FICTION & FACTUAL BOOKS
All my books are available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback format. Some of the titles below were written with my wife Elaine or by her. If you follow the link below each title it will take you to the Kindle version of the book.
THE UNNAMED SOLDIERS
This book is all about things I witnessed and what happened to me during the 14 years I spent in the army, like they say you can’t take them with you but in some of these stories you definitely can! Some stories may seem a bit far-fetched, shocking, stupid, or too disgusting to have happened, but I can assure you they could and did happen as those present at the time of the incidents could testify if they wished to be identified. I’m sure everyone I served with has a few “Pull up a sand bag stories” in their locker, the ones you come out with down the pub with some of your mates, looking back now they were some of the best years of my life and some of the worst. The book is called the Unnamed Soldiers for a reason, it would be unfair to mention names and to be honest, I can’t remember half of them, anyway, here goes I hope you enjoy the book and it brings back some of your memories.
THE GOAT KILLER
They train you to be a soldier. A killer. But they don’t train you to be a civilian again. Made redundant, the army failed to prepare him for life on the outside. Nightmares, vivid dreams, and visual flashbacks, from his two tours of Afghanistan, plague him. After the incident which left him with head injuries, they said he was ok, that he’d make a full recovery, but they were wrong. He hid the truth, he might have recovered physically, but mentally, this bloodthirsty, adrenaline junkie, had big problems and he knew it.
HOMELESS FREE AS A BIRD
He’d picked the wrong time of year to become another homeless statistic, it was February and freezing. Army veteran Andy Jones had been in worse situations, sleeping rough, what’s new? He’d spent fourteen years in the army, most of the time doing exactly that, no worries bring it on he thought. The only difference this time, he didn’t know when ENDEX was going to be. It wasn’t long before Andy was feeling defeated, alone, exposed and vulnerable.
TRENCH 31
At the outbreak of WW1, three young men answer Kitchener’s call for volunteers, they wave goodbye to their loved ones to set off on what they regard as an adventure. After months of training in Britain, they are sent to the front. The constant threat of artillery bombardment and the randomness of life and death soon dispel any thoughts they had of adventure. Close friendship and a dark sense of humour is the only thing that makes life bearable in the horror they face in the trenches. In memory of Private Bertram Allen Ward, 10th Battalion Sherwood Foresters. Lest we forget.
HALF DAY CLOSING
Matt and Justin are down on their luck, no money, no job, lives in turmoil. They decide to take drastic measures and commit a robbery but end up with more than they bargain for. After being wrongly accused of more serious crimes on Crime Watch (a TV programme which highlights recent crimes) they decide to go on the run to clear their names starting a chain reaction leading to all sorts of adventures which change their lives forever.
This is a fast- paced novel with humour and violence with a final twist.
IN SYMPATHY
When soldier Dave Starling makes a promise to his best friend Johnno, who lies injured on the streets of Belfast, little does he realise the problems it will cause. In this story of love, loss and murder with a few twists along the way, his life is changed forever.
PERFECT JUSTICE
A serial killer is on the loose and Detective Inspector Mick Deegan is tasked with tracking them down. The murders appear to be random with no apparent motive until a chance encounter with an old friend uncovers a link between the victims. In the most difficult case of his career can Deegan catch the killer before they strike again.
