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NOVEMBER ECHO HITS #1 BESTSELLER LIST

November 11, 2013|

Days after its release, James Houston Turner's acclaimed novel, November Echo, soared to the #1 spot on Amazon's espionage thriller list. Turner says he wrote the book in response to requests from readers for more background stories on his signature hero, the intrepid KGB colonel, Aleksandr Talanov, who became a deep-cover spy for America during the Cold War. Says Turner, "What started out as a 7500 word short story quickly grew into [...]

FROM FACT TO FICTION: GRECO’S GAME INSPIRED BY AN ACTUAL KGB HERO

June 20, 2013|

Fictional tough guys abound, but few are based on actual people like Adelaide author JAMES HOUSTON TURNER'S signature hero, the "dark and sexy" Aleksandr Talanov, who returns in Greco's Game, sequel to his "Ludlumesque" bestseller, Department Thirteen. And while the story is fiction, Turner framed it against the real world of black market human trafficking operating beneath the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, where he once worked as a [...]

NEW YORK: JAMES ACCEPTS THIRD GOLD MEDAL FOR DEPARTMENT THIRTEEN AT THE 2012 INDIE BOOK AWARDS AT THE FAMED PLAZA HOTEL

June 20, 2013|

The Champagne was flowing freely on June 4th when James joined other distinguished authors at New York City's legendary Plaza Hotel for the 2012 Indie Book Awards ceremony. Holding the distinction as the largest not-for-profit book awards program in the world, The Indie Book Awards boasts 240 awards for thousands of entries. Cash prizes total over $12,000, with judges that include "seasoned book editors (including many who have worked [...]

TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN: DEPARTMENT THIRTEEN AWARDED 2012 “IPPY” GOLD MEDAL

June 20, 2013|

Coming on the heels of being voted the USA Book News "Best Thriller of 2011," James Houston Turner's bestselling thriller, Department Thirteen, has just scored another award with a prestigious GOLD MEDAL in the thriller/suspense category of the 2012 "IPPY" Independent Publisher Book Awards. Said Turner from his home in Adelaide, South Australia, "I thought I needed caffeine to start my day, but this was a power breakfast all [...]

WINNING TEENAGE WRITERS RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM

June 20, 2013|

Surprises come as no surprise for fans of bestselling American/Australian author, JAMES HOUSTON TURNER, who is proud to announce the finalists and winners in his "Team Talanov" creative writing project for teens. "The Team," as Turner calls the three teenage characters he is writing into his latest Talanov thriller, will take his signature hero, former KGB informant Aleksandr Talanov, in yet another unexpected direction after the shattering turn his [...]

UNITED KINGDOM: JAMES INTERVIEWED BY FILM, BOOK AND BOXING CRITIC, DANIEL CANN

June 20, 2013|

During my studies at Baker University, I remember getting beat up by my karate master, Jim Harrison, a man Bruce Lee called one of the most dangerous men in America. We were taking our yellow belt test and Harrison invited us to throw everything we had learned at him. He toyed with us for a while before turning on us with a fury I had never seen, much less [...]

ADELAIDE: JAMES HOUSTON TURNER’S “TOO UGLY TOUR” ACROSS AMERICA A HUGE SUCCESS!

June 20, 2013|

[clearboth] "This tour was one huge mountaintop experience," says James. "For one thing, 2011 was my landmark 20th anniversary of beating cancer! Few people thought I would live eighteen months, so reaching twenty years was fantastic! My celebration year started with Qantas Airways hosting me at the prestigious G'day USA black tie gala in Hollywood. From there it just got better. Next up: The Identity Factor (Comfort Publishing) came [...]

LOS ANGELES: DEPARTMENT THIRTEEN NAMED USA BOOK NEWS “BEST THRILLER OF 2011”

June 20, 2013|

USA Book News is the premier online magazine and review website for publishing houses like Simon & Schuster, Random House, St. Martin's Press, Penguin, Harper Collins, McGraw-Hill, and hundreds of independent houses. News of the award reached Turner in Philadelphia, where he was promoting both Department Thirteen and his acclaimed international thriller, The Identity Factor. "If I could have done cartwheels without landing myself in the hospital, I would [...]

JAMES CREDITED BY BOOKSELLING GIANT BARNES & NOBLE AS BEING THE FIRST AUTHOR TO USE A VIDEO TRAILER TO PROMOTE A NOVEL

June 20, 2013|

Explains James: "Called 'Undercover,' which I wrote and produced for my first QANTAS tour to the US back in 2000, it was way too long -- seven minutes -- but was my first effort to innovatively capture the attention of readers. For Department Thirteen and my 2011 promotional tour, I took it to the next level and organized a photo shoot with some good mates here in Adelaide. We [...]

JAMES INTERVIEWED BY THE GLAMOROUS ARTIST INTERVIEWS MAGAZINE ABOUT HIS 2011 USA BOOK TOUR AND WHY HE CALLS IT HIS “TOO UGLY TOUR”.

June 20, 2013|

James spoke candidly with publisher Marisa Darnel about his twenty years as a struggling writer, his triumphant battle against cancer, his time spent as a smuggler behind the old Iron Curtain and how these varied experiences helped influence his writing because of the impact they had on him personally. "We seldom learn life's lessons when the going is easy," he says. "It's in struggle and hardship that we're especially [...]

JERUSALEM: THE IDENTITY FACTOR RECEIVES POWERFUL ENDORSEMENT

June 20, 2013|

Esteemed internationally as a man of peace, Jerusalem’s Rabbi David Rosen praised James for the way he balanced religious and political sensitivities with unrelenting suspense in his international thriller, The Identity Factor (Comfort Publishing, 2011). “I knew I was walking a tightrope when I wrote The Identity Factor,” says Turner of his novel, which not only addresses current Arab/Israeli tensions in the Middle East, but challenges the traditional view [...]

HOLLYWOOD: WHO BETTER TO KNOW A VILLAIN THAN THE MASTER VILLAIN HIMSELF?

June 20, 2013|

"I love a great villain," says famous TV bad guy, Abu Fayed, from Season 6 of the hit television series, 24. "Great villains demand great heroes and The Identity Factor has both." Abu Fayed was played by the accomplished actor, Adoni Maropis, who was flawless in his role as the villain everyone loved to hate. Entertainment Weekly had this to say: “It takes a hell of a guy to [...]

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