CHRISTMAS 2013; SYDNEY

      CHRISTMAS DAY, 2013, a time for reflection, friendship and joy.       And gifts… A book perhaps?   MERRY CHRISTMAS! A time for contemplation …

BOOK RELEASE! THE EMPRESS HOLDS THE KEY has been launched!

  THE EMPRESS HOLDS THE KEY  was released in Sydney on 1 December, and is now available on AMAZON both, in print, and as an eBook – Kindle edition. The Empress Holds The Key WWW.amazon.com     For a short while, the book will be available for a special introductory price of $ 3.99. A 600-page international […]

“LETTERS from the ATTIC” A free eBook for you

      LETTERS FROM THE ATTIC The real-life inspirations behind my international thriller   THE EMPRESS HOLDS THE KEY         Is now available as a FREE eBook and can be                           downloaded at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/369771 It will soon also be available on Amazon and […]

The Lucius Diaries; Akhenaten, Moses and the Exodus?

  Help to unravel my grandfather’s journals came from an unexpected quarter; the Lucius Diaries. I found these diaries tucked away in the corner of one of grandfather’s campaign chest. At first, I didn’t appreciate their importance because they were written in Latin. However, a number of years later, my Jesuit education came to the rescue; […]

Warrior-monks, a heretic king, and a French priest

  My grandfather’s journals remained unopened in his campaign chest for many years. When I finally returned to them — this time as an adult — I discovered an astonishing world of ideas and concepts dealing with some surprising subjects. These included an order of warrior-monks, a heretic king of ancient Egypt, and a French […]

The Officer and the Monk

                Buried deep down in one of my grandfather’s old army trunks — covered in cobwebs and almost hidden behind wooden beams in the back of the attic — I made a surprising discovery. I found his journals, a little mouldy and difficult to read, but otherwise intact. […]