Background

From school, Ian joined the Royal Marine Commandos, winning the ‘King’s Badge’ in ‘The 211 King’s Squad.’ In recognition, the Royal Navy sent a senior officer to the school who donated a book prize, to be awarded to the best all round student every year. Finally giving the principal and one biology teacher what they wanted, albeit a bit late. Awarded the coveted ‘Green Beret’ he served protecting the UK’s national interests, then later in the UK’s most covert intelligence and enforcement agencies.

He continues to assist victims and survivors of child sex abuse as a victim advocate through representation, education, and understanding the emotional trauma associated with these crimes. Ian became a New Zealand citizen in 2015 and now works in a men’s crisis shelter in Hobart, Tasmania.

Hope Arises

Michael Bilton, former writer and investigative journalist for the Sunday Times, and Ben Crichton, a producer for the BBC Crime Watch series, approached Ian to write a true account of the investigation into the paedophile known as the ‘Son of God’. The Official Secrets Act prevented him. So, he set about writing an accurate, police procedural work of fiction, using all available information within the public domain, told through the eyes of the senior investigating officer, based on real events. The story of how they brought down ‘The Son of God’ is something the media have asked, time and again. Well, this is the story, this is how they did it, not once, but twice.

C.O.C.E.T

The Combined Online Child Exploitation Task Force, COCET, is volume 2 in the ‘Hope Without Borders’ trilogy and the sequel to the acclaimed ‘Hope Arises’. Based on extraordinary true events COCET, tells the story of several investigations undertaken by the real CEOP agency in London. The foreword for COCET, has been written by Jim Gamble QPM, the first CEO of CEOP; providing authenticity to the story.

Heat, Dust & Rocket Launchers

The third and final installment of the ‘Hope Without Borders’ trilogy, Heat, Dust & Rocket Launchers, sees the return of detectives Ross and King, who whilst investigating the disappearance of children in Cambodia, become unwitting pawns in a larger spy operation spanning the globe. With everything at stake, including their own lives, this based on the truth crime story comes to its thrilling and gripping finale.

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