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His first novel My Life Closed Twice won the 1978 Somerset Maugham Award. For his screen adaptation of William Horwood 's Skallagrigg (1994) he won a television BAFTA. Williams was also the primary scriptwriter for the second season – based on Greek myths – of the acclaimed Jim Henson's Storyteller series.
Nigel Williams has 107 books on Goodreads with 6457 ratings. Nigel Williams’s most popular book is The Wimbledon Poisoner.
His first novel, My Life Closed Twice, was published in 1977 and won the Somerset Maugham Award. Since then his fiction includes the bestselling “Wimbledon Trilogy” - The Wimbledon Poisoner, They Came from SW19 and East of Wimbledon, and a volume of short stories, Scenes from a Poisoner’s Life.
Nigel Williams is the author of over sixteen novels - including the bestselling Wimbledon Poisoner. He wrote the Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning Elizabeth I, starring Helen Mirren, and his stage plays are performed around the world.
May 22, 2024 · Nigel Williams was born in the middle of England and is a voracious reader, geek, and true crime buff. He began writing in later life to stave off the terror of encroaching middle age. He lives in Sheffield with his wife and two young children.
Nigel Williams is the author of The Wimbledon Poisoner (3.51 avg rating, 1024 ratings, 74 reviews, published 1990), They Came from SW19 (3.44 avg rating,...
Nigel Williams is a British author, novelist, and playwright known for his dark humor and sharp wit. He has written several acclaimed novels, including the Wimbledon Trilogy, which humorously dissects middle-class London life.
