James A. Ross

James A. Ross has at various times been a Peace Corps volunteer in the Congo, a Congressional staffer and a Wall Street lawyer. His debut novel, HUNTING TEDDY ROOSEVELT, won the Independent Press Distinguished Favorite Award for historical fiction and the American Fiction Award in the Adventure/Historical category. It was also a finalist for the National Indie Excellence Award and the American Book Festival Award for historical fiction. Ross’s debut mystery novel, COLDWATER REVENGE won the Firebird Book Award for legal thrillers, the Maincrest Media Award for Mystery/Suspense, the American Fiction Award for Hard-boiled Crime, the Pinnacle Award in the Thriller category and the Pencraft Award in the Thriller-Terrorist category. The second book in the Coldwater series, COLDWATER CONFESSION, won the American BookFest Award for the catagory Mystery-Murder & Crime, the 2022 Pinnacle Award in the category of Mystery, and was the Runner Up for Fiction at the New York Book Festival. His short fiction has appeared in numerous literary journals and his short story, Aux Secours, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Ross is a frequent contributor to, and several times winner of, the live story telling competition, Cabin Fever Story Slam and he has appeared as a guest story teller on the Moth Main Stage. His live performances, on-line stories, newsletter sign-up and more can be found on his website: https://jamesrossauthor.com