John Warner
John Warner was born in 1943 and raised on Tyneside, in the UK.
At the age of twelve he made the choice of being a pilot rather than an actor. At the same time, he had been encouraged by his school headmaster to write a book.
Leaving the Royal Air Force where he had been trained as an Air Signaller hunting Russian submarines, John trained at Bletchley Park and learned the full impact of electronic intelligence on world affairs. In 1966 he emigrated to Canada and took up flying again.
After accumulating over 24,000 hours of flying time and serving as an aviation manager for 20 years, John retired from flying. Classified by his family as a "retirement failure" he became an aviation consultant with a major oil company.
John's four published novels join with his first, (unpublished) and are founded mostly in history. Currently, he is working on three other novels after a hiatus while he built his own home. Each winter, he spends time in the Arizona desert where, away from distractions, he concocts more stories.
An unabashed workaholic, John enjoys writing, wine-making, climbing, hiking, camping, woodworking, history, cooking and skiing. One of the original recipients of the Duke of Edinburgh Award, he was honoured to receive the Silver and Gold Awards from His Royal Highness's hand in 1960. He also graduated with Honours from the Eskdale Outward Bound Mountain School in 1961, missing a Warden's Badge by "one push-up too few and one cuss word too many."
Golden Quest came in second in its genre with Premier Book Awards, then won first place in the Pinnacle Awards in the Thriller category. The screenplay has been requested by Hollywood producers.
Here are some reviews and comments for the novel.
Premium Book Awards:
"…the judges were unanimous in their high opinion
of Golden Quest, an outstanding work of fiction."
U.S. Review of Books:
"What follows is a whirlwind of murder, torture, and gunfire…"
"...Part Bourne Identity, part Odessa File, and part Boys of Brazil,
this is a fast-paced, page-turning romp full of international intrigue
and nonstop action."
"...Full of historical details…"
"…the web of events and intrigue unfolds
seamlessly as the story progresses".
"... the historical elements come to life."
Page and Turners Bookstore:
"More hooks than a strip of Velcro."
Airdrie City View Magazine.
"Books like The DaVinci Code are a dime a dozen, on every bookshelf….it’s not every day that you come across a book that will fill you with the same sense of intrigue while boasting a level of exclusivity."
"Golden Quest seems like a thoughtfully planned out plot…"
