Bøger af David O'Neil

Our priests have lied for 2,500 years. First, they did so hoping to create a better world. As they forgot their own history, they also lied out of ignorance. Laughing at the Devil: One Man's Religious Discoveries opens up the past they turned their backs to, and the astronomic investigations which slowly pushed them away from polytheism. These pages share the thirty-three celestial events the biblical Samson story was created from. Those events reveal the deep ties that connected the Israelites to their Mesopotamian predecessors, and illuminate the gradual evolution which occurred as our early investigators realized the planets were too cyclical to be self-willed deities. Other astronomic puzzles are also solved, including the 'three paths' of the Babylonian astronomers, and the original thought behind Nibiru-which was one of the fifty names given to the planet Jupiter 3,700 ago. The author's childhood cult experience is also shared, revealing the drama that pushed him to study our religious heritage so deeply. Hopefully, understanding these historic lies help us go beyond our present problems, which are rooted in those old thoughts.

Treachery! Slated for annihilation by his own people! To succeed is to die... and to see his fellow military men and women die with him.Major Mike Summers, United States Air Force, puts a foot wrong in the gulf War. It seems his career is over. Then, 20 years later and now a Lieutenant Colonel in the National Guard, he is abruptly promoted to Brigadier General and given command of his unit for deployment to Turkey. Mike doesn't know why but something smells eerily wrong. The unit's impossible task is a covert raid on a nuclear facility in Iran with three outdated, unmarked, F-111's under command of old friend Lt Col Sarah O'Connor, and three unmarked Israeli aircraft.To his horror, he finds that when the task is successful, his Unit is to be eliminated by a Russian strike force under Col Volkov. That's only the beginning, the Russian Colonel and his unit will suffer the same fate as the Americans, all organized by cooperating CIA and Russian agents.The spook-inspired plan goes awry as the successful raid is completed. Both units are posted as KIA. A special Russian clean-up unit is dispatched to clean up the loose ends. Treachery and an unknown war provides the background to this story of mystery and suspense, action, adventure and romance; an action thriller in the present day's unsettled world. Another dynamic military action thriller by David O'Neil, often referred to as the UK"s W.E.B. Griffin.

David O'Neil, UK's answer to W.E.B. Griffin and Dean Koontz strikes again with his newest suspense thriller filled with action, adventure, romance and danger. When the Russian Mafia joins forces with other European and Asian gangsters to take over a noted world-wide charity organization to smuggle guns and drugs into unsuspecting nations and begins to kill innocent people, one man - Tarquin Gilmore - Quin to his friends - declares war on the Mafia. To achieve his goal of total destruction of the criminal gangs, he surrounds himself with a few dangerous men and beautiful women. But don't be fooled by their beauty, the girls are easily as deadly as any man. On the other hand, there are a lot more gangsters than Quin and his friends and it's a battle to the finish. A stirring tale of crime and murder, mystery and suspense, passion and romance, guns and drugs... but that is war!

A Cabinet of Jade is a novel written by David O'Neil. The story is set in the year 1910 and revolves around the life of a young woman named Clara Fitzgerald. Clara is a talented artist who is struggling to make a name for herself in the male-dominated world of art. She is also dealing with the recent loss of her father, a renowned archaeologist who left behind a mysterious jade cabinet that Clara is determined to uncover the secrets of.Clara's search for the truth about the jade cabinet takes her on a journey across Europe, from London to Paris to Rome. Along the way, she meets a cast of interesting characters, including a handsome French artist named Lucien, a wealthy American collector named Mr. Blackwood, and a group of ruthless art thieves who will stop at nothing to get their hands on the jade cabinet.As Clara delves deeper into the mystery of the jade cabinet, she uncovers a web of secrets and lies that threaten to destroy everything she holds dear. She must use all of her artistic talent and intelligence to stay one step ahead of her enemies and protect the truth about the jade cabinet.A Cabinet of Jade is a thrilling historical novel that combines elements of art, archaeology, and mystery. It is a story about the power of art and the lengths that people will go to in order to uncover the truth.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

They are back! Fresh from their drama-filled excursion to the United States, Abby Marshall and Donny Weston look forward to once again taking up their studies at the University. Each of them was looking forward to the calm life of a University student without the threat of being murdered. Ah, the serene life.... that was the thing. But that didn't last long. It was only a few weeks before our adventuresome duo found that the calm, quiet routine of University life was boring beyond belief and both of them were filled with yearning for the fast-paced action of their prior experiences. It wasn't long before trouble found the couple and they welcomed it with open arms, but perhaps this time they had underestimated the opposition. Feeling excitement once again, the two youths armed themselves and leapt into the fray. The fight was on!

