Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep. 07, 2010

Kenneth C Ryeland


Biography

After 20 years living and working in Africa, the Far East and the Middle East, the author returned to the UK and occupied various senior engineering and research posts within the motor and insurance industries before retiring in 2004. He is a widower, has three grown children and likes gardening, writing, cross-country walking, classic British motorcycles and fine red wines.

Where to find Kenneth C Ryeland online

Website: http://africantales.wordpress.com
LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/ken-ryeland/37/20a/31a

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=ryeland&x=17&y=17

Books

The Mine    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $2.99 USD. 109330 words. Published on March 29, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
"The Mine" is a political thriller set in Nibana, West Africa shortly after gaining independence from the British in 1962. With secession and civil war imminent, an archaeological find initiates a chain of events that lead to police investigations, MI6 involvement and the printing of large sums of money. An abandoned mine becomes the focal point when the main characters discover its secret.
Juju-Men    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $0.99 USD. 13900 words. Published on December 30, 2010. Fiction.
This is a single story from the "Tribal Gathering" compendium. Ade Soyoyi and Bande Abaleko are persuaded to deliver a package to the local Freemasons’ Lodge by a houseboy, and this minor indiscretion leads to death, destruction and chaos in the Western Region of Nibana.
Hot Metal    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $0.99 USD. 16200 words. Published on December 30, 2010. Fiction.
This is a single story from the "Tribal Gathering" compendium. Peter Stafford and John Hughes visit the ancient town of Ifun and encounter a mysterious African boy in the forest. Later, after strange happenings, the repercussions reach out to Peter Stafford’s family far away in England.
Boom Town    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $0.99 USD. 21320 words. Published on December 30, 2010. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
This is a single story from the "Tribal Gathering" compendium. Charlie Robinson is employed to open a new branch of the company in the oil-rich Enube River Delta of Nibana. After many difficulties he succeeds, but civil war and sabotage finally renders all he has worked for lost. Miraculously, out of the chaos and destruction comes an opportunity for riches and a new life.
The Last Bature    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $2.99 USD. 102750 words. Published on September 27, 2010. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
This is a policeman's story set in Nibana, an imaginary West African state, shortly after gaining its independence from the British in 1962. What begins as a straightforward investigation quickly turns to intrigue when the superpowers vie with each other to secure a breakthrough in weapons technology. The action moves quickly, giving the reader an insight into the grubby world of espionage.
Tribal Gathering    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $2.99 USD. 104590 words. Published on September 16, 2010. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
Tribal Gathering is a collection of 8 stories set in an imaginary West African state shortly after gaining its independence from the British in 1962. Betrayal, revenge, ignorance, pride and stupidity intermingled with witchcraft, African Deities and Freemasonry, these stories have it all and Ken Ryeland deals with them in his usual consummate way to provide interesting and compelling reading.
The Up-Country Man    by Kenneth C Ryeland
Price: $4.69 USD. 179900 words. Published on September 8, 2010. Nonfiction.
(4.00 from 2 reviews)
In April 1967, a young British Engineer arrives in Nigeria to take up his new job. On being transferred to Enugu, the capital of the troubled Eastern Region, the regional military governor declares secession and the Republic of Biafra is born. The Federal Government immediately declares war and Ken Ryeland finds himself trapped inside the rebel enclave as Federal troops close in for the kill.

Kenneth C Ryeland’s tag cloud

1960s    action    adventure    africa    africa adventure    african adventure    african tales    archaeological adventure    biafra    bronze casting    bush pilots    civil unrest    civil war    cold war    coup    espionage    fiction    freemasonry    juju    lodge    magic    memoir    modern fables    mystery    nigeria    nigerian civil war    nuclear weapons    old soldiers    police story    political history    political thriller    power struggle    secession    short stories    short story    superpowers    tribalism    true story    warriors    witchcraft