Books
Fiction and non-fiction shaped by lived experience - not theory. From high pressure operations to the quieter battles that no one prepares you for.
Screw the Nut
Based on a true story, Screw the Nut is a high-tempo novel drawn from real operations and real decisions, where plans rarely survive first contact and consequences arrive fast. It’s fiction grounded in experience - written for readers who want authenticity rather than Hollywood gloss.
“Adam’s military experience and research have excelled onto paper creating a story that takes you through decades of dispute and deceit in a forgotten conflict that took so many lives.”
The Series
Screw the Nut is the first in a series exploring modern conflict, leadership under pressure, and the human cost of decisions made in hostile environments.
The sequel, Screw the Nut 2: Rescue Ryan, continues the story - expanding the stakes while staying rooted in realism.
“Totally compelling and realistic, Adam captures the brutality and dark humour of the British army at their best”
How I fell in love with my anxiety
This is not a self-help book full of easy answers. It’s an honest account of learning to live with anxiety rather than fighting it - written with dark humour, blunt truth, and the understanding that some battles don’t end, they just change shape.
New release - out now
“I laughed, I cried - and I wasn’t the same afterwards. A powerful reminder that anxiety isn’t an enemy to defeat, but a part of us to understand. Every child should be taught this.”
“Experience beats theory”
All books by Adam Knights are informed by lived experience - not hindsight, not ideology, and not theory detached from consequence.