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James Grady (born April 30, 1949) is an American writer and investigative journalist known for his thriller novels on espionage, intrigue, and police procedurals.

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James Grady
Born	(1949-04-30) April 30, 1949 (age 73) Shelby, Montana, U.S.
Pen name	James Dalton, Brit Shelby
Occupation	Writer
Education	Shelby High School (1967) University of Montana (B.A., Journalism, 1974)
Genres	Thriller
Subjects	Espionage, police procedurals
Notable works	Six Days of the Condor (1974)
Notable awards	Grand Prix Du Roman Noir, Raymond Chandler Award, Baka-Misu Award
Spouse	Bonnie Goldstein
Children	Rachel Grady (stepdaughter)
Website
jamesgrady.net

Early life

Grady was born on April 30, 1949, in Shelby, Montana. He graduated from Shelby High School in 1967[1] and the University of Montana School of Journalism in 1974.[2][3]

Career

During college he worked for U.S. Senator Lee Metcalf of Montana.[4] In 1971 Grady worked as a staff aide for the Montana Constitutional Convention, which adopted a renewed state Constitution in 1972. From 1974 to 1978, during the post-Watergate era, he worked with pioneering muckraking investigative journalist Jack Anderson.

Grady is the author of the 1974 espionage thriller novel Six Days of the Condor, which was famously adapted to film as Three Days of the Condor (1975), starring Robert Redford and directed by Sydney Pollack.[1] In addition to about a dozen novels and many short stories, Grady has written for film and television.

Grady has contributed to Slate, The Washington Post, Washingtonian, American Film, The New Republic, Sport, Parade, and the Journal of Asian Martial Arts.

Grady is a member of the Writers Guild of America, East.[5]

Personal life

Grady married Bonnie Goldstein in 1985.[2] He is the stepfather of Rachel Grady, director of the documentary Jesus Camp.

Works

Novels

• Six Days of the Condor (1974)
• Shadow of the Condor (1976)
• The Great Pebble Affair
• Catch the Wind
• Razor Game
• Just a Shot Away
• Steeltown
• Runner in the Street
• Hard Bargains
• River of Darkness (reissued as The Nature of the Game)
• Thunder
• White Flame
• City of Shadows
• Mad Dogs
• Last Days of the Condor (2015)
• This Train

Short stories

• "The Dark Sacred Night"
• "Broken Heroes"
• "The Bottom Line"
• "condor.net"
• "The Championship Of Nowhere"
• "Kiss The Sky"
• "The Devil’s Playground"
• "OMJAGOD"
• "The Arranger"
• "The Train"
• "Next Day of the Condor" (2015)

References

External links

• Official site
• James Grady at IMDb

На других языках

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[ru] Грейди, Джеймс (писатель)

Джеймс Грейди (англ. James Grady; родился 30 апреля 1949, Шелби[en], округ Тул Монтана, США) — американский писатель и журналист-расследователь, знаменитый автор шпионских триллеров и полицейских драм.

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