James Twining

51, Male

London

United Kingdom

Profile Information:

Hometown:
London, UK
About Me:
I write. Thrillers mainly. About an art thief called Tom Kirk. Two books published so far - The Double Eagle and The Black Sun. Two more on the way, with The Gilded Seal, due out in October 2007. I'm married with two daughters, live in London and support Arsenal!
Website:
http://www.jamestwining.com
Books And Authors I Like:
F. Scott Fitzgerald, Lewis Caroll, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Thomas Hardy, Stendhal, Gide
and...
Thomas Harris, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, Frederick Forsyth, James Patterson, Ian Fleming, Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Movies: Blade Runner, Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Citizen Kane, Du Rififi Chez les Hommes, The Thomas Crown Affair, Aliens

TV = anything from the 80s: The A-Team, Knight Rider, Dynasty (even had a soft spot for The Colby's until Fallon got kidnapped by aliens), Starsky and Hutch, Magnum + French (possibly Japanese originally) cartoons - Albator, Capitaine Flam, Goldorak

Comment Wall:

  • Kevin Wignall

    Good to see you here James - it's rather like Harrogate, only with less booze and more air-conditioning.

    Jun 3, 2007

  • Steven Torres

    Welcome to Crimespace. Sure you'll have fun here.

    Jun 3, 2007

  • chelbel

    Hey James. Have you ever watched "Spirited Away" It's a kids movie. I think maybe you'd like it. (You could use the kids as an excuse to rent it)

    Jun 5, 2007

  • Tom Cain

    Really liked the Double Eagle, James ... gave it a plug in the Sunday Telegraph 'Seven Days' mag, in my guise as a regular journalist. Hope your PR sent you a cutting ...

    Jun 5, 2007

  • James Twining

    Chelbel - Spirited Away? You mean Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Well that's it's full Japanese name! Yes, saw it and loved it. But the cartoons I'm referring too are a bit more basic than that, although based originally on manga. If you want a laugh and your French is up to it, have a look at these links:
    - http://cflam74.free.fr/
    - http://www.albatorssx.com/
    - http://legrandgoldorak.com/

    Jun 5, 2007

  • Tom Cain

    Casturbation - genius! I'll tell you the real term for an author in Hollywood, however ... loser. From F Scott Fitzgerald on, the place has been nothing but a stinking pit of despair for everyone ... with the possible exception of JK Rowling, who's too insanely successful to count!

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Lawrence Light

    Blade Runner! One of my favorite movies. Like tears in rain...

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Dennis Venter

    You live in the UK and the coldest you've ever been is in Africa? I guess that's why penguins have those thick oily air-insulated plumaged.

    Jun 6, 2007

  • Tom Cain

    Great meeting you at Harrogate. I bought The Black Sun in the Waterstones at the Crown Hotel and will read by the pool in France in a couple of weeks' time ... asuming the weather isn't as rubbish there as here.

    Jul 23, 2007

  • Tom Cain

    Just finished The Black Sun. Really enjoyed it (tho' I felt gypped that there wasn't a bit more action between Viktor and Tom (and Viktor's a woman, for those that haven't read it!) She seemed like a gal worth knowing ... The depth of research was particularly impressive and I greatly envy the strength of your basic concept of using real-life thefts as the basis for your books. Nice one!

    Aug 10, 2007

  • Cyndi Martin

    Thanks for adding me! I'm going to look for your books. I like your name because it makes me think of tea and I love tea.

    Aug 10, 2007