James Dalton (Reverend Jim) and his wife (Reverend Brenda S. Bell) retired from active Christian ministry in the United Church of Canada, and live in Pointe-Claire, Quebec. Jim spent 17 years in professional accounting (R.I.A., C.M.A.) from 1963 to 1980. Returning to university in 1984, he graduated from Brock University (B.A. in Psychology) in 1987 and in 1990 graduated from Queen's University Theological College with his M.Div.
Jim served in Pastoral Ministry within the United Church of Canada from 1990 to 2017.
Jim and Brenda have five grandchildren. All the Dead Horses is Jim's second novel, the first being The Leaky Rafta village Raises a Child (2017). Jim is currently musing on a third novel and taking Piano lessons.
