Unit 1221

About the Book

The story is based on three events which occurred on the 5th of October 1968 in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and on a train traveling from Dublin to Belfast. The first event, the civil rights march in Derry, NI would shape the future history of Northern Ireland. The suicide of a decorated British General in the Republic would be the cause of the fall from grace of a number of high British officials years later. The train robbery which cost the life of three innocent men would not be solved for thirty years. In 1998 a number of top officials of the British government arranged for three retired MI-6 officers to organize a unit whose sole mission was to solve the mystery of the train robbery and locate a large number of British certificates worth millions of pounds. This unit would consist of active intelligent personnel and six individuals from the United States, Canada, Australia and the Republic of Ireland. These six individuals had experiences which would allow them to be placed in positions where it was believed information could be obtained concerning the train robbery.

About the Author

The author started writing fiction after a long and diverse career, which included a hitch in the Navy in 1945-1946 where he served aboard an LSM and twenty years in the Army from the start of the Korean War until 1970. His assignments in the Army varied with the majority of assignments in the scientific field or as an Intelligence Officer where he was involved in both overt and covert Intelligence operations. After retiring from the Army, he was employed at the the University of Georgia where he conducted research on the biological degradation of peanut hulls. In 1976 he was awarded a PhD in Microbiology. He taught Microbiology at both the University of Georgia and Athens Technical College until 1990 when he retired for the second time. From 1990 to 2002 he and his wife traveled extensively visiting their children, grandchildren, other relatives and friends throughout the U.S. In 2004 his wife of 53 years passed away. Six months later he started writing fiction.