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James Fleming
Born (1944-02-26) February 26, 1944 (age 80)
London, England
RelativesPeter Fleming (Father)
Ian Fleming (Uncle)

James R. Fleming (Born 26 February 1944, London), is an English author who is the son of travel writer Peter Fleming, nephew to spy author Ian Fleming.[1]

He lived for the last twenty years in the remote North of Scotland in order to concentrate on his writing.[citation needed] This is where his Charlie Doig Russian series gestated. Well respected in the nearest town to his estate he became an honorary "Wicker" and fully immersed himself in community life.[citation needed]

He has written two historical novels, the first in 2000 being The Temple of Optimism,[1] and then in 2003 Thomas Gage.[2] In 2006 Fleming wrote the first of three thrillers, Cold Blood,[3] White Blood and Rising Blood,[4] that feature the Scottish/Russian character "Charlie Doig".

His 2021 book, Bond behind the Iron Curtain, examines the Russian critique of Ian Fleming.[5][6]

Since 2018 Fleming has been the editor of The Book Collector.[7] In 2023 an issue was devoted to Printing and the Mind of Man in which Fleming reviews the correspondence of Percy Muir and John Carter, key organizers of the exhibit.[8]

Works

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  • The Temple of Optimism. Miramax Books. 2000. ISBN 0-7868-6676-4.
  • Thomas Gage. Vintage. 2003. ISBN 0-224-07119-X.
  • White Blood. Washington Square Press. 2008. ISBN 978-0-7432-9940-4.
  • Cold Blood. Washington Square Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-4165-9651-6.
  • Rising Blood. Random House. 2011. ISBN 978-0-224-09135-0.
  • Fleming, James (2021). Bond Behind The Iron Curtain. Book Collector. ISBN 978-1-7399120-0-0.

References

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  1. ^ a b Bloom, Lexy (24 September 2000). "Bond is not his word". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  2. ^ Pizzichini, Lilian (13 October 2003). "The machinery of change". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  3. ^ Thompson, Sam (6 May 2006). "The rape of the nation". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  4. ^ Barrow, Andrew (29 July 2011). "Rising Blood by James Fleming – review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
  5. ^ Fleming, James, and Blazej Mikula. 2021. Bond behind the Iron Curtain. The Mead, Turkdean, Cheltenham: The Book Collector.
  6. ^ News Story"Bond Behind the Iron Curtain" September 14, 2021
  7. ^ "Masthead" and "Notes on Contributors." The Book Collector 67 (no 4) winter 2018: 885.
  8. ^ Fleming, James. "Getting the Show on the Road or How to Borrow the World's Most Valuable Books for Ten Days." The Book Collector 72 (no 4) Winter 2023: 667-676.

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