Steve Langley

Steve Langley is a natural storyteller with an adventurous soul who grew up in the rough outer Sydney suburbs of Erskineville in the 1940s and learnt early in life, that you had to fight for what you wanted.

He has been a Shipwright, Merchant Marine, Club Bouncer, Barman, 3M Salesman, and a Holiday Farm owner in the New England region of NSW, who created a long-distance horse trekking business catering to adventurous riders from all parts of the world called ‘Pub Crawls on Horseback’ and ‘Ride the Divide’.

Steve is an award-winning Bush Poet and folk writer who wrote and published his autobiography, ‘Erskineville to the Bush’ in 2017 and his novel ‘The Mulga Man’.

In ‘The Mulga Man’, Steve draws on his diverse skills and experience in life to add an element of knowledge and accuracy to the storyline. 

BOOKS AUTHORED BY STEVE

A child of the bush. A soldier of war. A justice-seeker born of fire.

Sean Molloy-nicknamed "Mulga" after a childhood encounter with a deadly King Brown snake-is no stranger to brutality. Raised in the unforgiving Australian outback by an abusive, alcoholic father and a resilient Indigenous mother, Sean finds solace and strength in the mentorship of his Aboriginal uncle, who teaches him the ancient survival skills of the Barkindji people.

From the dusty riverbanks of the Darling to the jungles of Vietnam, Sean's path is shaped by violence, discipline, and courage. When he's conscripted into the Australian Army in the 1950s, his natural tracking ability and instinct for survival quickly see him rise through the ranks-eventually earning his place in the elite SAS. In the shadows of international conflict, he becomes a weapon of precision, trained in guerrilla warfare, reconnaissance, and silent elimination.

But it's what happens after the war that defines him.

Disillusioned by a world where the legal system fails victims and protects the powerful, Sean is drawn into a covert network of vigilante justice led by a high-profile criminal barrister with a conscience. Armed with military skills, moral conviction, and a deep hatred for unchecked brutality, "The Mulga Man" now delivers justice his way-swift, silent, and final.

Set against a richly detailed Australian backdrop and spanning decades of historical and political tension, The Mulga Man is a gripping tale of survival, identity, and retribution. From the red dust of outback childhood to the covert missions in Southeast Asia, and into the seedy underbelly of Australia's elite, this is a powerful story of one man's war against injustice-both personal and political.

Themes: Vigilante justice, Aboriginal identity, military thriller, SAS training, Vietnam War covert operations, post-war disillusionment, Australian crime fiction.