# Rob Phayre > Rob Phayre - Author ## Posts - [Two drinks and a project.](https://robphayre.com/two-drinks-and-a-project/): At work, there are four types of colleague, irrespective of ‘rank’ or ‘hierarchy’. I know it’s a simplification, but bear with me because there is a simple test to identify what type of colleague they are. Ask yourself a simple question. Would you have two drinks with them after work, and do you want to be on a project with them? Why two drinks you ask? – Well, everyone can have the obligatory coffee, or drink after work as part of a work social. But would you want to stick around and have a second with them? It’s not a… Read More »History - [How Criminals hunt for you Online.](https://robphayre.com/how-criminals-hunt-for-you-online/): In my latest novel, I’ve taken on the persona of a criminal, and a fairly nasty one at that. In this article you will discover how criminals hunt for you online. Reepaman, the new book I’m writing is written in the first person, and so ‘I’ am getting up to some really quite ugly things.   What is fascinating though is that I’ve approached my imaginary crimes in as professional way as I can, using all the tools at my disposal. For those that know what I do in real life, that won’t surprise you.   My protagonist has just… Read More »History - [GRAI – What is it and how worried do we need to be?](https://robphayre.com/grai-and-the-misuse-of-artificial-intelligence/): With the evolution of AI, with the potential of both amazing and horrific outcomes, somewhere in the middle is the grey space. A space for GrAI. - [How to Get on A Watchlist](https://robphayre.com/how-to-get-on-a-watchlist/): A new podcast episode hosted by Encylopedia Geopolitica and featuring Rob Phayre How to get on a watchlist – Season 3 – Episode 5 – How To Deliver A Ransom In December 2025 the team from Encyclopedia Geopolitica and Rob Phayre collaborated on a new podcast titled How to deliver a ransom. The how to get on a watchlist podcast series aims to sit with leading experts and discuss dangerous activities. Previous speakers include a wide range of experts. These include directors and senior leaders of government security agencies, professors and well known academics. Throughout the podcasts the speakers discuss… Read More »History - [The one-way mirror of authenticity](https://robphayre.com/being-authentic-the-one-way-mirror-of-authenticity/): To the outside world, I look successful. But am I authentic? It’s a persona I have carefully crafted in this image based, internet driven, 6th dimension of public opinion. A million articles have been written on ‘how to be authentic,’ and I am not going to repeat them here. I feel at times that I have a one-way mirror separating the real me from the outside world. On the shiny public side of the mirror, I reflect my achievements, broadcasting them proudly. A new book here, an award there, a great new job, a picture of my family and I exploring… Read More »History - [Panic Buying. What's The Science?](https://robphayre.com/panic-buying-whats-the-science/): So, when does prudent planning and preparation instead become panic buying? Panic buying is happening more and more frequently, but what is the reason behind it? The answer to that perhaps is in the timing of the purchase, the practical reason for the purchase and the emotional reasoning behind it. Whether its petrol, toilet roll, medications, microchips or essential food items, there are some items that are vital, and you could argue there are some that you could do without, though let’s hope that there is no shortage of soap at the same time. The masses of humanity, of which… Read More »History - [Recent Media Articles and Interviews](https://robphayre.com/media-articles-on-the-ransom-drop-by-rob-phayre/): In August 2021, a couple of great media articles were published. One by The Future of The Ocean and one by The Maritime Executive. Delighted to see them get such wide coverage, and thousands of impressions on Social Media. The article on How did Somali Pirates get paid, trended on the front page for days. www.robphayre.com - [Travel Risk Management](https://robphayre.com/travel-risk-management/): Are Travel Apps a False Comfort? Do travel risk management Apps give you a false comfort as a risk manager? – I believe they can do. Outside Influences What good is your travel risk management App if the Government pulls the plug on the telecoms infrastructure? Over the past year in Africa we have seen governments consistently shutting down mobile