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clifford beal historical fiction top of page cliffordbeal com home the books about me blog instagram facebook more use tab to navigate through the menu items photo gesine garz photography clifford beal welcome i write historical thrillers that take you from the 15th century to the 20th from spies in medieval venice to domestic suspense in small town new england of the 1960s come along for a ride join my list praise for clifford beal hawker is a terrific creation bernard cornwell great storytelling david gilman author of master of war and the englishman i took a look and was hooked michael moorcock the sensuous texture of the period is superbly evoked daily mail a great storyteller who keeps his readers on the edge the spectator a real talent for bringing history to life in the most engaging way adrian tchaikovsky the novel fizzes with action romance and intrigue angus donald author of the fire born series latest posts risky business putting your hometown into a novel my new novel little sins admittedly started out partly as an exercise in nostalgia as i have lived for many years a few thousand miles away from where i grew up it was an enjoyable experience writing it and recalling those places that helped to shape me all those years ago the very process of remembering in order to be able to describe in prose was a rediscovery for me in many ways i m by no means the first novelist to utilize my hometown in writing hp lovecraft made o why little sins with the publication date of little sins getting closer i ve been asked why did you write it you ve previously penned historical novels set hundreds of years ago so why the switch up to the 20th century and writing suburban domestic suspense well there are several reasons actually including that i ve already published a few short stories set in modern times but the spark for little sins was provided on a trip back to where i grew up in rhode island a month before t innocence lost death and trauma in the coming of age novel here s the premise two sixteen year olds best buddies are out camping alone in local woods when they stumble across a body in a shallow grave first off they recognize the victim second one finds something near the grave that could tie one or both of their fathers to the scene he pockets the evidence and doesn t tell his friend now both boys have some serious thinking to do and decisions to make that was the kernel of a story which i ve now turned into my latest nov the books explore the most recently published books as well as those written as ethan bale little sins little brigand books 2026 blood trumps friendship once it s been spilled it s 1968 billy mccaskill s nearly sixteen growing up in rhode island and enjoying an idyllic summer in a year of national turmoil inseparable from his best friend paulie the two embark on a clandestine camp out on private property reserved for their boy braves troop but they soon stumble upon a corpse and they recognize who it is billy realizes the only people who know about the place are a handful of troop committee men including both their fathers more damning he finds evidence near the shallow grave that could point to his father s involvement a discovery he conceals from paulie now somehow he must save his family by finding the truth himself before the police do caps title caps title hawker and the king s jewel canelo books 2022 three knights three secrets one last mission king richard iii summons a grizzled retainer sir john hawker for one last mission return a gift to the doge of venice but when the king falls at bosworth field hawker and his small band must flee not knowing who to trust among them is a young knight who is unaware he is the illegitimate son of the king they take the only course left to venice with all its conspiracies and the love hawker left behind there caps title caps title the lost prince canelo books2023 sir john hawker is approached by a mysterious noblewoman with a quest find her missing father and return him to her hawker reluctantly agrees to come to her aid but there are powerful men who don t want him to succeed the missing man is prince vlad dracula the infamous impaler and hawker s mission could prove to be the end of them all caps title caps title the knight s redemption canelo books 2024 facing a grisly death if captured hawker and his band return to venice to rescue the woman he left behind there one year earlier but his conscience carries a heavy burden dubious deeds bad decisions dead friends and lost loves if he survives the coming days can he make amends and start a new life or will his loyalty to sir giles secret son of richard iii lead him back to england and a rising rebellion against henry tudor caps title caps title about clifford beal aka ethan bale clifford beal originally from providence rhode island worked for 30 years as an international journalist and consultant covering aerospace defense and foreign affairs in 2007 he published his first book the non fiction crime history quelch s gold but then made a wide detour into genre fiction including fantasy and horror more recently he s authored historical thrillers including the swords of the white rose trilogy set during the twilight of the english wars of the roses and garnering high praise from bernard cornwell among others he also writes contemporary mystery and suspense his latest novel little sins was published in march 2026 cliffordbeal com join the mailing list email subscribe i want to subscribe to your mailing list 2026 by cliffordbeal com powered and secured by wix read our privacy policy here bottom of page