Jake Needham (novelist)
Jake Needham | |
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| File:Photo of Jake Needham.jpeg Jake Needham press shot. | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Novelist |
| Website | jakeneedham.com |
Jake Needham is an American novelist who lives and works in Asia.[1] His popular crime and espionage novels are set in the cities of contemporary Asia and are noted for the authenticity of their settings.[2] His readers "see pieces of themselves in his character based fiction."[2] "One of Asia's best-selling English language authors",[3] Needham is a frequent speaker at schools and universities throughout the region and guest on Asian television[4] and radio networks.[5]
Needham's books are published by Marshall Cavendish Editions in Singapore.[6] Marshall Cavendish distributes his novels in Asia, Europe, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The printed editions of his novels are not available in North America, but are electronically available worldwide.
Biography
Needham was born in Houston, Texas. He graduated from Rice University with a BA in history and economics and earned a post-graduate degree in law from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. He has been admitted to the bar in the District of Columbia, New York, and Texas. Since 1981, Needham has lived and worked in Asia. He is married to Pintuporn Sawamiphakdi, a graduate of Oxford University and formally a popular columnist with the Bangkok Post. They have two sons and now divide their time between homes in Asia and the United States.
Bibliography
- The Umbrella Man" (published 2013)[7]
- A World of Trouble (published 2012)[8]
- The Ambassador's Wife (first published 2006, reissued 2011)[9]
- Killing Plato (first published 2003, reissued 2006, reissued again 2011)[10]
- Laundry Man (first published 2000 in a limited edition under the title Tea Money, reissued in an expanded edition in 2002 as Laundry Man, reissued again 2006, and reissued again 2011)[11]
- The Big Mango (first published 1999, reissued 2004, reissued again 2010)[12]
References
- ^ Tang, Xiangyang (February 23, 2012). "Trouble Brewing: US author's Asian-based crime thrillers blur reality and imagination". Bangkok Post. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ a b Safdar, Ashraf (April 27, 2006). "Creating Local Heroes: Author chooses Singapore as setting for latest book The Ambassador's Wife". Today. National Library, Singapore. p. 42. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ Cheong, Felix (December 18, 2002). "Living on the Edge: This lawyer traded money, power for a typewriter". Today. National Library, Singapore. p. 29. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
- ^ "Murder, He Wrote".
- ^ "Interview with Tommy Dee in Pattaya by Pattaya Radio 103FM".
- ^ Cavendish, Marshall. "Marshall Cavendish Editions".
- ^ The Umbrella Man. 2013.
- ^ A World of Trouble. 2012.
- ^ The Ambassador's Wife. 2006.
- ^ Killing Plato. 2003.
- ^ Laundry Man. 2000.
- ^ The Big Mango. 1999.
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