Jim McGuiness

I live in Sydney, Australia, and am married with four children.

My first three books were easy-reading crime fiction with a touch of humour, based on the character Ron Hansen, a self-indulgent bachelor whose comfortable life keeps getting upset by situations beyond his control, resulting in dangerous confrontations with villains.

My latest books are dramatised Australian history:

‘Son Of A Convict’ is the story of my great, great Grandfather, told against the background of Colonial New South Wales, its political figures, its bushrangers, its tragedies, and the gold rush.

‘Historic Gunfights Of Australia’ is a collection of six seminal conflicts in Australia’s first 150 years - The Eureka Stockade, The Siege at Glenrowan, The Battle of Cocos Islands, The Broken Hill Massacre, The Battle of Surry Hills, and The Razor Gang Wars.

‘Gripping Gunfights Of Australia’ is a companion volume to ‘Historic Gunfights…’ and contains five true action stories – The Lachlan Bushrangers, The Lambing Flat Riots, Captain Moonlite, Squizzy Taylor, and The Bombing Of Darwin.