James Stewart "Jim" Thayer (born May 25, 1949) is an author of thriller novels and an attorney. His first six novels were written under his full name, but since then his middle name is not used. Early life Thayer was born in Eugene, Oregon. His father was a farmer. He is a graduate of Washington State University where he was inducted into the honors fraternity Phi Beta Kappa. Subsequently he graduated from the University of Chicago Law School. Career He is a member of the Washington State Bar Association. He has also been a creative writing instructor at the University of Washington. He is a regular contributor to Author magazine. Personal life Thayer resides in Seattle, Washington. He is married and has two daughters, Alex and Annemarie. He also has two other brothers living in Seattle, Joe and John, and one sister, Connie. Written works The Hess Cross, Putnam, 1977 The Stettin Secret, Putnam, 1979 The Earhart Betrayal, Putnam, 1980 Pursuit, Crown Publishers, 1986 Ringer, Crown Publishers, 1988 S-Day: A Memoir of the Invasion of England, St. Martin's Press, 1990 White Star Published in the (USA) by Simon & Schuster 1995 and also published by Macmillan (UK) in the same year in paperback Five Past Midnight, Simon & Schuster, 1997 Man of the Century, Donald I. Fine Books, 1997 Terminal Event, Simon & Schuster, 1999 Force 12, Simon & Schuster, 2001 The Gold Swan, Simon & Schuster, 2003 "Fatty and Duke", The Weekly Standard, 21 July 2006. The Boxer and the Poet: Something of a Romance, Black Lyon Publishing, March 2008 House of Eight Orchids, Thomas & Mercer, 2016 References Anderson, Patrick. "What Goes Up", Washington Post, November 11, 2002, p. CO2. Callendar, Newgate. "Spies and Thrillers", New York Times Book Review, March 26, 1995, p. 27. External links Official website Fantastic Fiction's page on Thayer 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American male novelists Writers from Seattle 1949 births Writers from Eugene, Oregon Living people Lawyers from Seattle Lawyers from Eugene, Oregon 20th-century American male writers 21st-century American male writers Novelists from Washington (state) Novelists from Oregon