 Pseudonym of Roy Peter Martin. He was born in London. He read Philosophy at Birkbeck College before being conscripted in the RAF, then took up school-teaching. Most of his subsequent career has been spent overseas in cultural diplomacy and educational development. He is the creator of Superintendent Tetsuo Otani of the Hyogo Prefectural Police in Japan. He also writes under the pseudonym 'Hampton Charles'. See also Heron Carvic and Hamilton Crane (Sarah J. Mason). |
Titles and year of publication:
| 1) The Wages of Zen | 1979 |
| 2) The Chrysanthemum Chain | 1980 |
| 3) A Sort of Samurai | 1981 |
| 4) The Ninth Netsuke | 1982 |
| 5) Sayonara, Sweet Amaryllis | 1983 |
| 6) Death of a Daimyo | 1984 |
| 7) The Death Ceremony | 1985 |
| 8) Go Gently, Gaijin | 1986 |
| 9) The Imperial Way | 1986 |
| 10) Kimono for a Corpse | 1987 |
| 11) The Reluctant Ronin | 1988 |
| 12) A Haiku for Hanae | 1989 |
| 13) The Bogus Buddha | 1990 |
| 14) A Tarnished Phoenix | 1990 |
| 15) The Body Wore Brocade | 1992 |
| 16) The Reluctant Spy | 1995 |
| 17) Diplomatic Baggage | 1995 |
| As 'Hampton Charles' | |
| 1) Advantage Miss Seeton | 1990 |
| 2) Miss Seeton at the Helm | 1990 |
| 3) Miss Seeton, by Appointment | 1990 |