Donny Weston and Abby Marshall find that sailing a 40-ft ketch across the English Channel to France isn't the quiet romantic interlude between University semesters they were anticipating. A third member of the crew is not what he seems, smuggling forbidden objects. Arousing the suspicions of the young couple, the smuggler determines that he must kill the two lovers, but fails to accomplish the deed. Suddenly, the adventure becomes very serious as the action accelerates and the mysterious smuggler's employers try to recover the illicit goods from the young people. As the attempts to kill them accelerate, Donny and Abby find themselves in a vortex of violence, drugs, money and gangsters. Action becomes hectic and the couple are plunged into a series of events that will prove fatal unless aid from the mysterious Jonathon Glynn arrives in time. But what is his motive and will he act in time?

Distant Gunfire"Border s Away!" Serving as an officer on a British frigate at the time of the French Emperor Napoleon is not the safest occupation, but could be a most profitable one. Robert Graham, rising from the ranks to become the Captain of a British battleship by virtue of his dauntless leadership, displayed under enemy fire, finds himself a wealthy man as the capture of enemy ships resulted in rich rewards. Action and adventure is the word of the day, as battle after battle rages across the turbulent waters and seas as the valiant British Royal Navy fights to stem the onslaught of the mighty French Army and Navy. Mystery and suspense abound as inserting and collecting spy agent after spy agent is executed. The threat of imminent death makes romance and romantic interludes all the sweeter, and the suspense of waiting for a love one to return even more traumatic. Captain Graham, with his loyal following of sailors and marines, takes prize ship after prize ship, thwart plot after diabolical plot, and finds romance when he least expects it. To his amazement and joy, he finds himself being knighted by the King of England. The good life is his, now all he has to do is to live long enough to enjoy it. A rollicking good tale of sea action and swashbuckling adventures.

John Murray ex-Police, ex-MI6, ex management consultant, 49 and widowed, is ready to make a new start. Having sold off everything, he sets out on a lazy journey by barge through the waterways of France to collect his yacht at a yard in Grasse. En route he will decide what to do with the rest of his life He picks up a female hitch-hiker Gabrielle, a frustrated author running from Paris after a confrontation with a lascivious would-be publisher Mathieu. She had unknowingly picked up some of Mathieu's secret documents with her manuscript. An encounter with Pierre, an unpleasant former acquaintance from Paris who is chasing Gabrielle, is followed by a series of events that make John call on all his old skills of survival to keep them both alive over the next few days. The secret documents disclose the real background of the so called publisher who is in fact a high level international crook. To survive, the pair become convinced they must take the fight to the enemy but they have no illusions; their chances of survival are slim. But with the help of some of John's old contacts, things start to become... exciting.

18 year old Donny and Abby took a year out from their studies to clear up problems that had escalated over the past three years.* They succeeded in closing the book on the past during the first months of the year, now they were looking forward to nine months relaxation, when old friend of the family Jonathon Glynn drops in to visit when they are moored at Boulogne. Jonathon was followed and an attempt to kill them happens immediately after his visit. They leave their boat and pick up the RV they have left in France, hoping to avoid further conflict. They are attacked in the Camargue, but fast accurate shooting keeps them alive. They find themselves mixed up in a scheme by a rogue Chinese plot to defame a Chinese moderate, in an attempt to stall the Democratic process in China. The two link up with Isobel, a person of mystery who has acquired a reputation without earning it. Between them they manage to keep the Chinese target and his girlfriend out of the rogue Chinese group's hands. Tired of reacting to attack they set up an ambush of their own, effectively checkmating the rogue Chinese plans. The leader of the rogues, having lost face and position in the Chinese hierarchy, plans a personal coup using former Spetsnaz mercenaries. With the help of a former SBS man Adam, who had worked with and against Spetsnaz forces, the friends survive and Lin Hang the Chinese leader suffers defeat.

From the W.E.B. Griffin of the United Kingdom, David O'Neil, a exciting saga of romance, action, adventure, mystery and suspense as Peter Murray and his brother officers in Coastal Forces face overwhelming odds fighting German E-boats, the German Navy and the Luftwaffe in action in the Channel, the Mediterranean, Norway and the Baltic - where there is conflict with the Soviet Allies. This action-packed story of daring and adventure finally follows Peter Murray to the Pacific where he faces Kamikaze action with the U.S. Fleet.

Dynamic sequel to Sailing Orders and Quarterdeck by UK's master of military sea adventure The continuing saga of Captain Sir Martin Forest Bowers, RN and his loyal crew.Captain Sir Martin Forrest-Bowers returns to the sea once again in the service of his grateful nation, along with First Lieutenant Patrick Brooks and rest of his valiant and loyal crew. Only this time, Martin finds that his wife, Lady Jennifer, is not content to sit idly at home waiting for her seafaring husband to return. Eschewing the expectations of high society, a class to which she and her husband belong, Lady Jennifer decides that she, like Ruth, whether thou goest, will sail at her husband's side and join him in battle as it may come. Finding that she is not the lone female aboard ship, Lady Jennifer learns that her Naval Captain is as brave as she had thought and that battle at his side is even more hazardous than she had imagined. Sea action at its bestCaptain Forrest-Bowers finds himself and his crew fighting the French, the Spanish, Barbary pirates, and the Americans as he and a small band of other ships sail the dangerous waters of war in service to his homeland. Then, just when needed and much to his surprise, Martin finds an unexpected ally in battle: the Americans. But can they really be trusted? One question: Friend or Foe? The correct answer means survival.Scroll up and grab a copy today.

