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  1. Duncan Falconer joined the British Royal Marines at the age of 18. At 19 years of age, he attended SBS selection in Poole Dorset and was one of nine Marines ...

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    Duncan Falconer has always lived a high stakes life. As an officer in the Special Boat Services for the British Royal Marines, Falconer’s novels are written with authenticity and command. Although he has written a few standalone works, Falconer is best known for his military thrillers featuring John Stratton. This super agent works for the British ...

    Duncan Falconer is the chosen pseudonym of a popular British author of the popular John Stratton series. His real name is unknown as well as parental origin. Falconer was an orphan. He was abandoned at birth and raised in an orphanage in the North London area. Later, he was adopted by a British couple and spent the rest of his childhood in the Batt...

    Duncan Falconer decided to continue his pursuit of a writing career in the United Kingdom. His first literary publication was First into Action. The military thriller was about Falconer’s adventures in the military. Most of the plotline are semi-biographical accounts of his actions in the Special Boat Services and in the 14 Intelligence Detachment....

    Duncan Falconer introduces the world to the elite SBS operative, John Stratton. When an undercover operation goes wrong, the British Intelligence agency turn to the best operative with a lethal reputation, John Stratton. In a dangerous race against time, Stratton must find an agent kidnapped by the IRA. But how did the IRA know about the British mi...

    In this second military thriller, John Stratton has been commissioned as a bodyguard but is bored with the new assignment. When a supertanker is highjacked by Palestinian freedom fighter, Stratton is taken around the world to help in a dangerous rescue. The book takes readers from London, to Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, and Riga. Falconer’s rich writ...

    • First Into Action. The SBS was first into battle a month before the SAS in the Falklands War and again in the Gulf War, yet hitherto it is the SAS that has had by far the higher profile.
    • The Becket Approval. MI6 field operator, Devon Gunnymede, serving time for drugs theft, is temporarily released from jail to act as bait in order to help MI6 crack a sinister plot involving a Russian drug tsar.
    • The Hostage. When an undercover operation monitoring the Real IRA goes horrifically wrong, British Intelligence look to a man who can get their agent out: Stratton, SBS operative with a lethal reputation.
    • The Hijack. Two hundred miles south of the Devon coastline, Palestinian freedom fighter Abed Omar and his men prepare for the most daring mission the PLO have ever conceived – the hijacking of a supertanker, a five-storey superstructure laden with oil.
    • First in Action Duncan Falconer (Goodreads Author)
    • The Hostage (Stratton, #1) Duncan Falconer (Goodreads Author)
    • The Hijack (Stratton, #2) Duncan Falconer (Goodreads Author)
    • The Operative (Stratton, #3) Duncan Falconer (Goodreads Author)
  2. A complete list of all Duncan Falconer's books & series in order (9 books) (1 series). Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards.

  3. Series list: John Stratton (8 Books) by Duncan Falconer. A sortable list in reading order and chronological order with publication date, genre, and rating.

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  5. Aug 6, 2024 · From joining up as a teenager, through SBS recruitment, training, and operational detachments, First into Action takes us on a journey through the SBS’s history, operations and tactics seen through the lens of Duncan Falconers remarkable story.