James W. Huston

James W. Huston was one of the prominent authors from the US, who liked to write mystery, politics, and thriller books. He was particularly famous for writing legal and military thriller novels. Prior to becoming a full time writer, Huston used to serve in the US Navy. He also practiced law, which he continued to do until his death. During the 1990s, Huston used to write editorials in the local newspapers. It was at that time that he decided to attempt to write fiction. His first couple of novels were rejected for multiple times by the publishers. However, the third attempt proved to lucky for him and eventually helped himself become a published author. The favorite writers of author Huston include Ernest Hemmingway, Marilynne Robinson, Patrick O’Brian. Author Huston began his writing career in the year 1998 with the release of the book titled Balance of Power, which was his third book. It was followed by another successful book in the next year. Both the books featured the chief character of Jim Dillon, which author Huston created on his own. The success of the books helped Huston in a great way to get his writing career on track. Author Huston was born on October 26, 1953, in West Lafayette, Indiana; and died on April 14, 2016 in San Diego, California. He graduated from TOPGUN and went on to serve in as a naval officer. He also worked in the naval intelligence, after which he took to writing and became a bestselling author. Huston was brought up in West Lafayette. His father used to teach history at the Purdue University. He too was a writer of diplomatic history and military books. Author Huston’s father was awarded with highest civilian award in France in 2009. Huston completed his high school graduation in the year 1971 and then joined the South Carolina University on the basis of an ROTC scholarship. He has stated that the last years of the program were very tumultuous because of the ongoing Vietnam War. Many anti-war protests used to take place on the university campus frequently.