Author Archives: jamesmleslie

Double Dagger Books have recently signed a slew of new authors for books in 2024 and 2025. Some are returning Double Dagger veterans, while others are trusting us with their debut books.

I’m frightened of war. I grew up in the 70s when the threat of nuclear annihilation was a spectre stalking the world. Whenever a helicopter flew overhead at night (I lived near the SAS camp in Hereford, England), I thought it was the start of the end. I was 8 years old and the monstersContinue reading “Sic Vis Pacem, Para Bellum”

A Fairey Swordfish seems like something of a misnomer for such a large, cumbersome looking aircraft that was conceived as a Greek reconnaissance aircraft. The initial plans didn’t amount to much and the British Air Ministry took over the discussions with Fairey to create a torpedo plane, the prototype taking to the air as TSR1Continue reading “What’s In A Name? – The Fairey Swordfish”

When I was a child, there was a Sopwith Camel hanging over my bed. It was the most precious thing I owned and I stood on a chair to dust it every Saturday. My dad had given me an Airfix kit to make and paint when I was eight because I was obsessed with militaryContinue reading “Falling In Love Again”

Writers are solitary beasts. We’re famed for being unsociable and irascible when we’ve got a new project and generally obsessed by whatever it is we’re writing about. For some of us, that’s just a great cover for avoiding unwelcome social engagements. For others, it’s part of the writing process, to become isolated and immersed inContinue reading “My Partner in Curiosity: The Power of Writing Partnership”