The Birth of the Single-Handed Viking

Jamesey John Dejames, after being seriously injured by the IRA in Belfast, thinks his dream of starting ‘On la Guardia’ after he leaves the army had ended but his beautiful girlfriend, Janet Elaine Stark, has other ideas and soon it is up and running. It is a resounding success and attracts attention and is soon doing off the book jobs for the British and other democratic governments.

New York, 2011. The stunning-looking Luca Natasha Valendenski, a Lithuanian immigrant and interior designer, is being stalked by a violent rapist and his pack of thugs when things come to a violent climax.

Rabbie Hamish Dejames, son of Jamesey and head of OLG New York, arrives in the nick of time and sparks fly and shots are fired but good overcomes evil and they both soon embark on an incredible, if unorthodox, romantic journey together.

Based in London, New York, Belfast and other thrilling locations and filled with colourful, dangerous and interesting characters and places, The Birth of the Single-Handed Viking will hold you gripped from start to finish and wanting more.

He is a semi-disabled ex-soldier and retired police officer. He left the force in mid-’90s after a number of injuries and ill health. Highly commended on numerous occasions, he considers himself lucky to be alive. He’s spent his last 18 months in Belfast, which included an undercover tour to thwart the IRA bombing campaign going on at the time.

His interests, apart from writing, include poetry, good music, art, history, fine dining and socialising with friends and family.

Widowed, he has four grown children and nearly a football team of grandchildren. He lives in Northern Ireland with his new partner and extended family.

He has two sequels completed in the DeJames trilogy and is working on another.