James Sheehan est un auteur dont l'écriture est profondément influencée par ses années de formation à New York. Ses premières expériences de vie, marquées par une grande famille et une série d'emplois diversifiés dans la classe ouvrière dès son plus jeune âge, ont fourni une riche tapisserie d'observations qui façonnent sa voix narrative. Ce parcours lui a inculqué une perspective unique qu'il apporte à ses explorations littéraires.
Since 1945, the European states which had previously glamorised their military elites, and made going to war the highest expression of patriotism, have renounced violence as a way of settling their disputes.
A rich man parks his expensive car in downtown New York. As he gets out of the car, he is surprised to see a young man in front of him, holding a gun. There's a sharp crack of a gun and then silence. Two eye witnesses have put him at the scene of the crime, but did he pull the trigger?
James Sheehan, a Florida trial attorney, has created Jack Tobin, a Florida trial attorney, and one of the most interesting and complex characters I've come across in a long time.