comms, mobile internet and even landline internet and international telecoms in the event of a major incident. This often happens with no notice. There are several reasons why they might do this, but recently a lot of them have centred… Read More »History - [Drone attacks and the risks to our cities.](https://robphayre.com/drone-attacks/): The availability of commercial drones, for drone attacks, with new off the shelf ‘package’ release technology should give us pause for thought. This equipment has been far to easy to weaponize and needs to be regulated with effective controls immediately. A lot of this new drone technology is truly awesome in the right hands, and has many practical uses. A a risk manager I am deeply concerned about the lack of controls that are needed to reduce the risks from this technology. Firstly, take a look at this video by ‘Newsy’. Its four years old and shows what ISIS are… Read More »History ## Pages - [Refund and Returns Policy](https://robphayre.com/refund_returns/): Thank you for shopping with us. We want you to be happy with your purchase. Please read our returns policy below: Ebooks Due to the digital nature of ebooks, all ebook and digital download sales are final. Once an ebook has been downloaded or accessed, we cannot offer a refund or exchange. If you experience any technical issues accessing your ebook, please contact us and we’ll do our best to help. Paperbacks & Hardbacks We accept returns of paperback books under the following conditions: If you have purchased a signed copy, or the book has a personal inscription, the book… Read More »History - [Terms of Service](https://robphayre.com/terms-of-service/): Welcome to Rob Phayre Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”). By accessing or using robphayre.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree, please do not use the site. 1. Use of This Website You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You may not: 2. Intellectual Property All content on this site — including books, articles, images, design elements, and logos — is the property of [Your Name] unless otherwise stated. It is protected by copyright and intellectual property laws. You may: You may not: 3. Third-Party Links This website may include… Read More »History - [Shop](https://robphayre.com/shop/) - [Reviews and Awards](https://robphayre.com/rob-phayre-award-winning-author-of-military-thrillers-and-true-crime-books/book-reviews-and-awards/): Reviews and Awards for Rob Phayre. The Reviews and awards for Rob Phayre include; Indies Today, Audio Book Reviewer, Publishers Weekly Prairies Book Review and Readers Favourite. Reviews and Awards for Rob Phayre.The Ransom Drop Pirates, Suspense, and More Thrills a Minute! The Ransom Drop was awarded the Audio Book Reviewer’s Choice Award as it was believed to deserve a higher rating than the standard 5-star rating. A group of inexperienced Somalian pirates steals an oil tanker. A team of experts is charged with locating and recovering the oil tanker. Of course, the pirates being novices does not make it… Read More »History - [My account](https://robphayre.com/my-account/) - [Checkout](https://robphayre.com/checkout/) - [Cart](https://robphayre.com/cart/) - [Privacy Policy](https://robphayre.com/rob-phayre-about-the-author/privacy-policy/): This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit Rob Phayre Ltd (“we”, “our”, “us”) at robphayre.com. 1. Information We Collect We may collect the following types of information: 2. How We Use Your Information We use your information to: We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. 3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies Our website may use cookies or similar technologies (e.g. Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use the site. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though this may affect site functionality.… Read More »History - [Contact Rob Phayre](https://robphayre.com/contact-rob-phayre/): Get in touch Hi there.  