D.C. Alden

DC Alden is a UK-based Amazon best-selling author, screenwriter, and award-winning writer/director whose gripping thrillers pull no punches. A former soldier and police officer, he brings raw authenticity and insider insight to every page, blending real-world geopolitics with edge-of-your-seat storytelling.

Fascinated by power, corruption, and the unseen machinery of global events, DC weaves bold, thought-provoking tales where ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary—and often brutal—situations. His stories are dark, cinematic, and unapologetically intense, exploring the razor’s edge between survival and collapse.

He writes military, political, and sci-fi thrillers with a hard-hitting realism that stays with you long after the final page

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