Michael MacConnell
Encyclopedia
Michael MacConnell is an Australian author born in New South Wales, Australia
. His first fiction novel, Maelstrom, was released in October 2007 by Hachette Livre. The first sequel novel Splinter, was released in July 2008. Both novels have been published in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. He is also an occasional political contributor at
Pajamas Media. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers Organization and currently resides with his wife on the NSW Central Coast.
, David Morrell
, Raymond E. Feist
, Alex Kava
, Daniel Silva, Dean Koontz
, Lee Child
, Michael Cordy
, and Steven Pressfield
. His first novel, Maelstrom, made the Ned Kelly Award long list in the Best Debut Novel category.
Michael is represented by the Selwa Anthony Author Management Agency.
Special agent Sarah Reilly is the daughter of an FBI legend. Her father made his reputation hunting down one of America's worst serial killers. Now it's her turn.
A monster is cruising the east coast. One who has stalked the United States for three decades, claiming countless victims. A chameleon who has found a fatal flaw in the forensic profiler's art.
At the same time, someone is hunting down and eliminating serial killers with mechanical precision. A hunter with uncanny skill, limitless resources and lethal determination.
With the serial killer's interest in Sarah growing, and the hunter drawing closer to his ultimate prey, time is running out. To save what is most precious to her, Sarah will have to enter the maelstrom or face her darkest fears.
Splinter (2008)
Special Agent Sarah Reilly has just been decorated for bringing down one of America's worst serial killers. Refusing extended leave, she goes straight back to work in the Boston field office. But the murder of a child, Milo Kane, sees her transferred to LA to head up the FBI's investigating task force.
Within weeks, public sympathy for Milo's parents splinters into suspicion, and the LA District Attorney rides the wave against them. Sarah suspects that the parents are withholding something and when she discovers their former bodyguard is missing, she inches closer to finding answers.
Dealing with the media pressure, the politics and the emotional aftershock of her last case, Sarah knows that bringing the killer to justice won't be simple. But even she isn't prepared for the evil she will find.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. His first fiction novel, Maelstrom, was released in October 2007 by Hachette Livre. The first sequel novel Splinter, was released in July 2008. Both novels have been published in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. He is also an occasional political contributor at
Pajamas Media. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers Organization and currently resides with his wife on the NSW Central Coast.
Bio
Michael was educated at Chevalier College, a Roman Catholic boarding school in rural New South Wales and later attended the University of Sydney where he received a degree in Governance, International Relations, History and Ancient History. He then went on to work in law-enforcement for a NSW state organisation and later worked in a similar function for the City of Sydney, where he remains today. An avid reader of crime and thriller fiction since he was a child, some of his greatest writing influences were James PattersonJames Patterson
James B. Patterson is an American author of thriller novels, largely known for his series about American psychologist Alex Cross...
, David Morrell
David Morrell
David Morrell is a Canadian-American novelist, best known for his debut 1972 novel First Blood, which would later become the successful Rambo film franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He has written 28 novels, and his work has been translated into 26 languages...
, Raymond E. Feist
Raymond E. Feist
Raymond Elias Feist is an American author who primarily writes fantasy fiction. He is best known for The Riftwar Cycle series of novels and short stories. His books have been translated into multiple languages and have sold over 15 million copies.- Biography :Raymond E...
, Alex Kava
Alex Kava
Alex Kava is an American author of psychological suspense novels.Growing up in the country of Silver Creek, Nebraska, Sharon Kava fantasized about becoming a writer. Her parents, although they understood the value of education, had a tremendous work ethic. Reading was seen as frivolous unless...
, Daniel Silva, Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz
Dean Ray Koontz is a prolific American author best known for his novels which could be described broadly as suspense thrillers. He also frequently incorporates elements of horror, science fiction, mystery, and satire. A number of his books have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List, with...
, Lee Child
Lee Child
Jim Grant , better known by his pen name Lee Child, is a British thriller writer. His wife Jane is a New Yorker, and they currently live in New York state. His first novel, Killing Floor, won the Anthony Award for Best First Novel....
, Michael Cordy
Michael Cordy
Michael Cordy is a British novelist. He was born in Ghana and spent much of his childhood in West and East Africa, India and Cyprus. He was educated in Britain at The King's School, Canterbury, and the universities of Leicester and Durham. After ten years in marketing and advertising, with his...
, and Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield
Steven Pressfield is an American novelist and author of screenplays, principally of military historical fiction set in classical antiquity...
. His first novel, Maelstrom, made the Ned Kelly Award long list in the Best Debut Novel category.
Michael is represented by the Selwa Anthony Author Management Agency.
Novels
Maelstrom (2007)Special agent Sarah Reilly is the daughter of an FBI legend. Her father made his reputation hunting down one of America's worst serial killers. Now it's her turn.
A monster is cruising the east coast. One who has stalked the United States for three decades, claiming countless victims. A chameleon who has found a fatal flaw in the forensic profiler's art.
At the same time, someone is hunting down and eliminating serial killers with mechanical precision. A hunter with uncanny skill, limitless resources and lethal determination.
With the serial killer's interest in Sarah growing, and the hunter drawing closer to his ultimate prey, time is running out. To save what is most precious to her, Sarah will have to enter the maelstrom or face her darkest fears.
Splinter (2008)
Special Agent Sarah Reilly has just been decorated for bringing down one of America's worst serial killers. Refusing extended leave, she goes straight back to work in the Boston field office. But the murder of a child, Milo Kane, sees her transferred to LA to head up the FBI's investigating task force.
Within weeks, public sympathy for Milo's parents splinters into suspicion, and the LA District Attorney rides the wave against them. Sarah suspects that the parents are withholding something and when she discovers their former bodyguard is missing, she inches closer to finding answers.
Dealing with the media pressure, the politics and the emotional aftershock of her last case, Sarah knows that bringing the killer to justice won't be simple. But even she isn't prepared for the evil she will find.
External links
- Sydney Morning Herald Interview
- Pure Politics Interview
- Interview with the Sydney Writers' Centre
- Article on CIA official John Brennan for Pajamas Media
- Article on Patrick Buchanan written for Australian Conservative
- Article on ideological bias in the Australian literary arts industry for the Institute of Public Affairs' Review