Tag Archives: Mike McCabe

Maine Visitors Ask: What, No Cabot Cove??

Posted on June 16, 2013 by mainecrimewriters

(Our Guest Blogger today is Paula Keeney, from Mainely Murders Bookstore in Kennebunk) It’s (almost) summer in Maine. That means the tourists are back and many are looking for some good summer/beach reads. How do you spell m-y-s-t-e-r-i-e-s? At Mainely … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Blog | Tagged Brandon Blake, Cabot Cove, Claire Fergusson, Deadline, Gerry Boyle, Jack McMorrow, James Hayman, Jessica Fletcher, Julia Spencer-Fleming, Kate Flora, Maine Murders Bookstore, Mike McCabe, mystery bookstores, Playing God, Port City Black and White, Port City Shakedown, Redemption, Rizzoli and Isles, Stephen King, Tess Gerritsen, The Angel of Knowlton Park, The Chill of Night, The Cutting | 2 Comments

Turn of Mind: A Brilliant and Disturbing Tale of Murder

Posted on October 26, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

James Hayman: “My name is Dr. Jenifer White . I am sixty-four years old. I have dementia. My son , Mark, is twenty-nine. My daughter, Fiona, twenty-four. A caregiver, Magdalena, lives with me.” This is the opening paragraph of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged Alice La Plante, Alzheimer's, crime stories, crime writing, Darkness First, dementia, Maggie Savage, Mike McCabe, mystery writing, The Chill of Night, The Cutting, Turn of Mind | 3 Comments

Cooks For Books

Posted on March 13, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Jim Hayman: I don’t know whether it’s something in the air or in the water or whether, as is more likely, it grows out of the general culture of the place. But, for a state with just over a million … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged authors, Cooks For Books, crime, Darkness First, James Hayman, Maggie Savage, Mike McCabe, mystery, Portland Public Library, thrillers, writers | 2 Comments

Making It Real

Posted on March 1, 2012 by mainecrimewriters

Jim Hayman: Like most published writers, from time to time I’m invited to participate in a variety of literary events. Readings and book signings at bookstores and libraries, panel discussions and larger scale events like the Summer Book Fair in … Continue reading →

Posted in Jim's Posts | Tagged book groups, Catholic church Abuse Scandals, character development, crime writing, fiction, James Hayman, Maine Crime Writers, maine mysteries, Mike McCabe, mystery writing, schizophrenia, The Chill of Night, The Cutting, writing | 2 Comments

Casting Aspersions: Tom Cruise as Jack Reacher???? Yikes.

Posted on August 19, 2011 by mainecrimewriters

By James Hayman Before I started writing novels, I wrote, produced and cast about a zillion TV commercials for clients like Ford, the US Army, Merrill Lynch and a bunch of other less glamorous clients including Tide detergent. I always … Continue reading →