▁' No ▁War ' ▁incident ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Sher iff ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Allen ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chief ▁Oper ating ▁Officer ▁of ▁Ven ues ▁NS W , ▁the ▁state ▁government ▁ag ency ▁responsible ▁for ▁man aging ▁sport ing ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁ven ues ▁in ▁Western ▁Sydney , ▁the ▁Hunter ▁Region ▁and ▁the ▁Il la war ra . ▁ ▁C aus es ▁Allen ▁is ▁an ▁amb assador ▁for ▁V eter ans ▁Off ▁The ▁Stre ets ▁Australia ▁( V OT SA ), ▁a ▁char ity ▁established ▁to ▁assist ▁hom eless ▁former ▁Australian ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁members ▁to ▁find ▁crisis , ▁temporary ▁and ▁permanent ▁accommod ation . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁The ▁Alex ▁Morgan ▁Inter pol ▁sp y ▁thr iller ▁series ▁includes ▁the ▁following ▁titles : ▁▁ ▁Def ender ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Hunter ▁( Dec ember ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁Aven ger ▁( J anu ary ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁Hel ld iver ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁ ▁R anger ▁( A pril ▁ 2 0 1 6 ) ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Re views ▁of ▁Allen ' s ▁work ▁generally ▁agree ▁that ▁the ▁author ▁lever ages ▁his ▁life ▁and ▁work ▁experience ▁to ▁good ▁effect . ▁The ▁main ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁In tre pid ▁series , ▁Alex ▁Morgan