Currently, I serve as Court Commissioner in Seattle Municipal Court, where I preside as a judge over criminal and traffic court matters. Before going to law school, I was a Los Angeles-based freelance entertainment journalist. I covered such films as "The Right Stuff," "Return of the Jedi," "Ghostbusters," "Terminator," and "Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade," and interviewed many Hollywood notables including Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Sigourney Weaver, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Oliver Stone, and James Cameron. My articles appeared in THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, THE DENVER POST, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, PREVUE Magazine, CINEFEX Magazine, AMERICAN FILM, AMERICAN CINEMATOGRAPHER, and publications in Japan, France and England.
Books: HIS DARK MATERIALS, MOBY DICK, THE DEMOLISHED MAN, INTO THIN AIR, UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, THE PRINCESS BRIDE, LITTLE BIG MAN, A LESSON BEFORE DYING, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING.
Authors: Philip Pullman, Ernest Gaines, Alfred Bester, Dan Simmons, Jon Krakauer, Christopher Buckley.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:
Movies: CASABLANCA, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, PLANET OF THE APES (Original), THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy, THE CONVERSATION, THE STUNT MAN, PATTON, THE DARK KNIGHT.
Television: LOST, 30 ROCK, STAR TREK (Original series), HILL STREET BLUES, ST. ELSEWHERE, REMINGTON STEELE, BABYLON 5.
Hi Adam, I want to introduce you to my debut novel "A Circle of souls" which is a paranormal, murder, mystery thriller and a tale of justice and hope. Do visit www.acircleofsouls.com to read more about the book. Make sure you sign up to win an autographed copy of the book. Thanks for your time in advance.
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
Nancy Thorp
May 4, 2009
Preetham Grandhi
Best regards
Preetham Grandhi
Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.
Jul 4, 2009
Robin Spano
Sep 21, 2010