James L. Thane
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Scottsdale, Arizona, United States |
| Introduction | I was born and raised in western Montana and have worked as a janitor, a dry cleaner, an auto parts salesman, a sawyer, an ambulance driver and a college professor. While working as an historian, I wrote one non-fiction book and a number of magazine and journal articles. But I always loved reading crime fiction and so decided to take a crack at writing a suspense novel. The result was NO PLACE TO DIE, which was published by Dorchester in August, 2010. The main protagonist is a Phoenix homicide detective named Sean Richardson. The second Sean Richardson book, UNTIL DEATH, is forthcoming. |
| Interests | Reading, Writing, Movies. Music (preferably live), hiking, golf |
| Favorite movies | L. A. Confidential, The Usual Suspects, The Departed, A River Runs Through It, The Big Sleep (the Bogart version). Chinatown, Hud, La Femme Nikita (the original film), Unforgiven, The Maltese Falcon, Red Rock West |
| Favorite music | Brian Chartrand, Khani Cole, The Voce Project,Billie Holiday, Death Cab for Cutie, Steely Dan, Dominick Farinacci, Allison Moorer, Bruce Springsteen, Chet Baker, Lucinda Williams, Etta James, Van Morrison, Toshiko Akiyoshi |
| Favorite books | The Sins of the Fathers, Silent Joe, The Case of the Vagabond Virgin, The Maltese Falcon, Black Cherry Blues, The Black Echo, Killing Floor, A River Runs Through It, The Last Good Kiss, Presumed Innocent, The Edge of the Crazies, A Drink Before the War, The Turnaround, Nobody Runs Forever, The Power of the Dog, Montana: An Uncommon Land, Mystic River |