Author James L’Etoile uses his twenty-nine years behind bars as an influence in his novels, short stories, and screenplays. He is a former associate warden in a maximum-security prison, a hostage negotiator, facility captain, and director of California’s state parole system. He is a nationally recognized expert witness and consultant on prison and jail operations. L'Etoile's crime fiction work has been recognized by the Creative World Awards, Acclaim Film, and the Scriptapalooza Television Script Competition. Bury The Past was a 2018 Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award finalist for best procedural mystery of the year. He is also a frequent contributor to top short story collections. Dead Drop is his latest novel.
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