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James Stoddah

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Born

The United Kingdom

Website

http://jamesstoddah.com

Genre

Mystery, Thriller, Young Adult

Influences

Neil Gaiman, John Green, Wilbur Smith

Member Since

June 2014

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James Stoddah grew up in Kent and was educated in Cumbria before settling in Lancashire with his three sons. He resisted higher education in favour of following a passion for music writing. For a number of years he worked in the music industry as a writer-performer – successful enough to earn a living without being burned by the media spotlight.

James has always been fascinated by mystery. Much of the creative inspiration for his books stems from games he created to entertain his children as they were growing up. Treasure hunts with clues to treats in the house expanded to physical clues he would leave over hundreds of square miles for daytrip adventures.

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James Stoddah It sounds clichéd to say the book wrote itself but after I wrote out the basic idea, everything else came to me during the research. The places on the…moreIt sounds clichéd to say the book wrote itself but after I wrote out the basic idea, everything else came to me during the research. The places on the geographical lines featured in 'A Parallel Trust' became obvious places to set the scenes. The idea to create a geocaching theme stemmed from my son's visit to California, where he went geocahcing with friends. I had never heard of it before then.(less)

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James Stoddah The initial inspiration to write came from a dream (I told story on HuffPost here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-s... ). Since then, I accumulat…moreThe initial inspiration to write came from a dream (I told story on HuffPost here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-s... ). Since then, I accumulate ideas daily from events in my life and people I meet. I can't say it's something I always wanted to do, more a case of being happy that it's what I do now. (less)

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Average rating: 4.6 · 30 ratings · 15 reviews · 3 distinct works

	A Parallel Trust 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	Ring of Conscience 4.82 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Unwinding Time 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2018 — 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

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New book 'Viewpoint' on the horizon

I have finished writing my new book 'Viewpoint', which will be released in early 2018. Viewpoint is a Young-Adult fiction novel – still a mystery, but separate from the Riley’s Investigation series of contemporary mysteries (Ring of Conscience and A Parallel Trust).

Viewpoint follows a young artist, with a dark past, who investigates an old sketch of a French fortress and realises that its history Read more of this blog post »

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