Hard Rain

This is the story of a British soldier serving in strife-torn Northern Ireland. A story of a soldier caught between necessary use of force and admiration for the people he had been tasked to put down.Bomber's LamentWatch and wait in the darkDon't be afraid, killers can be killedLike other men, don't be afraidPoint the gun and squeeze the triggerKilling is easy, living with it is hardDreams come, they go, only bad dreamsWhere are the good dreams?They died when you squeezed the triggerThe killers went to hell to burn and dieYour hell is here, it will last foreverGod will forgive, if I ask him nowGod has gone, leaving this world in disgustHe gave us paradise, we have destroyed itDestroyed through greed and religious jealousyThe hard rain fell but couldn't cleanse the soulNothing will cleanse it, for this we must sufferPriests, man, woman, child, terrorist and soldierThe unborn have a chance but the hard rain fellBomber cried for help to God, no help cameCried to his fellow man, they didn't hear himOnly the warm arms of a woman gave comfortSoothing an aching heart, wiping away the tearsAll was not lost for God is still with usJust listen and do what you know is rightHold fast against evil that would control the worldKeep a strong heart, don't be afraid of the darkOur arms and hearts are strong, we will go onGod, where is he? He is in us to strike down evilAnd the killers in the dark will be banishedBut the hard rain fell and Bomber cried.The first book featuring Bomber Brown, The Wolves of the Radfan, tells of his early life as a soldier fighting in the Middle East. Following on from Hard Rain, Bomber finds himself in more trouble in The Darkness. A story of how easy it is to go from good to bad in Northern Ireland and Switzerland.