Aly Monroe is a British writer of

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set in the 1940s. She was brought up in Purley, England. She has spent a large part of her life in Spain, where she worked as a teacher, translator and

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artist. She is the author of the Peter Cotton series of historical novels, including ''Icelight'' which won the 2012 Ellis Peters Historical Award.

Bibliography

Monroe's series character is Peter Cotton who works for the British intelligence service. Her first novel, ''The Maze of Cadiz'', is set in Spain, where Monroe lived for many years. The second novel, ''Washington Shadow'', was set in Washington, DC and shortlisted for the

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Ellis Peters Historical Fiction Award. The third novel of the series, ''Icelight'', won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award.

Novels

* ''The Maze of Cadiz'' (2008) * ''Washington Shadow'' (2009) * ''Icelight'' (2011) * ''Black Bear'' (2013)

Notes

External links

Official website

Aly Monroe talks to CrimeTime about ''Icelight''
English women novelists Living people English spy fiction writers Writers from Leicester Year of birth missing (living people) {{England-novelist-stub