Signup for our newsletter and get a free digital E-book copy of the award winning  ‘The Ransom Drop’  We wont sell your details to anyone else and we will only send you details about special offers or new releases occasionally. Or, use the links below to contact Rob Phayre, he would love to hear from you. Follow or get in touch on social media - [Podcasts, Interviews and Media](https://robphayre.com/rob-phayre-media-articles-and-interviews-by-third-parties/): Podcasts, videos and media articles. How To Deliver A Ransom – Podcast This podcast with Rob Phayre and the team from How To Get On A Watchlist gets into the gritty details on how to deliver a ransom. (1hr15minutes) If you enjoyed the podcast you can learn so much more at the www.howtodeliveraransom.com website. There are loads of free resources and of course you can also buy the book. Following an interview with The Maritime Executive, Rob Phayre discusses his former career delivering ransoms to Somali Pirates. Published 27/08/2021 by The Maritime Executive. Image and article text copyright www.maritime-executive.com The Ransom… Read More »History - [Home](https://robphayre.com/): Rob Phayre – Award Winning Author of Military Thrillers and True Crime books Click on each book above to go to the books detail page or separate website. The Response Files – By Rob Phayre Available in Paperback, Ebook and Audiobook Reepaman – A free to read, series of standalone short stories. Full length techno-crime thriller coming in 2026 The Rock Concert was epic. Eighty-five thousand young and beautiful people were crammed into the stadium. They danced and sang with a voice so loud that Reepaman felt the vibrations jangling his very core. He and his team were setting up… Read More »History - [Blog](https://robphayre.com/rob-phayres-blog/): Rob Phayre’s Blog This is Rob Phayre’s Blog. It’s a page for articles, podcasts and media, all featuring or written by Rob Phayre. Rob writes about modern topics, mostly in the security and crisis management space. You can learn about artificial intelligence, drone tech, panic buying, kidnap for ransom, and more. To find out more about Reepaman, the psychopathic assassin who uses Artificial Intelligence and Drone technology to commit his crimes go to www.reepaman.com You can find out more about The Response Files here and How To Deliver A Ransom here. If you are looking for more information and support… Read More »History ## Products - [Reepaman - Ebook - By Rob Phayre - Pre Order](https://robphayre.com/product/reepaman-ebook-by-rob-phayre-pre-order-copy/): A dark, cerebral techno-crime-thriller about a psychopathic genius and his AI companion who plunge the world into chaos while trying to save each other. This is pre-order for a digital copy of Reepaman, by Rob Phayre. - Available 30th May 2026   Reepaman is a psychopath. He could have been a Gates, a Jobs, an Altman or a Musk, but he chose a darker path. A twisted path. Reepaman stole a bleeding edge Artificial Intelligence system from his girlfriend at MIT. She’s not around anymore to complain about that. Thalia the AI, and Reepaman, have evolved into something fascinating and horrifying. They’re a future tech Bonny and Clyde with a purpose. To keep Thalia’s system alive Reepaman needs to earn money. Lots of it, and way more than he could earn working nine to five. He gets Thalia to plan and design technologies that can be built to order. Sometimes he does the crime to earn money and sometime just because he wants to feel something. Reepaman learnt long ago that the cliché is true. He only really feels alive when he is closest to death. Preferably someone else’s.   Artificial Intelligence - Real World Crime. - [Reepaman - Paperback - By Rob Phayre - Pre Order](https://robphayre.com/product/reepaman-paperback-by-rob-phayre-pre-order/): A dark, cerebral techno-crime-thriller about a psychopathic genius and his AI companion who plunge the world into chaos while trying to save each other. This is pre-order for a signed copy of Reepaman, by Rob Phayre. - Available 30th May 2026   Reepaman is a psychopath. He could have been a Gates, a Jobs, an Altman or a Musk, but he chose a darker path. A twisted path. Reepaman stole a bleeding edge Artificial Intelligence system from his girlfriend at MIT. She’s not around anymore to complain about that. Thalia the AI, and Reepaman, have evolved into something fascinating and horrifying. They’re a future tech Bonny and Clyde with a purpose. To keep Thalia’s system alive Reepaman needs to earn money. Lots of it, and way more than he could earn working nine to five. He gets Thalia to plan and design technologies that can be built to order. Sometimes he does the crime to earn money and sometime just because he wants to feel something. Reepaman learnt long ago that the cliché is true. He only really feels alive when he is closest to death. Preferably someone else’s.   