James ChestertonJames Chesterton is the author of Ashes of the Republic and Holding Patterns, a financial crime thriller inspired by his thirty years in the banking industry. A graduate of Hunter College in Manhattan, he began his career teaching high school Englishbefore earning an MBA from the University of Connecticut and transitioning into corporate banking. Chesterton writes speculative and political thrillers that probe the fragility of democracy and the moral questions shaping America's future. He lives in New England with his wife in their newly empty nest. Read More Read Less