Rainy Street Stories

<p>Rainy Street Stories is a composition of powerful reflections on today's espionage terrorism and secret wars. These stories essays and poems by John Davis himself a retired intelligence officer take place from Europe to Asia and back to the Americas. He lived overseas for many years where he served as a soldier civil servant and gifted linguist. Davis writes with a thoughtful compassionate and fair assessment of his lifetime lived during wars and conflicts which were his generation's legacy from World War II. He recounts mysterious sometimes strangely suggestive even curiously puzzling tales. Each will cause the reader to think. Davis draws from actual encounters in unusual circumstances in conversations at utterly unexpected times and chance meetings historical site visits or his readings to illustrate his reflections. Moreover he is influenced by carefully listening to others who experienced history from careful study of human nature observation of international events but also by remaining open to surprises the better to distill the essence of a hidden truth. Those people about whom he speculates events he interprets motives he muses about or wonders he reveals will remain with you for a long time. These are not writings to be read in a night but to be reflected upon over the coming years.</p>