Artificial Intelligence - Real World Crime. - [The Last Rocketship - Signed Paperback](https://robphayre.com/product/the-last-rocketship-signed-paperback/): The Last Rocketship The world is ending. Not in the dinosaurs-have-gotten-loose kind of way, with everyone running around screaming, but more like in the-sun’s-about-to-blow-up-and-everyone’s-going-to-be-toast way. When Reya and Lux find out the truth, they hatch a plan to escape the dying planet by sneaking aboard the last rocketship to leave Earth. Their mum and dad are already at one of the new worlds, but everything starts to go wrong when Reya and Lux discover that their rocketship is going in the wrong direction. . . An imaginative space adventure set at the end of the world. - Get It! - Kirkus Reviews This Sci-Fi novel, is for 9 to 12 year olds. It can be read by them on their own, but its even better if its read to them by a family member, with the voices, sound effects and everything! This is a pre-order service. The physical paperback will be despatched on the publication date. Currently 15th September 2025  Please allow up to a week for delivery. All Pre-orders will receive a signed copy of the book and a limited edition, signed photograph of the books cover. - [Proof Of Life Template For Commercial Use](https://robphayre.com/product/proof-of-life-template-for-commercial-use/): Proof Of Life Advice and Template Form This immediate download PDF resource is a five page document with advice for families and Security Advisors on the Proof of Life Questionnaire. Commercial unlimited use for one business entity.  If you are considering travelling or working in a high risk environment then this pack is for you. It includes; Guidance on what a Proof Of Life or POL form is. Guidance on what makes a good POL question and what makes a bad POL question. Example Proof of Life questions. 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Purchase, downloading and use of the file are subject to the disclaimer available here.  https://howtodeliveraransom.com/disclaimer/ There are a total of 36 figures and images. - [How To Deliver A Ransom - Paperback - UK, USA & Europe Only](https://robphayre.com/product/how-to-deliver-a-ransom-paperback/): [caption id="attachment_1045" align="alignnone" width="200"] How To Deliver A Ransom by Rob Phayre[/caption] How To Deliver A Ransom reveals the secrets behind a complex, sometimes dangerous, and rarely discussed problem.It's an intense factual guide, fleshed out with lots of thrilling anecdotes, and it's written by the guy who delivered some of the largest ransoms in modern history.   Delivery from this website is to the UK, USA and Europe only. For all other countries, please purchase through your favourite online or physical bookstore. How to Deliver A Ransom is a true crime, non-fiction book written by award winning author, Rob Phayre. - [How To Deliver A Ransom - Ebook](https://robphayre.com/product/how-to-deliver-a-ransom-ebook/):   [caption id="attachment_1045" align="alignnone" width="200"] How To Deliver A Ransom by Rob Phayre[/caption] How To Deliver A Ransom reveals the secrets behind a complex, sometimes dangerous, and rarely discussed problem.It's an intense factual guide, fleshed out with lots of thrilling anecdotes, and it's written by the guy who delivered some of the largest ransoms in modern history. ISBN 978-1-7393266-7-8 - [The Last Rocketship - Ebook](https://robphayre.com/product/the-last-rocketship-ebook/): The Last Rocketship The world is ending. Not in the dinosaurs-have-gotten-loose kind of way, with everyone running around screaming, but more like in the-sun’s-about-to-blow-up-and-everyone’s-going-to-be-toast way. When Reya and Lux find out the truth, they hatch a plan to escape the dying planet by sneaking aboard the last rocketship to leave Earth. Their mum and dad are already at one of the new worlds, but everything starts to go wrong when Reya and Lux discover that their rocketship is going in the wrong direction. . . An imaginative space adventure set at the end of the world. - Get It! - Kirkus Reviews This Sci-Fi novel, is for 9 to 12 year olds. It can be read by them on their own, but its even better if its read to them by a family member, with the voices, sound effects and everything! This is a pre-order service. The e-book will be delivered to you digitally by email on the publication date. Currently 15th September 2025 - [Book 3. The Insurgency - Audiobook](https://robphayre.com/product/book-3-the-insurgency-audiobook/): The Insurgency: The world’s largest oil refinery is opening in the middle of a remote paradise in Madagascar. 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