author
Kenneth Ward
A Norfolk crime writer who came to fiction seriously later in life, he built his D.I. Ray Keane novels out of a love of mysteries and a steady, practical approach to storytelling. His books are rooted in English settings and aim for the kind of page-turning suspense he enjoys as a reader himself.
4 Audiobooks
The Boy Volunteers with the British Artillery
by Kenneth Ward
The Boy Volunteers with the Submarine Fleet
by Kenneth Ward
The Boy Volunteers on the Belgian Front
by Kenneth Ward
The Boy Volunteers with the French Airmen
by Kenneth Ward
About the author
Born in 1960, he began writing seriously in 2008 after joining a local writing group. A short story publication helped spark the creation of Detective Inspector Ray Keane, the central figure in his crime novels. His first Ray Keane book, One Good Shot, was self-published in 2010 before being relaunched by a publisher in 2012.
His fiction is closely tied to Norfolk, where his D.I. Ray Keane series is set. Across the series, he has continued to return to police investigations, village life, and the darker tensions that can sit beneath ordinary communities.
In interviews and author bios, he comes across as a lifelong reader who found his way into writing through persistence rather than grand plans. He has lived in Norfolk with his wife, Jan, and has described writing as a solitary but rewarding craft.