Author John Bushby draws his inspiration from the classic spy films of the forties. He was introduced to the film noire genre while in grade school. Beginning by watching grainy films on a1950s black and white television he began to satiate his taste for the genre by reading everything he could find. He soon became a regular at the bookstore and library. Bushby has drawn on the experience of over thirty years of global business experience, traveling in and out of Europe and Asia to set the background for his books.
His characters come from the people he has met along the way. Heroes and villains are drawn from casual and close acquaintances, often a mixture of both. His stories put the reader in the place where they ask, what would I do in a situation where life or death might hang in the balance? Bushby’s characters live in the years between the two world wars caught in the swirl of action and intrigue as spies try to best one another and evil and good position themselves for the catastrophe to come.
Bushby was born in Westfield, NJ. He earned his pilot’s license at age 16 flying out of what was then Hadley Airport in South Plainfield,NJ. A 1966 graduate of Westfield High School, he has a BS from Rider College and an MBA from the Wharton School. He is a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander with 67 combat missions over North Vietnam.Bushby lives in Flanders, New Jersey. During his business career he has worked in over 30 countries and is an expert on emerging securities markets. He is divorced and has 5 children. He enjoys travel, fly-fishing and writing. is now working on the next titles in the Harry Braham and Rick Kasten series. John is an NAIBA Regional Author. You can learn more at his website; www.johnbushby.com or follow me on Twitter @JbushbyBu.
John released Prowler Ball in December 2013. This is the story of a young Naval Flight Officer in combat in the skies over North Vietnam. It is based on his experiences flying in the last days of combat in the skies over Hanoi and Haiphong.
Look for the latest in the Harry Braham series, False Flags. In the aftermath of the Second World War, Harry Braham finds himself fighting against renegade Nazis and a rejuvenated KGB as the Soviets try to topple the new state of Israel.
