James Chesterton

James Chesterton is the author of Ashes of the Republic and Holding Patterns, a financial crime thriller inspired by his thirty years in the banking industry. A graduate of Hunter College in Manhattan, he began his career teaching high school English before earning an MBA from the University of Connecticut and transitioning into corporate banking. Chesterton writes speculative and political thrillers that probe the fragility of democracy and the moral questions shaping America's future. He lives in New England with his wife in their newly empty nest.

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The Cruelty of False Hope Inspired “Ashes of the Republic”

When I was seven or eight, my parents left me with a neighbor so they could attend a healing Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ozone Park, Queens — just a few blocks from where we lived. The sitter explained that if it worked — if the Lord…

James ChestertonApril 28, 2026