JAVA SEA – A Book Review.

I don’t mean to toot my own horn, but this review by the people at BEST THRILLERS made my day. Check it out here: http://bestthrillers.com/java-sea-a-high-stakes-revenge-thriller-by-stanton-swafford/

A NEW PRESIDENT

This election was a massive rejection of Hillary Clinton; not an endorsement of Donald Trump. Trump now needs to be given the benefit of the doubt. Look at it one way. Trump will not be as terrible a president as George W. Bush, arguably the… Read More

JAVA SEA -Available on Kindle for free until November 5th.

Chapter 1 Bali, Indonesia The most urgent task following the explosion was to remove the critically burned survivors and place them in nearby hotel swimming pools to relieve their unbearable pain. Other injured men, women and a few children were taken to Denpasar’s hospitals which… Read More

The Sequel to China Sea

JAVA SEA – A Novel

A horrific terrorist bombing in Bali, Indonesia, claims the lives of 150 Americans. When the Indonesian leader asks the U.S. president not to meddle in the investigation, he reluctantly complies, choosing not to upset the head of the country with the largest Muslim population in… Read More

JAVA SEA

It’s been a while since we last spoke. I’ve been busy – writing the sequel to CHINA SEA. The title of the second novel is JAVA SEA. The story takes place twenty-seven years later. Roy Mancini and Cynthia got married and had a couple of… Read More

REGIME CHANGE IS FOR THE BIRDS

The horror of this past week has been traumatic for most of the world, for all religions and all nationalities. This is NOT a clash of civilizations. This is seventh century barbarism. The sheer savagery of the Paris massacre is beyond description. The revelation of… Read More

ESPIONAGE – READ ALL ABOUT IT

A Spy’s Life Roy Mancini is living the good life in San Francisco, California. A year later he’s operating under deep cover as an Arabica coffee bean merchant in Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Sulawesi and Bali. If you’re curious about what the life of… Read More

PLAYING JAZZ AND WRITING FICTION (Updated)

I’m an accomplished jazz musician (piano) and bandleader. And I’m an author of fiction. I’ve published my novel, CHINA SEA – an espionage thriller with settings in some of the Asian locations where I have lived for 30+ years. And during the writing process, the… Read More

CHINA SEA – The Novel. Chapter 10

The fun and games in Singapore begin at the Raffles Hotel. Roy Mancini goes undercover. AMAZON: http://bit.ly/ChinaSeaPaperback KINDLE: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0130OEZMQ ITUNES: Search for China Sea by Stanton Swafford on your iPad or iPhone. Chapter 10 October 1974 I left the embassy before noon, and recalling the… Read More