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www.military.ie the defence forces magazine | 37 author: Patricia Gibney Publisher: Bookouture (March 2017) www.bookouture.com isBn: 978-1786811134 Pages: 424 Price: €1.14 eBook / £12.60 PB "When a woman's body is discovered in a cathedral and hours later a young man is found hanging from a tree outside his home, Detective Lottie Parker is called in to lead the investigation. Both bodies have the same distinctive tattoo clumsily inscribed on their legs. It's clear the pair are connected, but how?" Mullingar's Patricia Gibney is fast making her name as an international writer, with her first crime thriller, 'The Missing Ones' already in the top 50 in Australia and elsewhere with great pre-sales. The eBook publishing took place on the 16th March, and the launch of the printed book followed on the 31st March, in the Mullingar Arts Centre. Last July, top London based digital publisher, Bookouture, signed up the Mullingar debut crime author for a four book series featuring her creation, Detective Lottie Parker. 'The Missing Ones' is described as "A gripping, page-turning serial killer thriller, guaranteed to keep you reading late into the night." 'The Missing Ones' ebook is presently only 0.99p on www. amazon.co.uk, and it is also available on Audible, Kobo, iBookstore and Google Play, and on her website: www.patriciagibney.com. Patricia's husband, Sgt Aidan Gibney served in Columb Barracks, Mullingar and Custume Barracks, Athlone, but sadly passed away 8-years ago at the age of 49, following a short battle with cancer. Aidan and Patricia have three children, Aisling, Orla and Cathal. JW the MiSSing oneS: Detective Lottie Parker Series Book 1 charlie one The True Story of an Irishman in the British Army and His Role in Covert Counter- terrorism Operations in Northern Ireland. author: Seán Hartnett Publisher: Merrion Press (October 2016) www.merrionpress.ie isBn: 978-1785370854 Pages: 214 Price: €14.99 In recent years there have been a plethora of Special Ops memoirs released, many of them based in Northern Ireland. While some are fantasists cashing in on the recent troubles in the province, Charlie One seems to be a genuine work on the subject of counter-insurgency warfare. The British Ministry of Defence wanted the distribution of the book halted, because it contained, what they believed, was sensitive material. The author, Seán Hartnett grew up in Cork and joined the British Army where he became a member of a secretive and covert counter-terrorist unit known as the Joint Communications Unit Northern Ireland aka JCU-NI, the FRU or simply the DET for short. The group operated throughout the province, collating information and being involved in some of the highest profile events in recent years that included the arrest of John Hannon for the bombing of the BBC, the preventative measures taken to stop the murder of Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adare and the tragic death of David Caldwell. The book also reveals the many blunders that often befall intelligence units, and there, very often tragic consequences. 'Charlie One' is the call sign for the most wanted targets of British Intelligence Units in Northern Ireland and this well written book will have the reader sitting on the edge of their seat, as they take a roller coaster tour of duty during a very troubled time in our nation's history. Pob the Man who Shot the great war The remarkable story of Lance Corporal George Hackney of the 36th Ulster Division. author: Mark Scott Publisher: Colourpoint (February 2017) www.colourpoint.co.uk isBn: 978-1780730950 Pages: 120 Price: €11.50 PB "One man's wartime experiences fuelled an unlikely moral quest that was to change his life forever." L/Cpl George Hackney, 36th Ulster Division was an ordinary soldier from Belfast, who rebelliously took his camera away to war in 1915. As it was against military law at that time to take photographs during World War I. This shows his determination to record and capture those events that would otherwise have not been recorded. These once rare exceptional photographs of the Great War, depicting soldiers training, relaxing after battles, travelling to France, and the first day of the Battle of the Somme are now some of the only memories we have of those that paid the ultimate sacrifice against tyranny. "Through the making of the BBC documentary, 'The Man Who Shot The Great War', author Mark Scott found himself researching George's work and in doing so, retracing the footsteps of his own great grandfather, Jimmy Scott, who was George's sergeant for two years. George took several photographs of Jimmy Scott, photographs that were handed on to Jimmy's widow after he was killed in action near Messines in 1917. They have been in the Scott family ever since. Four generations have looked Jimmy in the eye through George's lens, and been able to put a face to the name on a grave. Such is the power of photography." It was a great book; I would highly recommend it to military photographers and anyone who has an interest in photography. AM

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