About the author

Richard Smythe grew up in New Zealand, came to Australia on a surfing trip in 1969 and found Noosa Heads in Queensland. Five years later he came back with wife Maria who also fell in love with the place and they have lived in the beautiful beach town ever since. After raising three children, they now enjoy life with three adult grandkids.

His plots to date have been derived from certain historical events or persons that have provided the germ of an idea which has been developed and interwoven with imagination to provide the intrigue, suspense and action that course through the novels.

The genesis for The Jodan Ju tale came from the discovery of 2 Japanese soldiers hiding in the Asian jungle almost 30 years after WW2, unaware that the war was over.

Winds of Sedition was inspired by the conjecture surrounding the surprise Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Despite the tensions between the U.S. & Japan over the future of the Pacific region, the deadly raid occurred without warning. This raised serious questions about the possible culpability of the U.S. military, plus financial & political entities.

Richard is currently well into writing The Noah Factor (working title), the sequel to The Jodan Ju & Winds of Sedition.

Imagine what would happen to our world if evil was suddenly terminated!

Book covers designed by Stephen Schollum, Art Director

Banner pictures created by the author (with the assistance of AI).