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. Saving the chesapeake bay by tom horton, chesapeake bay foundation, william eichbaum and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Aug 21, 2012 in previous outings, fallon has always been embroiled in plots involving historically significant objects. They are a onesizefitsall solution to the problem of what to buy for a loved one. Cape cod by william martin and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. 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.
As of 2016, little, brown and company is a division of the hachette book group. Mfa motion picture production, university of southern california 1976 massachusetts historical. The title of this book is back bay and it was written by william martin. He has been following the lives of the great and anonymous in american history ever. Cape cod by william martin overdrive rakuten overdrive. 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. The sequel to back bay is an entertaining look at the history of harvard university inside an amateur sleuth mystery. William martin has continued to write historical novels and currently lives in weston, massachusetts near boston with his wife, two sons and a daughter. His first novel, back bay, introduced boston treasure hunter peter fallon, who is still tracking artifacts across the landscape of our national imagination.
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 traces the tightly interlaced. After being given aa paul revere silver tea set, washington promises to keep it on display in the white house, much to the. Collections such as the little house books transcend generational differences and provide ways for people of all ages to connect to each other. That means taking readers to a time when george washington lived. William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an awardwinning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie. William martin is the awardwinning new york times bestselling author of ten. 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. His first novel, back bay, introduced boston treasure hunter peter fallon, who is still tracking.
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 was born august 10, 1949 to the late william robert and gertrude edna lentz martin of bay city, mi. It can trace its roots before that to 1784 to a bookshop owned by ebenezer batelle on marlborough street. An antiquarian who knows many of the schools carefully guarded secrets, fallon understands the powerful implications of the discovery.
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. His first, back bay, introduced treasure hunter peter fallon in a new kind of adventure that joined the contemporary mysterythriller to the historical novel. 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. 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.
Back bay by william martin 1981, paperback for sale online. Back bay peter fallon, book 1 by william martin fantastic fiction. Early lists featured emily dickinsons poetry and bartletts familiar quotations. 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. An antiquarian who knows many of the schools carefully guarded secrets, fallon understands the powerful implications of the.
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. 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. His first novel, back bay, introduced boston treasure hunter peter fallon, who is still tracking artifacts. The story line never takes itself too seriously yet provides a taste of the school over. 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. 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. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. 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. 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. See all books authored by william martin, including back bay, and cape cod, and more on. William martin booklist william martin message board.
Curl up with a selection of good fiction books and escape from reality into a world of adventure, romance or mystery. William martin audio books, best sellers, author bio. William martin is an american author of historical novels, a native of boston, ma. Here is the novel that launched william martins astonishing literary career. However, nothing daunted by the bad going or unsuitable equipment, the explorers 1 no mans land, by sir martin conway, 1906, p. William martin books list of books by author william martin. His first peter fallon novel, back bay, established him as a master storyteller. William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels. It was founded in 1837 in boston by charles little and james brown. 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.
Click to read more about back bay by william martin. Back bay by william martin 1981, paperback for sale. Picking up where his runaway bestseller back bay left off, william martin returns to boston to bring the history of harvarduniversity vividly to life. William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an award winning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie, too. Books by william martin author of back bay goodreads. Since then martin has been telling stories of the great and the anonymous in american history, from the pilgrims to 911. This particular edition is in a mass market paperback format. William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an awardwinning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie, too. William martin discusses his book, the lost constitution. 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. 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. Since then, martin has been telling stories of the great and the anonymous in american history. 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.
William martin is the new york times bestselling author of ten novels, an award winning pbs documentary, and a cult classic horror movie. Back bay books is focused on the publication of the nations 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. William martin has written numerous historical novels such as the peter fallon series, rising of the moon, annapolis, and his latest edition citizen washington. They formed the partnership for the purpose of publishing, importing, and selling books.
William martin books king of the historical thriller. It was published by grand central publishing and has a total of 544 pages in the book. William chris martin, age 65, passed away in his sleep on january 15, 2015. His first novel, back bay, introduced treasure hunting hero peter fallon, who has now appeared in five n. Since then martin has been telling stories of the great and the anonymous in american history. The book, back bay, was published in 1979 and reached the new york times bestseller list. 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.
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. Back bay is actually the first novel he published, more than 30 years ago. 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 21 books on goodreads with 187 ratings. William martin books list of books by william martin. They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient. A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as. Website for william martin, awardwinning new york times bestselling author of ten novels, whose career spans over three decades, from back bay 1980. William martin obituary bay city, mi bay city times. William martin writes enduring stories with enduring characters while ably illuminating the history of the times. 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. An ancient legend says that robert harvard, father of john.
Back bay peter fallon, book 1 by william martin book cover, description, publication history. We are the paperback imprint of little, brown and company. Little, brown and company had its roots in the book selling trade. Despite reading on tablets and ereaders becoming more popular, the market for a good oldfashioned paperback or hardback is still as strong as ever. If, by chance, the recent harvard yard was your first of martins books, dont miss the opportunity to pick up back bay and start from the beginning. One of the oldest is the tale of how john harvards parents were br. Martins subsequent novels, including harvard yard, citizen washington, and the lost constitution have established him as a storyteller whose smoothness matches his ambition. Both of martins books ive read, back bay and cape cod, i havent been able to put. Foresters hornblower novels, among many others, have given these classics fresh lives.
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