Steven James

|birth_place=Wisconsin, U.S. |occupation=Author |nationality=American |education=East Tennessee State University (MA) |genre=Psychological thriller |children=3 |website= }} Steven James (born 1969) is the author of more than forty books, including the critically acclaimed Bowers Files, an eleven-book series of psychological thrillers that consists of ''Opening Moves'', ''Every Crooked Path'', ''Every Deadly Kiss'', ''Every Wicked Man'', ''The Pawn'', ''The Rook'', ''The Knight'', ''The Bishop'', ''The Queen'', ''The King'', and ''Checkmate''. The series has received four Christy Awards and numerous other honors.

His latest book, ''Synapse,'' a standalone sci-fi thriller, released on October 8, 2019. The book received a Publishers Weekly starred review in July 2019 and a Library Journal starred review in October 2019. His latest nonfiction, ''The Art of the Tale'', co-written with Fortune 50 speechwriter Tom Morrisey, released on August 30, 2022 through HarperCollins Leadership. ''Broker of Lies'', his latest fiction novel, releases in April 2023. Provided by Wikipedia