Editing Paul C. Doherty (section)

==Literary career==
Doherty has published several series of [[historical mystery]] set in the Middle Ages, Classical, Greek, Ancient Egyptian and other periods. He writes both fiction and non-fiction under his own name, as well as under the pen-names '''Anna Apostolou''', '''Michael Clynes''', '''Ann Dukthas''', '''C. L. Grace''', '''Paul Harding''', and '''Vanessa Alexander'''.<ref name="bio"/>

According to his website, He has written 100 published books which have been printed in multiple languages and published around much of the world.<ref name="bio">[http://www.paulcdoherty.com/about.html Doherty biodata] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505034812/http://www.paulcdoherty.com/about.html |date=2013-05-05 }}, paulcdoherty.com; accessed 17 April 2014.</ref>  His works include ''The Sorrowful Mysteries of Brother Athelstan'', the ''Hugh Corbett'' medieval mysteries, and the ''Canterbury Tales of Mystery and Murder'', which are listed below. As "Michael Clynes", Doherty wrote the Roger Shallot mysteries, set in the era of [[Henry VIII]].<ref>Nick Rennison, Richard Shephard, ''Waterstone's Guide to Crime Fiction''. London, Waterstone's Booksellers, 1997,
{{ISBN|9780952740568}} (p.33).</ref> 

In a Doherty interview with Michael Shankland, the latter says of Doherty: "I admire how this writer can use the medium of a novel to demonstrate a deep knowledge of the complex working of early 14th-century diplomacy and espionage. Paul C. Doherty seems to be one of the few writers focusing on the [[Hundred Years' War]] who understands the importance of the relationship between England and [[Gascony]] during this era".<ref>[http://historicalnovelsociety.org/the-horrible-fascination Historical Novel Society website]; accessed 14 April 2014.</ref>

A review of ''The Horus Killings'' at reviewingtheevidence.com opines that Doherty maintains a balance between historical description and the action of the plot on perfect pitch. "The mix is near perfect. The descriptive passages enhance the story, allowing the reader to vividly visualize an unfamiliar setting without detracting from the page-turning pace desirable in a light mystery." Harriet Klausner states in her review of this same book that "Ancient historical fiction/ mystery readers, especially Egyptologists, will cherish this novel."<ref>[http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com/review.html?id=1204 Harriet Klausner reviews The Horus Killings], reviewingtheevidence.com; accessed 14 April 2014.</ref>

A 2009 review by [[Mike Ripley]], himself an acclaimed author and regular contributor to ''SHOTS Crime and Mystery'' magazine, states of Doherty's book ''The Spies of Sobeck'':

<blockquote>"A very wise literary agent (and there are some) once told me that the trick with historical mysteries was to hook the reader early on with the mystery and then give them the history lesson. They know the lesson is coming but they want to be lured, almost fooled, into listening to it. Paul Doherty goes out of his way to break this rule. His latest novel and the seventh in his 'Ancient Egyptian Mysteries' series, "The Spies of Sobeck" starts (and ends) with historical notes by the author; there's also a map and a list of characters and their position in the hierarchy of Egypt in 1477BC. So the reader is left in no doubt that they are in for a history lesson and they get one; and it is the positive master class we have come to expect from Paul Doherty. This is history red in tooth and claw and Doherty has proved, in more than fifty novels over a variety of historical settings, that when he gives a history lesson, readers sit up straight and pay attention."<ref>[http://www.eurocrime.co.uk/reviews/The_Spies_of_Sobeck.html EuroCrime Reviews]; accessed 14 April 2014.</ref></blockquote>

on 18 April 1998 Doherty was included in the [[the Times|''Times'']]{{'}} "Murder They Write: 100 masters of crime"   supplement. The list, compiled by book critics and authors, included Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler.<ref>[http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/library/services/book-promos/100crime/100crime.htm Murder They Write], clarelibrary.ie; accessed 14 April 2014.</ref>

He was awarded the Herodotus Award, for lifelong achievement for excellence in the writing of historical mysteries by the Historical Mystery Appreciation Society.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mysterynet.com/awards/herodotus |title=Herodotus Awards |access-date=2010-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100809202654/http://www.mysterynet.com/awards/herodotus/ |archive-date=2010-08-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Treason of the Ghosts'' was named one of ''[[The Times]]''' ''Best of this year's crime novels'' in 2000.<ref>''The Times'', 30 September 2000.<!-- page? --></ref>