Alan is the pen name the author has adopted. He lives in London. Alan worked as a secondary school teacher for some 30 years, teaching English and religious studies. He took early retirement to pursue another career as a full time writer. Alan has always written, mainly short stories. The ISIL sniper is his first book to be published. Alan tells us he wrote this in reaction to the revulsion he feels at the brutal acts of terror being carried out in the Middle East. He believes strongly that these acts and the total lack of humanity being displayed in Syria, Iraq, and increasingly in other countries including the UK, have absolutely nothing to do with the Muslim faith. A very important religion which he understands to have similarities to Christianity and other religions which are founded on a basis of tolerance, respect for others, and peace.
