James Lewis

JAMES H LEWIS is the author of eleven novels. His lagtest book, “The Boy in the Mirror” is a mystery with a paranormal aspect. “Dead Lines,” the most recent Lydia Barnwell novel, followed "The Dead of Winter” and "Death of a Mama's Boy." Barnwell is a character from the Chief Novak series.

Of “Dead Lines,” Discovery reviewer Tess Quinn wrote, “Loved It! Dead Lines has a nice flow, and it makes sense—there is a ring of authenticity to the book, which makes it an enjoyable read. There is solid dialogue, and the descriptive narration is well-balanced and works to create a clear picture of what’s going on. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys mysteries and police procedurals. There’s an element of tension that urges the reader on, making a compelling story that kept me reading it late into the night!"

Lewis is a former journalist, public media executive, and consultant to nonprofit organizations. He lives in Pittsburgh, PA and is a member of Mystery Writers of America, PennWriters, Sisters in Crime, and The Author's Guild.

As a journalist, he helped launch and co-hosted FEEDBACK, an innovative public affairs program produced at WJCT, Jacksonville, and funded by the Ford Foundation. He spent a year in Stockholm under a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. He worked in the Central News Department of Sveriges Radio, Sweden's national public broadcasting service, for which he produced English-language news reports for distribution through Eurovision.

During his long career in public media, he served stations throughout the country as Executive Producer, Director of Development, Station Manager, General Manager, and as President of the OPB Foundation in Portland, Oregon. In 1996 he co-founded Lewis Kennedy Associates, a consulting firm to non-profit organizations, known today as LKA Fundraising and Communications.

He was honored by PBS as Fundraising Professional of the Year in 1994 and by Greater Public with its President's Award on his retirement in 2011. He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts.

He and his wife live in Pittsburgh where they dote on their two grandchildren. In addition to his nine books, his short stories have appeared in "Mystery Tribune," "Yellow Mama," and in a forthcoming anthology.