The Cutting

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A glorious 4th on the 5th in McCabe's Portland:

http://www.jameshaymanthrillers.com/from-the-author/a-glorious-4th-on-the-5th/

A Glorious 4th on the 5th - Musings of a Murderous Mind: James Hayman’s Blog James Hayman: Although there are a lot of great neighborhoods in the city of Portland, anyone who reads my books must know that Munjoy Hill has long been my favorite. My hero Mike McCabe, his girlfriend Kyra and his daughter Casey share a three-bedroom condo on the Eastern Prom “looking out at Casco...

The third McCabe/Savage thriller, Darkness First, has finally been sent off to editors in New York and London. This is the first book in the series to feature Maggie Savage as the key protagonist.

Maine mystery writer Barbara Ross interviews me in todays Maine Crime Writers website. Check it out at http://mainecrimewriters.com/

Maine Crime Writers | Writing and living in the great state of Maine… Maine Crime Writers -

Julia Spencer-Fleming, author of the terrific Rev. Clare Fergusson/Russ Van Alstyne series, is a good friend and a great thriller writer. She was kind enough to interview me for her own website. Check out the interview and also check out Julia's latest, One Was a Soldier, due from Minotaur in April, 2011.

James Hayman | mystery author interview with Julia Spencer-Fleming Web site of Julia Spencer-Fleming, Maine author of bestselling mysteries, and religious mystery novels set in the Adirondack region of upstate New York.

Another great UK review for The Cutting, this one from The Daily Mail one of the largest newspapers in the country. Starting to get a swelled head.

THRILLERS This crackling debut from a former New York advertising man packs a terrific punch, and comes complete with pace and panache, but it is dark meat. Hayman doesn’t write for the fainthearted.

Terrific First review of The Cutting from a leading Brit book blogger.

The Cutting (McCabe 1) by James Hayman – Book Review | Milo's Rambles James Haymanâs âThe Cuttingâ, published by Penguin in the United Kingdom, is the latest crime thriller to land on my desk in 20...

Tops in 2010! The Cutting and The Chill were two of the top ten fiction books (most often checked out) at the Portland Public Library for the last half of 2010. Steig Larrson and James Patterson were the only other writers to score doubles. Here's the complete list:

The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Steig Larsson; The 9th Judgment by James Patterson; U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton; The Cutting by James Hayman; 61 Hours by Lee Child; I, Alex Cross by James Patterson; The Chill of the Night by James Hayman; Water for Elephants by Sue Gruen; The Girl Who Played with Fire by Steig Larsson; and That Old Cape Magic by Richard Russo.

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!

"Who is the best antagonist (Villain) of all time (Other than Hannibal Lechter?)" Join me, James Hayman, and five other talented thriller writers at this International Thriller writers Roundtable discussion. And feel free to add your own thoughts!

December 6-12: “Who is the best antagonist of all time (other than Hannibal Lecter)?” The villain -- the person we all love to hate. Or do we? Some say it's really the villain who drives the story. If that's true, who's your favorite evil mastermind of all time, and why? Raymond Benson, C.E. Lawrence, George Eby, Grant Blackwood, Hank Phillippi Ryan and James Hayman answer the ques

The Cutting (same book, diferent cover, different publisher) comes out in the UK and British Commonwealthon January 6th. To be followed by The Chill of Night in July. Next Friday, I'll be meeting with my British publisher, Penguin UK, in London to discuss the launch and marketing and publicity. According to "The Bookseller" Penguin "is determined to build" the McCabe novels.