Laurence Shames
Laurence Shames | |
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| Born | 1951 (age 74–75) Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Pen name | Gary Troup |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | New York University |
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Laurence Shames (born 1951) is an American writer.
Writing career
[edit]Laurence Shames is best known for his series of comic mysteries, all set in Key West, Florida.[1][2][3] One of his most popular books, however, Bad Twin, was written under the pseudonym Gary Troup, in a cross promotion between publisher Hyperion Books (now Hachette Books) and ABC, the network which produced the TV series, Lost. In Lost, Troup was a fictional character who was presumed dead in the airline crash that was the basis for the TV series, and he left a manuscript behind, leading viewers of the series to buy the book to find clues to the mysteries of Lost.[4] Shames was the ghostwriter for the bestseller, Boss of Bosses,[5] and was the Ethics columnist for Esquire.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Laurence Shames was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1951. He graduated from New York University in 1972. He now lives in Ojai, California.[7]
Books
[edit]Key West novels
[edit]- Florida Straits (1992)[8]
- Scavenger Reef (1994)[9]
- Sunburn (1995)[10]
- Tropical Depression (1996)[11]
- Virgin Heat (1996)[12]
- Mangrove Squeeze (1998)[13]
- Welcome to Paradise (1999)[14]
- The Naked Detective (2000)[15]
- Shot on Location (2013)
- Tropical Swap (2014)
- Chickens (short stories) (2014)
- Key West Luck (2015)
- One Strange Date (2017)[16]
- One Big Joke (2018)
- Nacho Unleashed (2019)
- The Paradise Gig (2020)
- Key West Normal (2021)
- Relative Humidity (2023)
- Sunset Bluff (2024)
Others
[edit]- The Big Time: The Harvard Business School's Most Successful Class and How It Shaped America (The Class of 1949) (1986)[17]
- Living Large: A Big Man's Ideas on Weight, Success, and Acceptance (with Michael S. Berman) (2006)[18]
- The Angels' Share (2012)[19]
- Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived (with Peter R. Barton) (2004)[20]
- The Hunger for More: Searching for Values in an Age of Greed (2015)[21]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hellmuth, Ann (26 July 1992). "Here's an Offer You Can't Refuse". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ Ward, Robert (12 July 1992). "Wiseguy in the Sunbelt: Florida Straights". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (17 February 1994). "Book of the times, A Mystery in Key West". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ Zeitchik, Steven (19 June 2006). "Inside Moves: It's a Shames". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Boss of Bosses". randomhouse.com. Random House Publisher. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "This John Lennon Profile Nearly Ended the Writer's Career". Esquire. 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
- ↑ "Biography". lawrenceshames.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ↑ "Florida Straights review". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. June 1992. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Stasio, Marilyn (6 March 1994). "Crime - Book Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (16 March 1995). "Books of the Times: Tough Guys in America Landscape". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Book Review Tropical Depression". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Virgin Heat Book Review". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. March 1997. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ O'Gorman-Flynn, Rochelle (11 October 1998). "Audio Books". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Welcome to Paradise Book Review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ↑ "Books". The New York Times.
- ↑ "One Strange Date (Key West Capers Book 12)".
- ↑ Shames, Laurence (1986). The Big Time: Harvard Business School's Most Successful Class--And How It Shaped America / Hardcover – April, 1986. ISBN 0060152788.
- ↑ Berman, Michael S.; Shames, Laurence (2006-03-07). Living Large: A Big Man's Ideas on Weight, Success, and Acceptance. Rodale.
- ↑ Shames, Laurence. The Angels' Share.
- ↑ Shames, Laurence; Barton, Peter (14 September 2004). Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived. HarperCollins. ISBN 006073731X.
- ↑ Shames, Laurence (2015-02-28). The Hunger for More: Searching for Values in an Age of Greed. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781508581000.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Interview with Laurance Shames, A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour TV Series, Episode #140 (1995)
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