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
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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
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
CHINA SEA – CHAPTER 8
Time to ramp up the tension. There’s a double-agent in our midst in this chapter of CHINA SEA. Eager to read more, and read it now? The novel is available on Amazon, Kindle, iTunes, B&N, KOBO and Google Play. AMAZON: http://bit.ly/ChinaSeaPaperback KINDLE: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0130OEZMQ ITUNES: Search… Read More
CHAPTER 7 – CHINA SEA
The notorious Palestinian terrorist, Wadi Haddad, meets his Russian controller in a submarine at night in the Gulf of Aden. Trouble ahead. Impatient and want to read more? China Sea by Stanton Swafford is available on Amazon, Kindle, iTunes, Kobo, B&N and Google Play Books.… Read More
CHAPTER 6 – CHINA SEA
We jump now to chapter 6. Roy Mancini has been hired and trained to be an undercover intelligence officer. He will soon depart to Southeast Asia. But first the Institute sends him to Panama so he’ll gain foreign merchant shipping experience. Fun and games in the Canal… Read More
CHAPTER 4 – CHINA SEA
Roy Mancini undergoes a series of interviews and is at last recruited into the super-secret DOD intelligence task force known as the Institute in chapters 1 through 3. And now . . . Chapter 4. CHINA SEA the novel is now available on Amazon, Kindle,… Read More