HI readers. My new book hits the shelves tomorrow. It’s an organised crime/IRA story based in Northern Ireland and London in the 1980s. It reveals a new character who is involved in a covert struggle against the Provisional IRA in London . it’s purely fiction but based on the factual timeline on events after the Brighton bombing of November 1984. … Read More
Crossmaglen
A Short extract of my new book ‘A Collusion of Shadows’, that will be a blast from the past for anybody who served in South Armagh during the 70s, 80s and 90s. This piece of the narrative is based in the mid 80’s, but the place didnt change much over time. It’s a blast from the past for lads who … Read More
The Long Shadow of Panjshir is now on audio
Hi Guys At long last, you can purchase The Long Shadow of Panjshir on audio from 01/09/2024 through Amazon. The very excellent Mr Kerry Hutchinson, a professional voice artist that has a background in mentoring NATO officers and has a security background, narrates it. What is the book about? It’s a military adventure story set in Afghanistan’s Panjshir valley with … Read More
Fifty years a Bootneck!
Fifty years ago today I joined the Royal Marines. Looking at the first photograph of the aspiring recruits of 46 Recruit Troop Royal Marines freezes a moment in time. I can still remember how I felt when the camera’s shutter captured our massive trepidation with a tiny tinge of fear. I’m the little fella three rows down on the extreme … Read More
Five Star Reviews!
Hi Guys, I would like to share a five star review of The Long Shadow of Panjshir, I received from US writer Ross Sidor, author of the Gray Zone and many other blockbuster action/thrillers. Delaney is a new master of wrapping intelligence operational details and exciting action into a complex but compelling story. This turned out to be one of those … Read More
22 Days in March- Continued.
Part 2 The Sand March 23, 2003 Courage in action: Black Hawk Bob Gallagher in action at Op Curly Part 2 The Desert March 23, 2003 Top tip! If you ever hanker after adventure and an exciting experience, don’t take the offer of attacking Baghdad, while unarmed, in a thin-skinned Land Rover Defender. … Read More
22 Days in March- A Baghdad War Diary- Part 1
March 19, 2003 The Kuwait-Iraq border- Precise location unknown. The above picture was taken just after the Iraqi surrender in Baghdad. I am still a bit stunned by what I had experienced and just glad to be alive. The job had started about twenty five days earlier in the sand just before the Iraqi border. The following series of posts … Read More
Now on Kindle Unlimited
The Long Shadow of Panjshir is a spy-based military adventure novel that explores the murky and dangerous world of covert intelligence collection. It’s London 2022, a year after the fall of Kabul, and a serial killer is on the loose, just as a beautiful Russian spy, codenamed Babushka, arrives in town. All the victims are human intelligence assets for the … Read More
A new review from the Military Thriller book Club
Hi All, Just got this excellent review from the Miltary Thriller Book Club that I wanted to share with you. If you haven’t got around to reading it, give it a go in the New Year. This is the first book in the Sam Hollaway Trilogy. A Shadowing of Angels, A Falling of Angels, and An Evil Shadow Falls. They are military adventure … Read More
The Long Shadow of Panjshir. Out now!
When a Spy’s violent past affects the present and shapes the future. Introducing my new book, now available on Amazon Kindle and paperback. The Long Shadow of Panjshir is a spy-based military adventure novel that explores the murky and dangerous world of covert intelligence collection. It’s London 2022, a year after the fall of Kabul, and a serial killer is … Read More