James Hayman's Page
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- Hometown:
- Portland, ME
- About Me:
- I'm a writer and former creative director for a couple of major New York ad agencies. Like a lot of former madmen I've recently started writing thrillers and just published my first, THE CUTTING, in a two book deal with St. Martin's Minotaur.
Like my hero, Micahel McCabe, I'm a transplanted New Yorker who now lives in and enjoys enormously the little city of Portlnd, Maine.
- I Am A:
- Writer
- Website:
- http://jameshaymanthrillers.com
- Books And Authors I Like:
- Michael Connelly, Ian Rankin, Laura Lippman, Carol O'Conell, Peter Abrahams
- Movies And TV Shows I Like:
- In Treatment
The Wire
Frontline
The Reader
The Departed
Milk
Anything black and white and noir from the 40's.
James Hayman's Blog
Great news to start the year.
I'm definitely starting 2011 on an up note and I'm unashamedly celebrating.
The Cutting...same book, new cover...comes out in the UK this week. Penguin UK is introducing McCabe to British readers with lots of great display in some of the top stores and supermarket chains.
Pat Conroy. Tami Hoag, Alan Furst, C.J. Box and Me! Pretty good company! The Chill of Night will follow in July.
A Brit friend found the attached display in WH Smith in…
ContinuePosted on January 5, 2011 at 2:12am
George Clooney in The American: Looks great. Goes nowhere.
In the mood for a good thriller, my wife Jeanne and I went to see George Clooney’s latest star turn, The American. All I can say is don’t bother. While I
don’t normally write movie reviews, I do write thrillers (The
Cutting, The Chill of Night) and, as a
thriller-writer, I expect a thriller to have a plot. Not necessarily a great plot. Not even a good plot.…
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:37am
George Clooney in The American: Looks great. Goes nowhere.
to see George Clooney’s latest star turn, The American. All I
can say is don’t bother. While I don’t normally write movie reviews, I do write thrillers (The Cutting, The Chill of Night) and, as a
thriller-writer, I expect a thriller to have a plot. Not necessarily a great plot. Not even a good plot. But at least… Continue
Posted on September 4, 2010 at 12:00am
Yes, a Thriller Has to Be Thrilling. But It Can Also be Literature
A lot of people, but especially self-proclaimed book snobs,
create a kind of false distinction between thrillers (and other forms of
so-called “genre” fiction such as romance and sci-fi) and what they like to
call “literary fiction.”
Genre fiction, they say, is plot driven. Literary fiction is “character driven.”…
Continue
Posted on August 9, 2010 at 2:43am
When an Aging, Gray-Haired Mystery Writer Becomes a 25 year-old Female Schizophrenic
Posted on July 13, 2010 at 3:27am — 2 Comments
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Early Endorsements for “A Circle of Souls”
Linda Fairstein, NYT Bestselling Author: "A fascinating debut - this novel takes the reader to the darkest places in the human soul, from a writer with the authenticity to lead us there. A stunning thriller and an important read."
Judge Judy Sheindlin, star of the Judge Judy Show: "The seminal work of this fine author kept me glued to my chair until the adventure was over and the mystery solved. A great read!"
Book Synopsis:
The sleepy town of Newbury, Connecticut, is shocked when a little girl is found brutally murdered. The town s top detective, perplexed by a complete lack of leads, calls in FBI agent Leia Bines, an expert in cases involving children.
Meanwhile, Dr. Peter Gram, a psychiatrist at Newbury s hospital, searches desperately for the cause of seven-year-old Naya Hastings devastating nightmares. Afraid that she might hurt herself in the midst of a torturous episode, Naya s parents have turned to the bright young doctor as their only hope.
The situations confronting Leia and Peter converge when Naya begins drawing chilling images of murder after being bombarded by the disturbing images in her dreams. Amazingly, her sketches are the only clues to the crime that has panicked Newbury residents. Against her better judgment, Leia explores the clues in Naya s crude drawings, only to set off an alarming chain of events.
In this stunning psychological thriller, innocence gives way to evil, and trust lies forgotten in a web of deceit, fear, and murder.