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Simon Glyndwr John

Biography

London born with major interest in the First World War, Sport and Wales - where I now live.
London League Publications have published on Amazon in October 2015, as an ebook, 'Go North, young man.' Set 1n 1961-2 against the background of the Cold War it tells the story of a Rugby Union player in Wales who must decide whether to play as a part-time professional in Rugby League.'
My novel, a mystery, 'Death And The Hunter' is available on Smashwords. Set in the 1960s in a West Welsh industrial town it introduces Detective Sergeant Owen Jones as he investigates the body of an identified man washed ashore on a local beach. Meanwhile at home he and his wife also lock horns with their rebellious teenage daughter
'Death in the Docks' is my latest novel. Again set in the 1960s Owen Jones investigates deaths in the town docks. The Cold War still rages for Britain as does the Hot War for Owen and his wife against their daughter.

Books

Glanders. My Kingdom for a Horse by
Price: Free! Words: 110,840. Language: British English. Published: February 3, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Historical » General, Fiction » Historical » USA
(5.00 from 1 review)
1914-5 Britain and Germany are overtly at war in Europe but battle covertly in neutral USA. Britain’s blockade of the USA allows it to trade but prevents Germany doing the same. Germany’s secret agents seek to disrupt US trade biologically against equines and physically against manufacturers and ships. Britain’s has no secret agent in the US until it sends a financial journalist there.
Death in the Docks by
Price: Free! Words: 69,310. Language: British English. Published: May 6, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British
(5.00 from 1 review)
A major outbreak of flu devastates the Abermorfa Police. Acting Detective Inspector Owen Jones is therefore burdened with temporary responsibilities. Jones must now show his capability is wide ranging whether it is managing crime, Cold War issues, or complaints about police behaviour. Ultimately solving the bizarre death in the docks, of a port businessman, will surely gain his promotion.
Death and The Hunter by
Price: Free! Words: 82,090. Language: British English. Published: October 31, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
(4.00 from 1 review)
A week after a Russian submarine was sighted off the Welsh coast a man's body washes up on a Portlava's beach. The body has no means of identification. Sergeant Owen Jones' journey of discovery takes him: into England; the world of looted art and memories pf the Second World War and its impact on lives. Whilst skirmishing with managers he battles with a teenage daughter.
The Cotton Spies by
Price: Free! Words: 145,680. Language: British English. Published: February 5, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Spies & espionage
In March 1918 the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk removes Russia from WW1 but not the German and Turkish invaders searching for Russia’s natural resources. Russia is in civil war chaos. Britain must stop its enemies acquiring cotton, used in ordinance, but can do so only by sending intelligence missions into Russian Turkestan to gain the support of politicians, even of opposing parties.

Simon Glyndwr John's tag cloud

1960s    1960s era    art    art theft    biological war    bolsheviks and counterrevolutionaries    business    caucasus oil    central asia    chandlery    cold war    cotton    docks    family confict    germany and ottoman empire    history    horse fiction    intelligence agent    job promotion    military personnel relationships    miltary and railway    mystery crime    natural resources    newspaper    police    police fiction    political decisions    propaganda    released prisoners of war    russian civil war and allied intervention    russian turkestan    secret agent    special branch    spying    spying and intelligence    tennis    wales mystery    ww1    ww1 fiction    ww2 memories