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James McLaughlin

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Born

in Des Moines, The United States

Twitter

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Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

Influences

Catherine Coulter
Lawrence Sanders
Robert Parker

Member Since

November 2011

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His lifelong love of reading coupled with an overactive imagination fueled the creation of Jim McLaughlin's novels. Starting with comic books as a kid, Jim is never without a good book to read. A career move to Chicago was the spark that ignited the story behind "The James Charade". The recent economic downturn set in motion the central theme in "The Leveler". His latest novel, "Two Billion Reasons to Kill???", features Burton James, the popular character first introduced to the world in "The James Charade".

Born in Iowa and raised in Prairie Village, Kansas, Jim spent the majority of his career in the medical industry. He retired in 2005 after selling his Kansas City based medical equipment company.

Jim now spends his time reading and writin ...more

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Average rating: 3.53 · 165 ratings · 28 reviews · 3 distinct works

	The Leveler 3.50 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The James Charade 3.63 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Billion Reasons to Kill??? (A Burton James Novella) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Why Do Writer's Read???

I started reading long before I started writing. In fact, it was my love of reading that inspired me to try my hand at writing. My greatest inspiration for writing is Lawrence Sanders, now writing in Heaven. The earlier Sanders books were all terrific, but the series he wrote before he died, the series featuring Archy McNally, were the books I enjoyed most. The final five books in the series were Read more of this blog post »

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