, ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁army ▁Major , ▁as ▁was ▁Allen ; ▁plot ▁tw ists ▁in ▁the ▁series ▁often ▁mirror ▁Allen ' s ▁career . ▁The ▁Australian ▁Army ▁New sp aper ▁wrote ▁concerning ▁Hunter ▁that ▁" All en ▁knows ▁his ▁weapons ▁and ▁aircraft ▁particularly ▁well , ▁and ▁his ▁immense ▁attention ▁to ▁detail ▁shows ▁he ▁has ▁obviously ▁walked ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁the ▁cities ▁where ▁his ▁character ' s ▁actions ▁take ▁place ." ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Allen ▁lives ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁including ▁wife ▁Sarah , ▁sons ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Rh ett ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Author ▁page ▁- ▁M oment um ▁Books ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 6 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Australian ▁novel ists ▁Category : Austral ian ▁male ▁novel ists ▁Category : Austral ian ▁crime ▁writers ▁Category : Austral ian ▁thr iller ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Australian ▁male ▁writers <0x0A> </s> ▁Samuel ▁D unn ▁Parker ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁milit ia ▁officer ▁in ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Vol unte er ▁Milit ia ▁and ▁the ▁State ▁Guard ▁of ▁Massachusetts . ▁He ▁was ▁inspect or ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Vol unte er ▁Milit ia ▁and ▁commander ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Guard ▁reg iments ▁deployed ▁during ▁the ▁Boston ▁Police ▁St rike . ▁He ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁commission er ▁of ▁the ▁Boston ▁Fire ▁Department . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Parker ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁September ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 6 8