William Ryan, also known as W. C. Ryan, is the Irish author of six novels, including the Captain Korolev series set in 1930s Moscow. They have been shortlisted for numerous awards, including the Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award, the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year, the Endeavour Historical Gold Crown and the Crime Writer Association’s Gold, Steel, Historical and New Blood Daggers. His latest novel, The Winter Guest, has been described as ‘a haunting, atmospheric mystery set against the raw Irish landscape in a country divided... the perfect chilling read’.
William lives in West London.
