Wednesday 20 March 2024
Fist world war aviation
Saturday 20 November 2021
Out today
My latest novel based on my Father's war time career flying fighters in the Mediterranean in 1942.
Wednesday 19 May 2021
Wednesday 14 April 2021
The second John Hunt novel
Just made a solid start on the latest novel. When the Fleet Air Arm was returned to the navy in 1937 it had a dreadful inventory of fairly useless aircraft as a legacy of neglect that would take some time to rectify. This book is once again partly based on my father's service. Having spent 1940 on exhange with the RAF for the Battle of Britain he was sent to Yeovilton to pass on some of his expertise before joining 888 Squadron in HMS Formidable in the Mediterranenan. The early years of the war were a steep learning curve for everyone. As usual I'm not quite sure how the story will end but most of it is written in my head now. I wonder if anyone will understand where it got the title from?
Wednesday 23 December 2020
Out now in time for Christmas
Just got finished. I wanted to publish this in 2020 as the eightieth anniversary year of the Battle of Britain and made it by the skin of my teeth. Available as a Kindle or Paperback:
https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B08R6F2Z1R
Wednesday 9 December 2020
Advice needed
Almost at the end of the latest novel. A prequel to the Jon Hunt series based on my Father's career in the FAA but also when he was seconded to the RAF for the Battle of Britain. Should be finished in a month or so. Can't decide on the cover format.
Tuesday 15 September 2020
80 years ago
So eighty years ago my father was rather busy. This is his squadron
combat report for the 15 September 1940. He is credited with one kill
that day (although in the summary they've misspelled his name as Jerman - a freudian
slip I hope and demoted him to the RAF as a Flight Lt - he was an RN Sub
Lt).
My novel about this period is well underway. I just wish I
started earlier as it would have been good to have published it today!!
Should be out before the year end though.