first novel, back bay, introduced boston treasure hunter peter fallon, who is still tracking artifacts.
Three and a half stars of fivemartin introduces the reader to the pratts. Back bay peter fallon, book 1 by william martin fantastic fiction. Aug 21, 2012 in previous outings, fallon has always been embroiled in plots involving historically significant objects. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. His first novel, back bay, introduced boston treasure hunter peter fallon, who is still tracking artifacts across the landscape of our national imagination.
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