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Steve Powell

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Crime, Mystery, Thriller

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Steve Powell is a retired bond trader. He has degrees in finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He spent the first half of his career at Bankers Trust Company in New York and London. In 1994 he founded his own firm, Smith Point Investments. He ran Smith Point for fifteen years.
Steve is an avid runner and a struggling but optimistic golfer.

He is married with four grown sons and lives in Connecticut where he owns a small gym and writes.

The idea for his first novel, Charlie, developed from the brutal and still unsolved murder of a distant relative. His most recent book, Term Limits, was written in part out of frustration with the political situation in the United States.

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How worried are you that people will start taking your ideas too literally?

Steve Powell While several readers have mentioned that they are surprised that something along the lines of what happens in Term Limits hasn’t actually happened an…moreWhile several readers have mentioned that they are surprised that something along the lines of what happens in Term Limits hasn’t actually happened and others have said they fear someone might use the book as a template for their own illegal agenda, I’m not too worried. First of all, not that many people have read the book. If someone did use it as a template, the authorities wouldn’t have that hard of a time checking out every possible suspect. But more seriously, writers and certainly fiction crime writers can’t and shouldn’t temper their dark thoughts for fear of being imitated. If they did we’d lose characters like Stephen King’s Annie Wilkes (Misery) or Thomas Harris’ Hannibal Lecter (Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs…). If writers did hold back, where would we draw the line? Would we only write and read “nice” things?

A friend of mine once told me that at times fiction can do things that political activism cannot. Fiction can open up and encourage dialogue. Books like John Irving’s The Cider House Rules and Bryce Courtenay’s The Power of One are great examples of compelling reads that do just that dealing with issues like abortion and bullying. If my book uses murder to make a credible case for term limits in a hopefully interesting read, I’ve achieved my objective.(less)

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	Term Limits: the 'brilliant and timely' political thriller 4.09 avg rating — 162 ratings — 4 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
	Charlie 4.43 avg rating — 7 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

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False Connections is a fast-paced, twist-filled thriller that I couldn't put down. In characteristic Sheppard style, the book is plot driven, but witty and clever too. I've enjoyed all of his books and hope to see his new protagonist Mel again soon! ...more
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