A. C. Frieden

A.C. Frieden, born André Frieden (1966, Dakar, Senegal) is a Swiss-Brazilian author and attorney living in Chicago, Illinois.

Biography

Frieden, the son of a Swissair executive, spent most of his youth abroad. After leaving his birthplace in West Africa, he spent several years in Calcutta, India, then moved to Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland, and then to London, England, before emigrating with his parents to the southern United States in the early 1980s. In 1984, he returned to his native Switzerland to serve in the Swiss Army, where he trained as a marksman. He later came back to the U.S. to complete undergraduate and graduate studies in molecular biology in Texas, followed by his Juris Doctor in New Orleans, Louisiana. During that period he began his fiction writing, while continuing his legal education, including studies at Moscow State University law school in Russia and at the Vienna Juridicum in Austria. During law school he also worked as a legal analyst at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and as a law clerk at Louisiana State University Medical Center. In 1997, Frieden moved to Chicago for an LL.M. in intellectual property law and to start his career as an associate attorney in a prominent law firm.

Since the mid-1980s, Frieden had visited dozens of countries, and what began as short stories, diaries and poems, many written during his travels, soon emerged as ingredients for future novels. Mysteries and thrillers soon became his passion. His first manuscript, "Canvas Sunsets Never Fade", was written in 2000 and published in 2004. Set in post-Cold War Moscow, Stockholm and New Orleans, his second novel "Tranquility Denied" is the first in a series featuring hotshot maritime lawyer Jonathan Brooks. The book was launched in Russia and in the U.S. in late 2006.

Today, Frieden continues his fiction writing with several novels and short stories in the pipeline, while also serving as Senior Counsel for North America's largest educational services company. In 2007, he conducted extensive research, including interviewing key political figures, in Argentina, Bolivia, Mexico, Uruguay, and Venezuela for a new political thriller set in Latin America. He also visited Hong Kong and Vietnam in 2008 for research on another political/espionage novel set in SE Asia in 1951. Though his writings have appeared in numerous legal, technology and international business publications, including the National Law Journal, BNA International, and IICLE law books, Frieden’s literary passion rests with his mysteries.

Bibliography

Novels

* "The Serpent's Game" (announced for 2009) - 2nd Jonathan Brooks Series, Avendia Publ.
* "Tranquility Denied" (2007) - 1st Jonathan Brooks Series, Avendia Publ. ISBN 0974793418
* "Canvas Sunsets Never Fade" (2004), Avendia Publ. ISBN 097479340X

Anthologies and short stories

* (Dec. 2008) "Adios Verdad", "SEX: A Dangerous Anthology", Avendia Publ.
* (Sep. 2008) "Atonement", "SIN: A Deadly Anthology", Avendia Publ. ISBN 0974793469

References

# [http://www.acfrieden.com A.C. Frieden Novels - Official Website]
# [http://ac-frieden.travellerspoint.com A.C. Frieden Literary Travel Blog]
# [http://www.bookreview.com/$spindb.query.listreview2.booknew.16353 Review by Bookreview.com]
# [http://www.crimespreemag.com/bookreviews17.pdf Review by Crimespree Magazine]