James Chesterton is originally from Ozone Park, Queens, NY, its most famous residents being Jack Kerouac, Bernadette Peters, and the too-famous mobster John Gotti. James started as a high-school English teacher on Long Island but then sold his soul to the financial services industry, where he now works. His first novel, Holding Patterns, is an attempt to regain the more creative life of his youth and draws on his experiences in the industry and his love of aviation. He leaves it to you to decide which is more dangerous. James lives in Connecticut with his wife and two kids. He has never been accused of embezzlement.