James Thayer is the author of thirteen critically acclaimed novels. Clive Cussler has called him a “master story-teller,” and his novels are “highly original and absolutely riveting” (Irish Independent), “heart-thumping” (Boston Globe), and “electrifying.” Detroit Free Press. The New York Times Book Review has said that his “writing is smooth and clear…. It wastes no words, and it has a rhythm that only confident stylists achieve.” He is also the author of The Essential Guide for Writing a Novel, a leading manual for novelists.
Thayer is a graduate of Washington State University and the University of Chicago Law School. He teaches novel writing at the University of Washington extension school where he has received the Excellence in Teaching Award in the Arts, Writing and Humanities. He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association and the International Thriller Writers. Thayer and his family live in Seattle. His web site is JamesThayer.com.