Ian A. O’Connor is a retired Air Force colonel who has held several senior military leadership positions in the field of national security management. His novel, The Twilight of the Day, was a military-themed thriller which received high praise in the Military Times Newspaper for its realism, and chilling story line. The book won a coveted Bronze Medal in 2018, awarded him by the Military Writers Society of America. In 2022 Ian was the Silver Falchion Award winner in the "Best Thriller" category at the Killer Nashville Writers Conference for his latest thriller, Point Option.
He is the co-author of SCRAPPY: A Memoir of a U.S. Fighter Pilot, published by McFarland & Company in April 2008 to rave reviews by the international avi MEET THE AUTHOR
Ian A. O’Connor is a retired Air Force colonel who has held several senior military leadership positions in the field of national security management. His novel, The Twilight of the Day, was a military-themed thriller which received high praise in the Military Times Newspaper for its realism, and chilling story line. The book won a coveted Bronze Medal in 2018, awarded him by the Military Writers Society of America. In 2022 Ian was the Silver Falchion Award winner in the "Best Thriller" category at the Killer Nashville Writers Conference for his latest thriller, Point Option.
He is the co-author of SCRAPPY: A Memoir of a U.S. Fighter Pilot, published by McFarland & Company in April 2008 to rave reviews by the international aviation community .
Colonel O’Connor holds an FAA commercial pilot’s certificate with single engine and multi-engine ratings.
He is a member of the Air Commando Association, an associate member of the Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association, and Mystery Writers of America. Ian lives on Florida’s Treasure Coast with his wife, Candice....more