Collisions

by A.F.N. Clarke

COLLISIONS is is AFN Clarke's first work of fiction after his bestselling nonfiction book, "CONTACT". The story centers around David Trowse, who is close to the edge of death and to losing his mind. In the process of convalescence, he tries to ravel together fragments from his past - civilian and military - to revive old interests, old acquaintances and find the common thread of his life again. But the fragments from the past obstinately refuse to fit and the pattern that ought to emerge keeps lurching alarmingly into nightmare, the contradictions rushing together in a series of increasingly violent collisions.

This is a both fascinating and disturbing book, a look inside the mind of a well trained killer who is also a creative, caring, soulful individual who has undergone violent, traumatic, life-threatening and heart-wrenching experiences, and is trying to find his mental, emotional and spiritual center again. For adult readers only.

COLLISIONS draws on AFN Clarke's near death experiences after being medevacced from Crossmaglen to a Military Hospital in Belfast at the end of his second tour as a Platoon Commander with Britain's elite Parachute Regiment during "The Troubles" in Northern Ireland, and then undergoing a series of life saving surgeries the following year. It sheds light on similar PTSD experiences of many in our armed forces. Readers beware - the violence is graphic as is the language frank - but the authenticity of the experience requires it, requires the reader to "enter the mouth of the dragon" and feel the fire within.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published May 27, 2012

About the author

AFN Clarke is the bestselling author of the nonfiction book CONTACT, which was serialized in a British national newspaper and made into an award winning film by BBCTV. He also writes fiction of various genres. He’s lived all over the world, served in the British army, had a near death experience, lost half his insides and recovered from the physical and emotional traumas of war. A proud father of four daughters, screenwriter, pilot, race car driver, he loves to sail, listen to opera, cook gourmet meals, drink wine, read good books, have heated discussions and travel off the beaten path.

Writing mainly fiction these days, he favors politically charged thrillers, suspense and intrigue, humorous satire and books about the challenges of human relationships, all of which reveal his curiosity about the world and his strong belief in the overwhelming power of love, laughter and of the human spirit.

Books include: The Orange Moon Affair and The Jonas Trust Deception (Thomas Gunn thrillers) Contact, Collisions, An Unquiet American, Dry Tortugas, The Book of Baker Series (Dreams from the Death Age; Armageddon; Genesis Revisited) with more coming soon. Author website: www.afnclarke.com.