Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Fifteen
The alarm on Paolo’s phone pulled Jinnie out of her doze. She looked over at him, as he roused and turned off the alarm, feasting her eyes on what she saw. He stretched and reached [more…]
Fiction
Fiction
The Colombian Sojourn-Chapter 4
The lady took the stairs up to the fourth floor with Edge following. She knocked on a door and Edge thought he heard a muffled “enter.” She opened the door for him and Edge went [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two Chapter, Fourteen
Jinnie had remembered her promise to the staff of the Trattoria Trevi and had booked a table for the family for Christmas Eve. When they arrived for their 8 o’clock booking, Jinnie was delighted to [more…]
Book Review
Book Review: The Devil and the Dark Water by Stuart Turton
This is the second novel by Stuart Turton, his first being the excellent The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, which I reviewed a few months ago. Turton has created another ‘whodunit’ story, this time on [more…]
Fiction
The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 3
For security reasons the FCDO advise against all but essential travel to: the departments of Arauca and Guaviare (except their capital cities) the department of Chocó (except its capital Quibdó, the whale-watching towns of Nuquí [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Thirteen
Jinnie was waiting outside the barracks when, much to her surprise a Land Rover Discovery pull up driven by a Lance Jack. Opening his window he looked at her with disgust and said, “I guess [more…]
Fiction
The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter 2
Stirling Lines Headquarters 22 SAS Regiment and North Devon April 2010 The OC of the Squadron was holding his weekly State of the Union meeting, with the training officer and the Squadron Adjutant. He asked [more…]
Fiction
Jinnie’s Story – Book Two, Chapter Twelve
The day after the Election Jinnie slept late, in fact the whole house did. By the time she got downstairs and put the TV on the Reform Party had a 99 seat majority with two [more…]
Fiction
The Colombian Sojourn – Chapter One
Mark Edge is losing it. After a disastrous operation in Afghanistan, he lashes out at an American SEAL, who Edge knows is responsible for the death of one of his own men. His Officers on [more…]