Bøger af Reece Pocock

Thirteen short stories make up this book: from the romance of 'The Angel of Tobruk' to the deadly battles of 'The Third of August', 'Staying Alive', 'Horace the Horse', to the nostalgia of 'My Grandfather the Soldier', 'Suburban Hero', 'Homecoming' and 'The Light in the Window'. Plus some history of the 2nd/43rd battalion in World War Two, who fought at Tobruk, El Alamein, New Guinea and Borneo. The 'Rats of Tobruk' fought, died, were wounded, and won many battles in that time. But, many stories are about the women who became nurses, stayed home, repaired the damage their men sustained both physically and mentally after the services were finished with them. Although, the stories are fictional, there are many historical facts of great interest to many who had loved ones who served in the war.

A sensitive, emotional-driven tale by and an excellent writer - said Enas Book Review.Stands out and stays with you long after you've done reading - said Book Tweet.Story of survival and healing in the land of the enemy - said crime writer Peter MulraneyWW2 changed the world, but most of all, it changed Rolf, Bill, and Elaine who were victims of the carnage.Somehow they had to learn to love again when they came home. In this gripping family saga, we see redemption as wounded soldiers survived the war.The men who returned from war were scarred. Their physical wounds healed, but their mental scars remained. The women who were left behind without their loved ones had to learn to cope with a life without their men. WW2 dramatically affected the lives of German soldier Rolf Krieger after his family is wiped out at the nightmare in Dresden. Australian soldier Bill Kelly returns home wounded and racked with disease. Bill's sister Elaine Forman lost her husband in New Guinea. They all met after the war and tried to get on with their lives, but memories of the trauma they suffered came back and haunted them. The past intruded into the present as if the war had never ended. Rolf married Bill's sister after a torrid love affair, but soon after he discovered the devastating truth about Bill's war record. The consequences placed the two men's lives in jeopardy. Danger threatened families, marriages, friendships, and relationships

Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS As soon as the Flynn brothers lifted their Glocks, Dan was in trouble. Silence descended like a cloak of doom. No confusion crossed his mind... it was clear he would die in the next few seconds. In all his years of facing danger, he often wondered how he would react when faced with imminent death. He was about to find out. He hurled the contents of the pepper shaker into their eyes. The brothers grabbed at their faces. Dan lifted the table in front of him, and charged. Crockery, eating utensils, the bottle of wine, and a vase filled with flowers crashed onto the floor as Dan morphed into a one man wrecking crew. Gunshots... searing pain in Dan's ribs stopped him, but only for a moment. One brother collapsed under the timber tabletop; the other fired. Dan heard a cry behind him as he whirled in a circle - his karate kick smashed into the gunman's face and sent him flying across the floor. The gun slid out of reach. Stomach pain burned and registered in Dan's brain, but somehow he pushed the hurt away. With one brother disarmed, he turned his attention to the one who fired into the obstruction on top of him. Bullets crashed through the timber. Dan wrenched the table away, and kicked the gunman in the face. They wrestled with the gun until turned, it fired into Flynn's chest. Dan jumped up and held the smoking weapon in his hand. One down... the other gunman moved towards his weapon. Dan shot him. Blood saturated Dan's shirt and dripped onto the floor. Now pain grabbed at his bloodied stomach. A fractured rib moved. Something warm and bubbly formed in his mouth and forced him to spit; a red glob broke up on the floor. His vision blurred, blood bubbled from his mouth making it difficult to breathe. He crawled to Diane, who lay on the floor in a pool of blood. He felt for her pulse. None... too late. He wiped at his lips, and pulled his wife to him and buried his face on her chest. Their blood mixed as if they were destined to be together, even in death. *****

Published by CUSTOM BOOK PUBLICATIONS ..... ..... A sanctioned murder and all hell breaks loose! The Politics of Murder is a story of the greed inherent in man and his disregard for the consequences. While scientists developed the nuclear fuel, they failed to produce a safe waste storage system. When a clandestine facility is built in Western Australia, an equally secret mercenary force is set up without the knowledge of the Government. Dan Brennan and Mac McLean are back again in this exciting yet challenging thriller of thrillers. Instead of a simple case of murder, the two detectives find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy that extends up the line of command to the very top. When an assassination team is sent to execute them, it can only mean one thing... the Prime Minister himself has betrayed them.

'The Hoodyman did not enjoy murder, but it was necessary. His victim, running along the River Torrens Linear Park on this cool Adelaide morning, deserved to die.'A killer is on the loose in South Australia. A task force headed by Detective Sergeant Dan Brennan is soon on the case.But, upon closer investigation, it seems that all the victims are criminals themselves; murderers, rapists, drug runners and crooked cops, all previously set free by the authorities. A vigilante has decided to do what the police and the judiciary apparently can't. And soon the newspapers report 'hoodymen' killings in other statesWhat begins as a routine murder investigation becomes a national crisis and Brennan's task takes him to the highest levels of the army and the government, revealing deep secrets, conspiracy, corruption and ruthlessness. After an assassination attempt, Brennan realises he is in a fight for his own life too.In The Killing Men, Reece Pocock presents his third Dan Brennan novel.

In a time when the world is still recovering from the aftermath of World War II...A man leaves his history in the war and his devastating wounds of his murdered family. But the war will not fade far from his mind as memories flow from the deaths at Dresden to Germany; the deserters; the killing fields...littered by dead bodies...hospitals overwhelmed and refugee centres, so under-supported...Rolf Krieger arrives in Adelaide after leaving Germany for a new life. He uses his skills as a carpenter to gain work with Bill Kelly, a good man who becomes a friend and confidant. He finds love in the arms of Bill''s sister, Elaine, a war widow with two children. He experiences happiness, until events from his past track him down as a stranger who believes Rolf stole from a dying aristocrat as the war ended and now wants Rolf to repay the sin with his blood...They come together to rebuild their lives after the dynamics of a conflict that so far has ruined them...Peace will not be found at the end of this war...