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Allan Hudson Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1953. Adopted by Beatrice and William Hudson in 1954 when he was 10 months old. Attended high school at Richibucto Regional High, graduating in 1970. His working career was mainly in sales. Presently employed by Peoples Jewellers in Dieppe, NB. Married to Gloria Young (nee Chiasson) in 1985. His son Adam is from a previous marriage and resides in Moncton, NB. Stepsons Chris (Mireille) and Mark (Natalie) live in Moncton, NB.

He has been a carpenter, a skydiver, stained glass creator, woodworker and of late an author. He has several short stories published on Commuterlit.com. Received Honourable Mention for his short story, The Ship Breakers, in April, 2013 while entered in the Writers Federation of New Brunswick's Douglas Kyle Memorail prize for short fiction. He has one novel completed, The Dark Side of a Promise, which is available on amazon.com.

The novel tells of a promise made between best friends. The protagonist, Drake Alexander, uses his combat skills from his days in the Canadian Forces, to hunt down the man that killed his best friend's sister three years previous to the story's beginning. Drake's band of ex-soldiers, a French expatriate private eye, a stalwart Bengali cop chase the wrong-doers discovering other terrible crimes.

Allan is presently at work on his second novel, The Wall of War, which tells of a startling discovery by a amateur rock climbing priest in Peru in 1953. A serious mishap takes place leaving the secret hidden for another 50 years until discovered by Miquel Pisconte. Miguel emigrated to Canada from Peru when he was eleven years old but has returned to his home country as a priest. His uneventful life takes a dramatic turn when he discovers a document that points to a treasure rich in history. Unfortunatley, there are others who want it, bad enough to kill for it.

He shares his work and insights at www.allanhudson.ca