Darryl James

Darryl James is a retired petroleum executive in the oil and gas industry. He earned a BS and MS in geology from Rutgers University before serving as Army Captain and combat helicopter pilot in Vietnam. He worked himself through Rutgers by playing guitar in a rock band on weekends. His books include the following: Phoenix 13 - a biography of piloting his scout helicopter during his yearlong tour in Vietnam. Penn and Sword released the book in January 2021. Prey of the Leopard - Leopard Series 1- a hi-tech military thriller featuring a KBG trained assassin, Dr. Olga Romanov, aka the Leopard. The Leopard's Wrath - Leopard series 2 - Monstrous ISIL terrorism, nonstop action, and the use of hi-tech Air Force and Navy’s over-the-horizon drone attacks. Double Tap- Leopard Series 3. An assault on tourist riverboats in Budapest, terrorism in West Texas with attacks on the Permian Basin’s oil and gas production, and an environmentally hazardous mortar barrage on radioactive waste storage sites in West Texas. River of Greed - Leopard Series 4. A young Icelandic woman is kidnapped… Cartel Texas Border atrocities stemming from the smuggling of Fentanyl and human trafficking. Political Treachery - Leopard Series 5 - Assassination attempts made on a controversial female Jewish Afro-American congress-woman by ANTIFA and neo-NAZI groups. Payback - Leopard Series 6 – An operative of the Leopard's organization is murdered while on holiday on the Cornish Coast in The Leopard's team tracks down the responsible Cartel leader, the ‘Dragan Lady,’ and launches an attack on her ranch in Ojinaga, Mexico. The Dragon Lady and her daughter escape and find refuge in a resort on Barclay Island in the Philippines. The Legacy - an historical fiction love story of Texas in the Civil War. It weaves a story tying the only two women executed in Texas, Karla Tucker in 1998 and Chipita Rodriquez in 1863 during the Civil War. 'Quarantinis,' The Roaring 2020s Cocktails - is a quirky cocktail recipe book with Pandemic cocktails. He and his wife endured the isolation of the 2020 Pandemic, enjoying home-crafted cocktails and frequent backyard 'Happy Hours.' The Hubcaps – Out of the Garage: Jersey’s 60s Garage Band. One of the earliest “garage bands” from Central Jersey in the early 1960s. The author made enough money playing guitar to pay for six years of college, earning BS and MS degrees. Some stories are cheeky and some humorous through his musical journey. George Tamburello – One Soldier’s Sory – A Greatest Generation Warrior from WWII. Growing up poor on a farm in New Jersey, George Tamburello joined the Army and fought in Italy with German artillery nearly killing him. Riches of the Llano Estacado – An epic story of the West Texas Permian Basin spanning the 19th and 20th Centuries with historical stories from the savage Comanche Native Americans, ranching, building the Texas railroads, and the massive West Texas oil and gas discoveries.