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On his 21st birthday, Glenn spies his rogue of a grandad making his way through the throng of the party to where he stood at the bar. Victor is a war veteran and a hero from Dublin, but these days, fifty years later, he is seen usually outside of a pub. Loved by all the men and despised by the women, what secrets does he hide?
He tells Glenn a fantastic story of hidden war treasure and challenges his grandsons to go to North Africa and find it. The story is laughed off until Victor's untimely death leaves the full-written story and a pot of money. The grandsons feel they have to follow Victor's footsteps, and so begins across continents an adventure of murder, treasure hunting and love...
About the author
Gary lives on the foothills of the Lancashire Pennines with his wife and two teenage sons, his eldest daughter having flown the nest after university and recently making him a proud grandad. Following a 32-year career in the corporate world, he took the opportunity to take a year out and realise his dreams of writing his first book and launch a career as a published author. Spoils of War is the first in the adventure series.
He was born in Manchester, spending his formative years growing up in Oldham throughout the 1970s and has strong family ties with Dublin.
Summary
On his 21st birthday, Glenn spies his rogue of a grandad making his way through the throng of the party to where he stood at the bar. Victor is a war veteran and a hero from Dublin, but these days, fifty years later, he is seen usually outside of a pub. Loved by all the men and despised by the women, what secrets does he hide? He tells Glenn a fantastic story of hidden war treasure and challenges his grandsons to go to North Africa and find it. The story is laughed off until Victors untimely death leaves the full-written story and a pot of money. The grandsons feel they have to follow Victors footsteps, and so begins across continents an adventure
