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Bloggers, CJ will gladly respond to interviews. Please email CJ if you'd like to host an interview on your blog.


Bloggers, CJ will gladly guest post when time allows. Please email CJ if you'd like to host an interview or a guest post.


Photos From Past Events


Signing during a launch party at home.






Women on Target.
Women learn to shoot rifle, shotgun, pistol, and bow.






A murder mystery cast at Zorvino Vineyards.






A local book group.
MEET CJ

BIO   INTERVIEWS   EVENTS  

Bio

CJ was raised in a tiny town in Massachusetts where his family has lived for four generations. When CJ was a boy, the family had a variety of animals and boasted a poultry incubator large enough to hatch a chick for every resident of the town – all at one time. Although it was never a professional enterprise, the family continued to raise animals for many years and CJ developed a love for the outdoors and wildlife.

CJ wrote his first book in 1979 while bored during school hours, but at that time writing was second to golf. CJ practiced hard daily and eventually entertained hopes of playing professionally. In 1985 he chose Southeastern Massachusetts University (now UMASS Dartmouth) over golf and studied Business Management which advanced his career in computer technology.

CJ spent twenty years helping companies solve computer networking and information management problems with firms including Arthur Andersen. In 1999, he began writing thrillers and several years later transitioned to writing fulltime.

Sin and Vengeance, the first book in CJ’s Randy Black series, was optioned for film by a screenwriting firm in early 2008. The screenplay, written by Marla Cukor, is complete and in development with Beantown Productions, LLC. A Demon Awaits, the second book in the series offers a major twist in the storyline and challenges readers to forgive Randy Black’s mistakes and follow his journey in future novels. Gretchen Greene, the third Randy Black novel is the first in a series of characters Randy will be tasked with saving. CJ’s latest standalone thriller, The End of Marking Time, was published in 2010.

CJ hosts a Blog Talk Radio show called The Thriller-30 each month where he interviews contemporary thriller and suspense writers. CJ embraces his fans with contests, promotions and innovative events. He has hosted firearms training, winery tours, an advanced driving course, visits to settings from his books, and he also writes, directs and acts in live murder mystery events throughout New England. If you're outside New England, you can usually find him at Bouchercon each fall.

Interviews

CJ Interviewed By Darlene Arden on Creatively Speaking
Watch on Youtube.


CJ Interviewed By John Raab on Suspense Radio
Listen on Blog Talk Radio.


CJ Interviewed By David Wisehart on Kindle Author Blog
Read it on the Kindle Author Blog.

CJ Interviewed By author Darcia Helle
Read it on Quiet Fury Books.

CJ Interviewed By Tannia Oritiz-Lopes on Time With Tannia
Read it on Time With Tannia.

CJ Interviewed By author J.E. Taylor
Read J.E.'s Fun Friday Blog Post.

Events

 

February 13, 2013  6:30 pm

Mystery Writers of America

New England chapter

Panel Discussion: Self-publishing

MWA New England Events Calendar

 

 



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