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Hot Ice * FIRST NOVEL IN THE "DOUGLAS TRILOGY" *
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A brilliant story about a diamond heist, arms smuggling, deception, hurt and betrayal. The main character, Jack Douglas, is In Angola to review the security of the diamond mining operations on behalf of the UK and Angolan governments and De Beers.
There follows a twisted tale of diamond security operations, theft, deceit, betrayal, obfuscation, and Embassy interference. A sub plot runs with Douglas uncovering an arms smuggling deal, master minded by two senior ex IRA members, who execute his friend Sylvette as a warning to him to steer clear. The tale unfolds with a brilliantly planned diamond heist of uncut stones, the subsequent get away and the fencing of the stones in Holland.
MY BOOKS
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Jack Douglas, ex Soldier and Adventurer was back in Africa, this time in Botswana.
Once again, he was on the trail of ex IRA enforcer and assassin, Sean Gallagher. Gallagher had mercilessly executed a dear friend, Sylvette Dubois, (“Hot Ice”) in Luanda, Angola several years before and he and his friend and associate Papa Rock had vowed to track him down to ensure he received his just deserts.
Reported to be in Botswana, and confirmed, Douglas has put together a new team, some old associates and some new and with the help of General Bruce Kendall, his friend of many years who heads up a clandestine Government security unit in London, is back on the chase which has been ‘cold’ for many years.
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Cold Chase * SECOND NOVEL IN THE "DOUGLAS TRILOGY" *
Douglas uses all his old contacts in Angola including Alfonso Carisco who is now Commissioner and Chief of Police, his friends in CSO De Beers, Government contacts and his substantial wealth to equip a strong chase team, including ex Welsh Guards Officer, Peter Corbett who owns his own helicopter business in Botswana.
He is also ably assisted by Colonel Stuart Mitchell who commands the elite Botswana Army anti- poaching unit.One would think with this amount of assistance, intelligence gathering, and firepower available it would be relatively easy to find Gallagher and bring him to justice.Not so, in the Kalahari desert and the Okavango Delta where Gallagher persistently eludes his pursuers with the “luck of the Devil.” Until……………… Read on!
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Colonel Jack Douglas was still recovering from his grievous wounds, received In Botswana (Cold Chase) , at his Finca in Andalucia near Casares.
He had been living quietly but together with his friend General Bruce Kendall who ran a most secret, clandestine Military Department in London, keeping his ear to the ground for the resurgence of his sworn enemy who had eluded him in Africa.
This man, Sean Gallagher was a brutal former IRA enforcer and assassin who had gone to ground two years earlier. He was not pardoned by the Good Friday agreement and was still on the UK Government ‘Kill List’ which of course does not exist.
Final Tap * THIRD NOVEL IN THE "DOUGLAS TRILOGY" *
Kendall provided Intell. that Gallagher had surfaced and gone proactive. He was reliably informed that he was now searching for Douglas with a ‘kill’ team and was heading for Spain. The Hunter had become the Hunted.
A thwarted attempt was made to attack his house in Spain, thereafter Douglas decided to decamp to his more defendable ancestral home in the West of Scotland with support from his close friend, John Rockwell (Papa Rock) who had also sworn an oath to see Gallagher dead (Hot Ice).
Gallagher and his crew arrive in secrecy ferried over by an Irish trawler.
A classic ambush attempt ensues with Douglas ably assisted by General Kendall’s department and the Royal Navy.
The outcome could go either way . . . . . .
‘MAELSTROM’ (Available late 2024)
With the demise of Col Jack Douglas in the last Novel in the trilogy (Final Tap), the Douglas family continue with their adventures with the next generation taking up the sword.
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Hamish Duncan Douglas, the Colonel’s nephew, and owner of the trawler ‘Highland Mist’ (Hot Ice) continues the family predilection for becoming involved in ‘Derring do’.
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This next Novel, ‘Maelstrom’ is based in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean countries of Africa and the Middle East. IT is enmeshed in smuggling weapons, human trafficking, terrorism etc. In which Hamish, initially and unwittingly becomes embroiled.
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Given the dreadful huma cost and appalling bad weather at sea the Novel rolls from one tragedy to another although are connected and embroiled in some way.
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I hope to have this tale ready for publication in late Autumn
Love, Life and Loss
A collection of poems and colour photographs written by Jack Duncan are from personal aspects of his life and general comments on some of the 'worries' of our time including the plight of homeless Veterans and the lack of respect shown to the elderly.
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This book has some very poignant poems, but aims to celebrate all aspects of love, life and loss.