John Downes:
CLASS OF 1956
Lewis & Clark High SchoolClass of 1956
Spokane, WA
Havermale Junior High SchoolClass of 1953
Spokane, WA
Leslie Middle SchoolClass of 1953
Salem, OR
Bush Elementary SchoolClass of 1950
Salem, OR
Richmond Elementary SchoolClass of 1950
Salem, OR
John's Story
John retired in 1999 from the advertising agency, sales training, and management consulting businesses: Heirloom Publishers, DS&O Advertising, Dover American Corporation, National Syndications, Lease One Corporation, and Performance Concepts. Former residences include the Oregon coast, Orange county, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, and Boise over the years, and now reside in Spokane. John has authored 15 books -- 4 non-fictions, an autobiography ("When Johnny Came Marching"), 3 collections of short stories, 1 biography, & 7 novels, ranging a gamut of genres, the first being a thriller entitled, "A Few Deadly Friends.". John's four most recent novels: "Two Came Running," a saga about a brother and sister, orphaned at an early age by the separate murders of their parents. One becomes a movie star/singer, and the other a mathematician involved in cracking Hitler's Enigma code alongside Alan Turing at Bletchley Park, England during WWII. "The Dissonant Spies" -- Two Nazi spies during WWII are assigned to obtain the latest version of America's Norden bomb sight during its 10 day testing period at Wold-Chamberlain Field in Mi...Expand for more
nneapolis. "The Blackjack List" -- Six clues must be deciphered to learn the location of $13 million buried following a bank robbery. The setting is Spokane and Northern Idaho.. "The Enchanted Pipe", a story about three Indian chiefs who, separately, gain possession of an enchanted pipe that influences historical American events between 1760 and 1910 (including the Revolutionary War, Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley, Custer's Last Stand, and the setting for Grand Coulee Dam upstream from Nespelem. Chiefs include Red Jacket of the Iroquois Nation, Sitting Bull (Lakota Sioux), and Chief Joseph (Nez Perce). John's most recent collection of short stories is entitled, "Tales From Downes Town." Titles include: Demise of the Blue Goose, The Second Most Fastest Gunfighter, Custer's Witness, Dimitre's Retirement, The Accidental Candidate, Overheard at the Coffee Shop, Ocean Mist, Discord in River View Heights, Seeking Powerball, Ocean Mist, and Conversation on an Airplane. All of John's books are available in hardcover, paperback, and Ebooks on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, and other websites and bookstores all over the world.
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