Fresh from the best-selling sagas of sea adventure, O'Neil brings us Quarterdeck, the sequel to best-seller Sailing Orders as once again Captain Sir Martin Forest-Bowers KB faces almost insurmountable odds as he and his valiant crew take to ship on behalf of Her Royal Majesty and the United Kingdom. As a homeless boy, abandoned to look after himself at the age of thirteen, Martin encountered Captain Bowers RN and his family. Adopted by the Captain he entered the Navy as a Midshipman. Now married and a decorated Captain himself. He returns home to find his wife Jennifer at death's door. Prompted by his safe return, her recovery is assured and is followed by a return to work for 'plain Mr. Smith' with clandestine excursions and undercover trips to France. . At sea once more, he is involved not only with preventing treasure ships from falling into French hands, but also with events on the east coast of America in the run-up to the war of 1812. Action, battle, romance, adventure and thrills abound in O'Neil's latest venture into the world of sea battles against the mighty navies of France and Spain as well as American pirates.

For those awaiting another action adventure naval story of the 18/19th century, then this is it. Following the life of an abandoned 13 year old who by chance is instrumental in saving a family from robbery and worse. Taken in by the naval Captain Bowers he is placed as a midshipman in his benefactor's ship. From that time onward with the increasing demands of the conflict with France, Martin Forrest grows up fast. The relationship with his benefactors family is formalized when he is adopted by them and has a home once more. Romance with Jennifer the Captain's ward links him ever closer to the family. Meanwhile he serves in the West Indies where good fortune results in his gaining considerable wealth personally. With promotion and command he is able to marry and reclaim his birth-right, stolen from him by his step-mother and her lover.The mysterious (call me merely Mr. Smith) involves Martin in more activity in the shadowy world of spies and secret agents. Mainly a question of infiltrating and extricating agents, his involvement becomes more complex as time goes on. A cruise to India consolidates his position and rank with the successful capture of prizes when returning convoying East-Indiamen. His rise to Post rank is followed by a series of events, that sadly culminate in family tragedy. Though still young Martin Forrest-Bowers faces and empty future, yet the mysterious merely Mr. Smith has requested his service. Why does the spymaster require of him, and what lies ahead?

Sea Warfare at its WorstDavid O'Neil scores again!!! When enemy shells are falling all about them, can courageous naval officers and their valiant ladies find time for romance while battling the opposing forces and still continue doing their duty of transporting and rescuing British agents from certain death at the hands of the warring foe? David O'Neil, author of best selling action novels, Distant Gunfire, Sailing Orders, Hell is Another Place, and the recent blockbuster Quarterdeck delivers another tremendous hit with In Dangerous Waters, a riveting tale of love and war, romance and battle, sacrifice and success as a few daring men and women fight against overwhelming odds.

Fresh from their victory over the European Mafia, our two young adults in love - Abby Marshall and Donny Weston are rewarded with an all-expense-paid trip to the United States. But, as our young couple discover, there is no free lunch and the price they will have to pay for their "free" tour may be more than they can afford to pay. Even so, with the help of a few friends and some former enemies, the valiant young duo face danger once again with firm resolve and iron spirit, but will that be sufficient in face of the odds that are stacked against them? And is their friend and benefactor actually a friend or is he on the other side? Action, adventure and romance abound in this, the latest escapades of Britain's dynamic young couple.

O'Neil's newest romantic adventure of his dynamic young team of Donny Weston and Abby Marshall, now fully accredited agents of British Intelligence and barristers-in-training, who, on their way to park their beloved boat Swallow in Malta to be ready for the summer, encounter the schooner Speedwell at La Rochelle, where problems arise for Commander Will and his wife Mary Pleasance. Discovering, to their surprise, a serious romantic attraction, Tom Hardy and Lotte Compton also from the Speedwell join forces with Donny and Abby to oppose the threats to the Commander. From Valetta the four follow up the threat, only to find themselves faced with a plot to use a famous mercenary in an assassination that will rock the foundations of the Euro community, and the western world. Backed by Russia, a rogue CIA operative has set things up for a public shooting at a Euro summit. The four foil the plot and the assassination fails, but the CIA agent, is credited with foiling the coup and promoted. He wants revenge, and comes after the four. The outcome is decided in a action-packed shoot-out in high speed boats in the cold waters of the Thames estuary.