Duncan Hunter.
Another question that comes up often during book signings is, "Who are your characters and are they modeled after anyone special?" The main protagonist in my books is named Drew Duncan Hunter but everyone calls him Duncan. His friends and acquaintances call him by his old Marine Corps fighter pilot call sign: Maverick.
Duncan Hunter is a composite character--some of Hunter's background can be considered autobiographical while his personality and wit is drawn from a radio personality in Washington DC, the great Chris Plante. So, right out of the chute, Duncan Hunter is intended to be politically conservative. In the beginning, Hunter is politically agnostic and becomes more politically aware of his surroundings.
Duncan Hunter was a poor smart kid with an uncanny knack for solving complex problems as well as being the luckiest man on the planet. When you meet Nazy Cunningham, you'll know why. He rose through the ranks of the Marine Corps to become a top fighter pilot when one day he was forced to eject from a crippled jet. The guy in his back seat died. A shattered body and a lengthy rehabilitation removed him from the world of flying supersonic aircraft but the passion to continue to fly allowed him to fly small general aviation aircraft. One day he meets a man who changes his life. He was bought into the fold of the CIA as a contract pilot, supporting some of the Agency's most sensitive counterterrorism missions.
His initial cover was serving with the US Border Patrol and as a university professor. He and Greg Lynche fly into the heart of where terrorists live, operate and flourish. Hunter is driven to fight evil, whether his choice of ends and means be right or wrong. The experience and lessons learned from those who escaped communism and Islam as well as those who embrace liberalism have shaped his politics. He doesn't suffer liberals (or communists) well, with the exception of Lynche, whom he idolizes.
Maverick out!
Another question that comes up often during book signings is, "Who are your characters and are they modeled after anyone special?" The main protagonist in my books is named Drew Duncan Hunter but everyone calls him Duncan. His friends and acquaintances call him by his old Marine Corps fighter pilot call sign: Maverick.
Duncan Hunter is a composite character--some of Hunter's background can be considered autobiographical while his personality and wit is drawn from a radio personality in Washington DC, the great Chris Plante. So, right out of the chute, Duncan Hunter is intended to be politically conservative. In the beginning, Hunter is politically agnostic and becomes more politically aware of his surroundings.
Duncan Hunter was a poor smart kid with an uncanny knack for solving complex problems as well as being the luckiest man on the planet. When you meet Nazy Cunningham, you'll know why. He rose through the ranks of the Marine Corps to become a top fighter pilot when one day he was forced to eject from a crippled jet. The guy in his back seat died. A shattered body and a lengthy rehabilitation removed him from the world of flying supersonic aircraft but the passion to continue to fly allowed him to fly small general aviation aircraft. One day he meets a man who changes his life. He was bought into the fold of the CIA as a contract pilot, supporting some of the Agency's most sensitive counterterrorism missions.
His initial cover was serving with the US Border Patrol and as a university professor. He and Greg Lynche fly into the heart of where terrorists live, operate and flourish. Hunter is driven to fight evil, whether his choice of ends and means be right or wrong. The experience and lessons learned from those who escaped communism and Islam as well as those who embrace liberalism have shaped his politics. He doesn't suffer liberals (or communists) well, with the exception of Lynche, whom he idolizes.
Maverick out!
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