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Neil teamed up with author Peter Holland to adapt his novel, Falling Soldiers (see reviews), into a terrific 6 episode TV series. Now being offered to the major streaming services and UK TV broadcasters.

Eddie Conway is making a name for himself “in Civvy Street”. Discharged from the army on medical grounds, his physical wounds are healing but he still suffers the nightmares of combat. 

  Inevitably he comes across other de-mobbed members of his old “Mob,” who, are suffering from war wounds, both mental and physical. They are the ‘Falling Soldiers,’ struggling with addictions, homelessness and suicidal impulses.  

These war damaged veterans begin to look to Eddie, their former sergeant, for leadership but Eddie has got himself involved in a war, on the mean streets of inner London. Can Eddie keep them safe; can they adapt and survive in this new warzone?

" Brilliant book. It's catchy and immediately draws you in. If you you know London you'll be able to recognise quite a few places - it's so easy to imagine the story happening right in front of you. At the same time, the book shines the light on life with PTSD and ways to live with it. I'm impatiently hoping for the next one!"

"This is a marvellous exploration of how PTSD can transform the lives of soldiers in a superbly witty, funny and extraordinarily insightful novel. Davies draws upon his own experiences and expertise from his army days and thereafter, gently weaving a sublimely enjoyable story-line involving a number of beautifully developed characters. It would make a superb film, so I hope there's a producer out there reading this review. GET THIS BOOK - you WON'T be disappointed"

"One of the most realistic accounts of the consequences of the horrors of war in the mind of a soldier. You can tell that the author knows these dark places very much akin to Siegfried Sassoon's Diary of an Infantry Officer, set in WW1, where this is about what has just happened and may still be happening. It is about a soldier who has been discharged from the army due to PTSD and the typical life that he is caught up in - unfortunately all too true".