Welcome to Dan Mulvagh Author
This is me saying Hi. Whether you have stumbled upon my stuff or sought me out, welcome.
I am a debut novel author with a second publication in the wings.
My debut novel, 'Operation Traction' was published in 2022, you can see details about it below.
My second novel, the one that is undergoing a final edit, is titled 'Ballot'. Details to come.
As far as genre is concerned, my novels fall into the broad category of historical action and adventure. They are full of intrigue woven around contemporary historical events and military exploits. Rollicking good yarns, even if I do say so myself!
On a personal note, I'm a self confessed ambivert. As a result I chose to shroud my identity by publishing 'Operation Traction' using my first and middle names!
In the meantime check out 'Operation Traction, below.
Operation Traction
Synopsis
Thirty years after James Hamilton was forcibly migrated to New Zealand as an orphan child, an unexpected inheritance draws him back to Cornwall, where he stumbles on a long-dormant WWII secret concealed in the shared memory of the small fishing village he once considered home.
Mystery deepens when James begins clearing out the cottage he has inherited and uncovers a bundle of letters that imply the owner of the cottage, a retired lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy, participated in a clandestine operation that has remained suppressed in the core of the village and has direct links to James's true identity.
Determined to get to the truth of his past, James digs into the background and context of the letters he's found and it's more disturbing than he ever imagined. His attempts to unravel the past reveal a shadowy world of British Intelligence, the French Maquis and Nazi sympathisers within Allied ranks.
Against the backdrop of WWII exploits spanning North Africa and France. Operation Traction is a story of divided loyalties and extreme courage. A story of love, of deceit and of sacrifice.
Reviews
Hi Dan/Dear Daniel
I have just finished reading your book, Operation Traction. It’s quite a page-turner and I’ll be telling everyone to read it. I suggested to my wife that it might be considered a man’s book, but that it had great female characters in it….but, yes, a bit of carnage here and there. Easy to see that you are a military nut. You had me totally believing in the existence of the Prinz Cougar tank until I Googled it.
I think what I enjoyed most of all was the cunning structure you achieved, not only in juxtaposing time periods, i.e. 1989 and the 1940s but also the points of view. The 1989 chapters all recount James’ encounters with people who know something about his past. But he is restricted very much to what these people actually know or witnessed. Anyway, if I’m reading this right, you’re a cunning bastard, is all I can say. It’s old literary wisdom that suspense is achieved via the strategic suppression of information. You do that really well.
Texturally, you’re great on evoking in a few words/images places: sights, sounds, smells….A great cast of characters and just the right amount of damning critique of the English upper-class and Irish romanticism. (I’m with you there on both counts!).
Emeritus Professor, Arts and Language, Terry Locke
Hi Dan,
Just wanted to let you know I have read your book Operation Traction. My daughter gave it to me for Christmas. Although I am not a great reader I found this a book I could not put down. You say it's fiction and yet it reads so true. You can just imagine it really could have happened.
Many thanks
Dennis Wilson
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Dan Mulvagh Author
Auckland, New Zealand
Dan Mulvagh Author is in Auckland, New Zealand. With a passion for storytelling and a commitment to excellence, Dan strives to provide entertaining novels that inspire, engage, and captivate readers.