New Blog 2: James Swain

Tuesday, 13 November 2012

James Swain

James Swain is an American crime fiction author.He has written at least thirteen fiction and non-fiction books. He has used two main character in most of his crime related and mystery books. These are Tony Valentine, a private eye and Jack Carpenter, an ex-cop turned child rescuer. Swain is lesser known for his "Magic" non-fiction books which are self-published. Swain's recent books are "Mysteries of the Year" by Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus Reviews. He has also received two nominations for the Barry Award. In 2006, he was awarded the Prix Calibre 38 for best erican Crime Fiction for his Tony Valentine series. He has also received reward for his fiction from Florida ook."1][2]The "Tony Valentine" rights were purchased in 2009 by Langley Films for theatrical purposes. An eement allows Swain to write the first screenplay adaptation.[2][3]Swain has created two ex-police haracters that has run in a series of mystery and crime related novels. The Tony Valentine character seem to face daily ome type of cheater or scammer that volves gambling. The second character, Jack Carpenter is faces the dirtier side of life involving child abduction.[3