R. J. Linteau is the author of four novels, two published by Dorrance Publishing, and two self-published, the latest being Motor City. After a career in real-estate development, he has devoted himself to writing full-time. He has also written two-screnplays and short stories. His passion is historical fiction based on real world events. He places his fictional central characters in the center of major historical situations: the formation and early struggles of the UAW for recognition (1937); the assassination attempt on the life of Adolph Hilter (1944); or the devastating rule of the Duvalier's in Haiti in the 1970's-80's. Mr. Linteau (pen name) has a Bachelor's degree in Architecture from the University of Detroit Mercy (1972). His early experience in the architectectural profession was the inspiration for his first novel, The Architect. He enjoys reading non-fiction (Erik Larson), the novels of Elmore Leonard, Ken Follett, and Carl Hiassen; travel to foreign lands with his wife of 41 years, Sharon, Key West, Florida and Sedona, Arizona. Linteau was born in 1948 in New York City.
