About James Marinero /About-Me.html About James Marinero - author profile. James Marinero Gate of Tears New novel Bab al Mendab Bab al Mendeb Pete Marinero about james marinero for those of you who want to know a little about me, i have at various times been a chef, a milkman, maths lecturer, private tutor, it consultant and project manager, and a lifelong sailor i m now achieving a lifelong ambition to live on my boat and write novels during my careers i have worked in the middle east, russia, scandinavia, the us, kazakhstan and much of europe i have sailed to many of the atlantic islands, brazil, the mediterranean and north africa in my own boat my educational background includes a bachelor s degree in physics, a postgraduate degree in oceanography and an mba personal interests, career, education and travel equip me reasonably well as a writer of leading-edge techno thriller novels my own reading interests are built on having read all the alistair maclean, hammond innes, len deighton, mickey spillane and helen macinnes that s a clever name she chose books when i was a teenager now, i love to read john le carré, james lee burke and lee child isn t jack reacher the best hard guy around thank you for your interest - i promise i will do my best to entertain you with my thrillers there s an in-depth interview with cathy stucker for her blog follow me on twitter @jamesmarinero and on facebook email new_script0000000161 web sites www gateoftears com