John Stone

When it came time to choose a career, John Stone wanted to follow his passion of adventure and the great outdoors. After a stint in military college, Stone becomes a member of an elite Army scouts division. This led to numerous deployments, one in particular being a six-month mission to Pakistan to locate Bin Laden, post 9/11. During a trip to Europe, when terrorism was rampant, Stone found himself in the middle of an attack on a US Consulate. With his team, Stone tracked the attackers and their financial supporters to Brussels, Zurich, Jeddah and Karachi. An extensive search for the perpetrators to bring them to justice or extermination culminated with a drone strike on a terrorist camp located in Afghanistan.

After completing school in the east end of London, David and his parents relocated to Australia. His father had visited the country during the second world war and wanted to experience life there. David’s initial work allowed him to return to the UK and visit other new destinations around the world. Travel became a major passion for him and during a trip to Italy, he met his future wife to be. They settled in Geneva at first but also relocated to Australia. David only started writing during retirement which has led to his first book.