RC Blyth is a pseudonym for David R. Tollafield. My background is clinical-academic, and I have spent over forty years working in the medical field. It seemed essential to separate the two activities of fictional writing and that of formal medical writing. 

 

My passion for writing started at six, but I have had to confine myself to working within an academic framework as a clinician and university lecturer. My first formal book was with Churchill-Livingstone in 1995.

 

After retiring from medicine and surgery in 2014, I self-published under Busypencilcase Communications and published with other companies and institutions. 

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My primary interest is fast thrillers with historical and factual backgrounds interfaced with strong characters. In 2025, I dabbled in a short fantasy story, which is available as a free download here.