Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: Sep. 25, 2011
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Duncan James


Biography

Duncan James was an RAF pilot before eventually reaching the higher levels of the civil service, in a career that included top-level posts at home and abroad with the Defence Ministry, and work with the Metropolitan Police at Scotland Yard. A life-long and compulsive writer, he has produced everything from Government statements, Ministerial briefing papers, press announcements and reference books. As a public affairs consultant and freelance author, he was a prolific writer of magazine articles on a wide variety of subjects.

Books

JUNK and other short stories    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 43230 words. Published on April 19, 2012. Fiction.
(4.00 from 1 review)
This collection of twelve short stories, with subjects ranging from sci-fi to spy thriller, from humour to history and from family to finance is written by the author of the trilogy of novels 'Cashback', 'Their Own Game' and 'Motorbike Men'. An entertaining anthology of easy reading.
Motorbike Men    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 77840 words. Published on March 3, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
In the first two books of this trilogy (“Cashback” and “Their Own Game”), mysterious and unexplained men on motorbikes appear from time to time. This final book explains their top secret role by following the desperate attempt by their Intelligence agency to prevent the assassination of one of Britain’s leading nuclear physicists.
Their Own Game    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 95760 words. Published on February 10, 2012. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
A top secret plan shifts the war on terrorism from the Middle East to Northern Ireland. Major Bill Clayton and his attractive sergeant Catherine Wilson hunt the killer of Clayton’s uncle who was involved with Libyan terrorist weapons suppliers. Prime suspect is the Head of Security at the Bank of England but they must first deal with terrorist Godfathers, stockpiled arms, double agents and murder.
Take Me Home    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 3730 words. Published on February 5, 2012. Fiction.
0.5 star(3.50 from 2 reviews)
A farmer and his wife, on a shopping visit to their quiet Hampshire village, find a young boy wandering in the High Street. Nobody appears to be looking for the boy, who is obviously a stranger and lost. The couple offer to look after him until he can be traced, but they soon discover that he is stranger than they think.
Happy Landings    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 3640 words. Published on December 5, 2011. Fiction.
0.5 star(4.50 from 2 reviews)
A humorous tale of assumption, supposition and realisation between a pilot and a young press photographer.
Death By Drowning    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 2790 words. Published on October 8, 2011. Fiction.
(5.00 from 1 review)
There is one day every year when the good people of Insch, keep well away from their Kirk. It is the home of the ensign of HMS Rodney, and strange things happen on the anniversary of the sinking of the Bismark. Tourist Charles Toogood knew nothing of this when he paid a visit to honour the memory of his Grandfather, the ship’s gunnery officer. He ended up paying the ultimate price.
A Bridge of Letters    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 5750 words. Published on October 7, 2011. Fiction.
0.75 star(4.67 from 3 reviews)
An estranged father and son, who have kept in touch for years through an exchange of letters, unexpectedly meet in Hong Kong. A near fatal meeting .... but suddenly they are thrown together in a desperate attempt to get back to England. Their background, their reunion and their escape make fascinating reading.
Cashback    by Duncan James
Price: Free! 130390 words. Published on October 2, 2011. Fiction.
England's world-famous folk hero lives on in the computer age, as brilliant Oxford mathematician Jonathan Hood, for obvious reasons known as Robin, sets out to prove to the world s banking community that its encryption security systems are vulnerable to attack.An intriguing tale of computer warfare waged against corruption has an unexpected twist in the tail.

Duncan James’s tag cloud

aviation humor    banking    crime    drama    espionage    family    fiction fantasy short stories    finance    flying    government    hero    historcial    hong kong    intelligence services    international action    ireland    lighthearted short stories    murder    mysteries of life    naval    nuclear    scotland    scottish    secret service    security    short adventure    spies    spy thriller    stockbridge    suspence    terrorist    thriller    ulster    unexplained    world war