James Tucker

James Tucker is the author of two acclaimed mysteries: The Holdouts and Next of Kin , an Amazon Crime Fiction Bestseller and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Starred Review. In 1944, a fighter plane flown by James's grandfather was shot down over France, landing in a farmer's field near Châteaudun. In 2002, the author visited that field, along with the man and woman who saw the crash. On that warm afternoon nearly sixty years after his grandfather's death, James found pieces of the plane still...See more

James Tucker is the author of two acclaimed mysteries: The Holdouts and Next of Kin , an Amazon Crime Fiction Bestseller and recipient of a Publishers Weekly Starred Review. In 1944, a fighter plane flown by James's grandfather was shot down over France, landing in a farmer's field near Châteaudun. In 2002, the author visited that field, along with the man and woman who saw the crash. On that warm afternoon nearly sixty years after his grandfather's death, James found pieces of the plane still in the field. For him, France, sacrifice, and freedom have always rhymed. James grew up near Minneapolis, attending Carleton College and the University of Minnesota Law School. Formerly a lawyer, he's an executive at a Fortune 40 company. In his free time, James enjoys skiing, tennis, and travel. He and his wife, painter Megan Rye, live with their family near Minneapolis. For more about the author, visit https: //jamestuckeronline.com. See less