In writing my book I tried, to the best of my memory (and with the help of a lot of people), to relate and have a true story about the things that we did as children and adults... about growing up and living in a small town in Alabama. Even though times were hard then, I feel very fortunate to have grown up during that time and in that place. I believe that my life has been guided and protected by a "Higher Being" and I thank God for looking after me and guiding my life. I also had some great teachers which I am thankful for knowing. Most of our teachers loved us and tried to help, when they could, to prepare for our future. All this gave me confidence to go into adult life and knew that I had my future in my hand and could make my life and that I alone am responsible for my actions. I believe that growing up in Roanoke gave me the knowledge and background to have a great life, for which I am thankful, and I hope for many more good years.

The main character Clay Dawson is an all American boy who had a disappointment in not getting a scholarship to play football at a big university. Clay studies martial arts, he uses this training to protect June the girl of his dreams. They fall in love but she betrays him and breaks his heart. He joins the Marines Corps and shortly after boot camp he is thrown into combat. He has a run in with a CIA agent. Clay is thrust into the leadership roll while a low ranking Marine. Every time there is a battle he has a confrontation with this same agent. Clay does not approve of the way the agent does his job. While home recovering from a wound, he marries June who has divorced her husband. His unit is in trouble and Clay returns to Korea and has to call on the agent for help. Clay and his boot camp DI is assigned to the Agent on "temporary attached duty" (TAD). Clay receives a battle field commission. He is permanently assigned duty via TAD to the Agency. His heart is always with the Marines but gives the Agency his loyalty. His time is about equally divided between the Agency and the Marine Corps. Clay is looking for the perfect marriage. June had a child with her first husband and one child who she does not know if the father is Clay or her first husband. She then divorces Clay. Clay marries Amy, his partner in the Agency. Amy is identical to June and they find out she is June's twin sister, they were separated at birth. Marrying Amy he finds the perfect marriage. Clay and Amy have an exciting career in the Shadows of espionage, and his association with the Marine Corps.

"When You Work in the Shadows" is a fictional story and a continuation of Billy's first book, "A Marines Life in the Shadows." It is a story about Clay Dawson and the associates and friends that have become intertwined in his adventurous life in the Marine Corps and his involvement with the CIA. Clay and his team's exploits against the KGB and other terrorist groups have resulted in many enemies among those adversaries. The KGB's deep hatred of Clay has made them mount an intense effort to locate and lure him out or retirement so as to assassinate him and his wife. This sequel depicts the attempts by Clay's two worst KGB nemeses with a deep score to settle to eliminate Clay and his wife, Amy. Will the KGB driven by a need for vengeance and their sworn blood vendetta be successful in their assassination plot where others have tried and fail

This book represents the third fiction in the Shadow series. The story takes place at Malta, where a conference between all the major countries of the world is trying to solve the problems that affect every nation. A disruptive element plans to stop or cause problems so the conference cannot complete its mission to find solutions to the problem. Clay and his comrades go to Malta to prevent the terrorist from achieving their intended chaos.The second part of the book takes place in Central America. A senator is kidnapped. Clay and the group go down to try to find and get the hostages safe and out of the country.When you pick up any of his books, for a satisfying page turning experience, you will surely want to read them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In writing my book I tried, to the best of my memory (and with the help of a lot of people), to relate and have a true story about the things that we did as children and adults... about growing up and living in a small town in Alabama. Even though times were hard then, I feel very fortunate to have grown up during that time and in that place. I believe that my life has been guided and protected by a "Higher Being" and I thank God for looking after me and guiding my life. I also had some great teachers which I am thankful for knowing. Most of our teachers loved us and tried to help, when they could, to prepare for our future. All this gave me confidence to go into adult life and knew that I had my future in my hand and could make my life and that I alone am responsible for my actions. I believe that growing up in Roanoke gave me the knowledge and background to have a great life, for which I am thankful, and I hope for many more good years.

This book represents the third fiction in the Shadow series. The story takes place at Malta, where a conference between all the major countries of the world is trying to solve the problems that affect every nation. A disruptive element plans to stop or cause problems so the conference cannot complete its mission to find solutions to the problem. Clay and his comrades go to Malta to prevent the terrorist from achieving their intended chaos.The second part of the book takes place in Central America. A senator is kidnapped. Clay and the group go down to try to find and get the hostages safe and out of the country.When you pick up any of his books, for a satisfying page turning experience, you will surely want to read them all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"When You Work in the Shadows" is a fictional story and a continuation of Billy's first book, "A Marines Life in the Shadows." It is a story about Clay Dawson and the associates and friends that have become intertwined in his adventurous life in the Marine Corps and his involvement with the CIA. Clay and his team's exploits against the KGB and other terrorist groups have resulted in many enemies among those adversaries. The KGB's deep hatred of Clay has made them mount an intense effort to locate and lure him out or retirement so as to assassinate him and his wife. This sequel depicts the attempts by Clay's two worst KGB nemeses with a deep score to settle to eliminate Clay and his wife, Amy. Will the KGB driven by a need for vengeance and their sworn blood vendetta be successful in their assassination plot where others have tried and fail

The main character Clay Dawson is an all American boy who had a disappointment in not getting a scholarship to play football at a big university. Clay studies martial arts, he uses this training to protect June the girl of his dreams. They fall in love but she betrays him and breaks his heart. He joins the Marines Corps and shortly after boot camp he is thrown into combat. He has a run in with a CIA agent. Clay is thrust into the leadership roll while a low ranking Marine. Every time there is a battle he has a confrontation with this same agent. Clay does not approve of the way the agent does his job. While home recovering from a wound, he marries June who has divorced her husband. His unit is in trouble and Clay returns to Korea and has to call on the agent for help. Clay and his boot camp DI is assigned to the Agent on "temporary attached duty" (TAD). Clay receives a battle field commission. He is permanently assigned duty via TAD to the Agency. His heart is always with the Marines but gives the Agency his loyalty. His time is about equally divided between the Agency and the Marine Corps. Clay is looking for the perfect marriage. June had a child with her first husband and one child who she does not know if the father is Clay or her first husband. She then divorces Clay. Clay marries Amy, his partner in the Agency. Amy is identical to June and they find out she is June's twin sister, they were separated at birth. Marrying Amy he finds the perfect marriage. Clay and Amy have an exciting career in the Shadows of espionage, and his association with the Marine Corps.