 John Royston Lewis was born in Rhondda, Glamorganshire, Wales. He is an author and former college principal and Inspector of Schools. He lives in northern England. He is the creator of:
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Titles and year of publication:
| 'John Crow' Novels | |
| 1) A Lover Too Many | 1969 |
| 2) Error of Judgment | 1971 |
| 3) A Secret Singing (Also published as: The Woods Murder [2018]) | 1972 |
| 4) Blood Money (Also published as: Murder for Money [2018]) | 1973 |
| 5) A Question of Degree (Also published as: Murder in the Mine [2018]) | 1974 |
| 6) A Part of Virtue (Also published as: A Cotswolds Murder [2019]) | 1975 |
| 7) Nothing But Foxes (Also published as: A Fox Hunting Murder [2019]) | 1977 |
| 8) A Relative Distance (Also published as: A Dartmoor Murder [2019]) | 1981 |
| 'Arnold Landon' Novels | |
| 1) A Gathering of Ghosts | 1982 |
| 2) Most Cunning Workmen | 1984 |
| 3) A Trout in the Milk | 1986 |
| 4) Men of Subtle Craft | 1987 |
| 5) The Devil Is Dead | 1989 |
| 6) A Wisp of Smoke | 1991 |
| 7) A Secret Dying | 1992 |
| 8) Bloodeagle | 1993 |
| 9) The Cross Bearer | 1994 |
| 10) A Short-Lived Ghost | 1995 |
| 11) Angel of Death | 1995 |
| 12) Suddenly As a Shadow | 1997 |
| 13) The Shape Shifter | 1998 |
| 14) The Ghost Dancers | 1999 |
| 15) An Assumption of Death | 2000 |
| 16) Dead Secret | 2001 |
| 17) The Ways of Death | 2002 |
| 18) Headhunter | 2004 |
| 19) Grave Error | 2005 |
| 20) Dragon Head | 2007 |
| 21) Shadowmaker | 2009 |
| 22) Goddess of Death | 2012 |
| 'Eric Ward' Novels | |
| 1) A Certain Blindness (Also published as: The Sedleigh Hall Murder [2019]) | 1980 |
| 2) Dwell in Danger (Also published as: The Farming Murder [2019]) | 1982 |
| 3) A Limited Vision (Also published as: The Quayside Murder [2019]) | 1983 |
| 4) Once Dying, Twice Dead (Also published as: The Diamond Murder [2019]) | 1984 |
| 5) A Blurred Reality (Also published as: The Geordie Murder [2019]) | 1985 |
| 6) Premium on Death (Also published as: The Shipping Murder [2019]) | 1986 |
| 7) The Salamander Chill (Also published as: The City of London Murder [2020]) | 1988 |
| 8) A Necessary Dealing (Also published as: The Apartment Murder [2020]) | 1989 |
| 9) A Kind of Transaction (Also published as: The Spanish Villa Murder [2020]) | 1991 |
| 10) A Form of Death | 2001 |
| 11) The Nightwalker | 2002 |
| 12) Phantom | 2002 |
| 13) Dead Man Running | 2004 |
| 14) Embers of the Dead | 2005 |
| 15) Death Squad | 2006 |
| 16) Guardian of the Dead | 2008 |
| 17) Design for Murder | 2010 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) A Wolf by the Ears | 1970 |
| 2) The Fenokee Project | 1971 |
| 3) A Fool for a Client | 1972 |
| 4) Of Singular Purpose | 1973 |
| 5) Double Take | 1975 |
| 6) Witness My Death | 1976 |
| 7) A Distant Banner | 1976 |
| 8) An Uncertain Sound | 1978 |
| 9) An Inevitable Fatality | 1978 |
| 10) A Violent Death | 1979 |
| 11) Seek for Justice | 1981 |
| 12) Dead Ringer | 2011 |
| 13) The Paduan Conspiracy | 2012 |
| 14) Cardinal Error (e-book) | 2012 |
| 15) Breaths of Suspicion | 2013 |
| 16) Command of the Sea Tiger (e-story) | 2013 |
| 17) Skin Deep (short stories) (e-book) | 2013 |
| 18) A Fugitive Englishman | 2014 |
| 19) A Distant Bugle | 2017 |
| 20) Shadows of the Past | 2017 |