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Laurence Shames 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.

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.[6]

Books[edit]

Key West novels[edit]

  • Florida Straits (1992)[7]
  • Scavenger Reef (1994)[8]
  • Sunburn (1995)[9]
  • Tropical Depression (1996)[10]
  • Virgin Heat (1996)[11]
  • Mangrove Squeeze (1998)[12]
  • Welcome to Paradise (1999)[13]
  • The Naked Detective (2000)[14]
  • Shot on Location (2013)
  • Tropical Swap (2014)
  • Chickens (short stories) (2014)
  • Key West Luck (2015)
  • One Strange Date (2017)[15]
  • One Big Joke (2018)
  • Nacho Unleashed (2019)
  • The Paradise Gig (2020)
  • Key West Normal (2021)
  • Relative Humidity (2023)

Others[edit]

  • The Big Time: The Harvard Business School's Most Successful Class and How It Shaped America (The Class of 1949) (1986)[16]
  • Living Large: A Big Man's Ideas on Weight, Success, and Acceptance (with Michael S. Berman) (2006)[17]
  • The Angels' Share (2012)[18]
  • Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived (with Peter R. Barton) (2004)[19]
  • The Hunger for More: Searching for Values in an Age of Greed (2015)[20]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hellmuth, Ann. "Here's an Offer You Can't Refuse". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. ^ Ward, Robert (12 July 1992). "Wiseguy in the Sunbelt: Florida Straights". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (17 February 1994). "Book of the times, A Mystery in Key West". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  4. ^ Zeitchik, Steven (19 June 2006). "Inside Moves: It's a Shames". variety.com. Variety. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Boss of Bosses". randomhouse.com. Random House Publisher. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Biography". lawrenceshames.com. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Florida Straights review". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. June 1992. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  8. ^ Stasio, Marilyn (6 March 1994). "Crime - Book Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  9. ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (16 March 1995). "Books of the Times: Tough Guys in America Landscape". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Book Review Tropical Depression". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Virgin Heat Book Review". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. March 1997. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  12. ^ O'Gorman-Flynn, Rochelle (11 October 1998). "Audio Books". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Welcome to Paradise Book Review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Books". The New York Times.
  15. ^ "One Strange Date (Key West Capers Book 12)".
  16. ^ Shames, Laurence (1986). The Big Time: Harvard Business School's Most Successful Class--And How It Shaped America / Hardcover – April, 1986. ISBN 0060152788.
  17. ^ Berman, Michael S.; Shames, Laurence (2006-03-07). Living Large: A Big Man's Ideas on Weight, Success, and Acceptance. Rodale.
  18. ^ Shames, Laurence. The Angels' Share.
  19. ^ Shames, Laurence; Barton, Peter (14 September 2004). Not Fade Away: A Short Life Well Lived. ISBN 006073731X.
  20. ^ Shames, Laurence (2015-02-28). The Hunger for More: Searching for Values in an Age of Greed. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781508581000.

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