R. A. Jordan

R A Jordan - Profile

Robert Jordan; I turned to writing in 2009 , however as the other Robert Jordan Author now deceased wrote SciFi, I decided to use my initials R A Jordan, to avoid confusion.. On a two hour delayed train journey from London to Macclesfield there was sufficient time for me to write a plot and synopsis for the first novel ‘Times Up’. (Book 1). Another murder and further intrigue is in the second book ‘England’s Wall’ will ensure the pages are turned.

I have attended two creative writing workshops at Oxford University held by the Sunday Times during the literary festival. That experience and the love of writing coupled with the ‘strange*’ happenings during the writing of the novels, has propelled me to write five books.

The initial thoughts came as the financial crisis was at ‘full bore’, giving fuel for the literary fire that was burning inside me.(‘Laundry’ book 3) The stories follow the fortunes and misfortunes of the Wall family throughout the first decade of the twenty first century. Based in Cheshire’s county town Chester, a county in which I was born and I know well. The family business of the main characters of the books is civil engineering and latterly property development. Activities I myself have been involved with during my forty five years as a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

‘Cracks in the Wall’ (book 4) enters a new realm of mystery and intrigue, with abduction of a child and the financial crisis coming together to cause serious problems for the family and the business. An arson attack on the old HQ building of the family firm puts the suspect in jail. It couldn’t be Sandra’s lover as they were in Spain together – could it?

Robert has used his experience in property, travel, sailing, and a love of classic cars to give credence to the plots. The fifth book ‘Secret Side’ will be published in the first half of 2018

*Strange happenings: An example of one such occurrence was when I was visiting Chester and the River Dee footpath crossing close to the Chester Rowing Club House. A suspension bridge spans the river at this point. ‘England’s Wall’ (Book 2) will explain why I needed to go there. With the name of the family involved in all the books being ‘Wall’, imagine my surprise when I found that the suspension bridge had been opened in 1917 by the then Sherriff of Chester ‘Alfred Wall’!!

One readers view of my work is as follows:Robert Jordan writes with dedication, and the care and attention he takes over his writing leads to a level of detail which really conjures up a picture in your head. The characters are realistic, like people you know yourself, and the way the intrigue builds through the novel is really something!