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Serving in three Commonwealth armies across two decades and four continents, one of the paratrooping elite, Chris saw the world from under a billowing parachute, often by night, entering foreign countries with the usual passport-stamping obligations eschewed.

Exiting military life with injuries, Chris transitioned into humanitarian aid work during the East Timorese emergency, served with three major law enforcement agencies in Australia, protected Sydney’s most iconic landmark in the wake of 9-11 and between 2008 & 2012 was the Sheriff of New South Wales, one of the oldest law enforcement appointments in the land.

The Sword of INTERPOL: Chris’s creative literary brainchild, INTREPID, is a culmination of his military and law enforcement in...more


On Mothers Day on May 12 in Australia, I'll be raising a glass to all the strong, incredible women in my life - my mum and sisters, my gone-but-not-forgotten Nanna Madeline, Grandma Florence, my aunties, all our friends who are mums and carers to those they love, my mother-outlaw and, of course, the mother of my two boys, my beautiful Sar.

All of these amazing women have in some way influenced t... Read more of this blog post »
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Average rating: 4.51 · 57 ratings · 32 reviews · 2 distinct works · Similar authors
Defender (Intrepid, #1)
4.5 of 5 stars 4.50 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions
Hunter (Intrepid, #2)
4.7 of 5 stars 4.70 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions

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“To the brave belong all things. - motto of the Celts and appears in Defender: Intrepid 1 and Hunter: Intrepid 2.”
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