David A. Dummer
ALLi Author Member
Location: United States of America
Genres: Historical Fiction, Thriller
David A. Dummer is a travel writer, Emmy-nominated producer, and award-winning author of the Aaron Thornton International Thriller Series. His background as a crime investigator and clinical therapist brings a unique blend of psychological insight and investigative realism to his thrillers. Dummer has explored 46 countries across five continents, drawing inspiration from the people, conflicts, and hidden stories he encounters. He published his debut novel, ‘Born of Bombs and Bullets,’ (set in Northern Ireland) in March 2025. The sequel, ‘The Coded Crucifix,’ (set in Spain) released in October 2026.
David A. Dummer's books
Genres: Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
Wartime secrets. A modern killer. In Pamplona, you can’t outrun the past. In this pulse-pounding sequel to the award-winning Born of Bombs and Bullets, FBI psychologist Aaron Thornton returns to Europe to help British and Spanish authorities stop a terror attack. An informant has learned fragments of an international conspiracy targeting Pamplona, Spain. The plot coincides with the legendary Running of the Bulls, when hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world pack the city's ancient streets. But the intelligence is maddeningly incomplete. No one knows the true objective—only the location, the timeline, and the nickname of the man chosen to carry it out: an elusive mercenary whose meticulous planning, ruthless efficiency, and lethal skills make him nearly impossible to stop. With just seven days until the start of the festival, Thornton is drawn into a deadly contest of strategy, deception, and survival. As he closes in on his...
Genres: Historical Fiction, Thriller, Suspense
Formats: E-Book, Audio, Paperback
Age Groups: 18+
In a city scarred by conflict, secrets can kill and trust is a dangerous gamble. Psychologist Aaron Thornton is riddled with self-doubt after failing to stop a tragic incident at the American prison where he works. When his wife, Claire, receives a job offer in her native Belfast, Northern Ireland, he sees a chance to start over by treating hardened criminals in Northern Ireland’s judicial system. Thornton’s work soon entangles him in the aftermath of ‘The Troubles,’ a brutal conflict that rocked Belfast for over thirty years. While overseeing the release of the Irish Republican Army’s deadliest assassin, Thornton unintentionally reignites smoldering feuds that threaten to consume him and his family in the flames of political violence. Alongside a broad cast of morally complex characters who reflect the many facets and shifting allegiances of The Troubles—an attorney torn between loyalty and justice; a troubled, vengeful orphan; and an unscrupulous spy—Thornton...