JAMES FEATURED IN VOYAGE AUSTIN MAGAZINE
JAMES WAS FEATURED in the April edition of Voyage Austin magazine, where he talks about Talanov and his latest feature film projects. The entire article, with photos, can be viewed HERE.
James Houston Turner’s upcoming spy thriller, DRAGON HEAD, enrages U.S. Secretary of the Exterior
Leaked emails reveal an embarrassed and angry U.S. Secretary of the Exterior, Jasmine Minnette-Rice, railing against bestselling novelist, James Houston Turner and his fictional spy hero, Aleksandr Talanov. "Aleksandr Talanov makes us look bad!" a boiling Minnette-Rice was overheard yelling. "Why the hell do you think my office, the Secretary of the Exterior, exists? To make us look good! And Talanov makes us look bad. How the hell can we look good if Turner, by way of Talanov, exposes what things are really like in this town?" Undisclosed sources say the secretary was angered further by an anonymous photo of [...]
DRAGON HEAD THE NOVEL ADAPTED FOR FILM
JAMES HOUSTON TURNER'S upcoming thriller, Dragon Head -- due for release in 2017 -- has been adapted for the big screen. Picking up where his acclaimed novels, Department Thirteen and Greco's Game leave off, Dragon Head will take readers on an emotional, whitewater ride from the atmospheric streets of San Francisco to the exotic bustle of Shanghai, with Turner's signature hero, former KGB Colonel Aleksandr Talanov, caught between an organized crime boss and the Director of National Intelligence in this "Bond-meets-Bourne-meets-Taken" story of survival, loyalty, and the meaning of family. Utilizing heroes and villains encountered in his bestselling thriller, November Echo, [...]