Mo Hayder
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Mo Hayder is a British author of crime and thriller fiction.
She is the author of eight novels. Her debut, Birdman
, was published in January 2000 and was an international bestseller. Her second novel, The Treatment, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the 2002 WH Smith Thumping Good Read award. Her third novel, Tokyo
, was published in May 2004 and was another Sunday Times bestseller. Tokyo was published as The Devil of Nanking in the United States in March 2005. Pig Island
was her fourth best seller and was published in April 2006. Pig Island
was nominated for both a Barry Award for Best British crime novel, and a CWA dagger. Her fifth book, Ritual
was the first in The Walking Man series, and was nominated for The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award. Skin
is the second book in The Walking Man series, and was released in early 2009. Gone is the third book in The Walking Man series and was released in February 2011.Her latest novel is Hanging Hill, published 2011.
Hayder left school at fifteen, and has worked as a barmaid, security guard, film-maker, hostess in a Tokyo club, educational administrator and a teacher of English as a foreign language. Hayder has an MA in film from The American University in Washington DC, and an MA in Creative Writing
from Bath Spa University
- where she now teaches.
Her debut novel
, Birdman
, was published in 2000 to wide acclaim. Although some reviewers found the novel (which concerns a serial killer with a particularly vicious modus-operandi) too violent and disturbing, the book became an international bestseller. Birdman
introduced readers to DI Jack Caffery, a character who also featured in Hayder's second novel, The Treatment. The Treatment tackled themes of paedophilia. DI Caffery has returned in Hayder's most recent novels, Ritual
, Skin
and Gone, which she has called the Walking Man series.
Mo Hayder lives just outside Bath, England with her partner, Bob Randell (retired police sgt of Avon & Somerset Police Underwater Search Unit), and her daughter.
She is the author of eight novels. Her debut, Birdman
Birdman (novel)
Birdman was the first novel of British crime-writer Mo Hayder. Published in 1999, it introduced her protagonist DI Jack Caffery. The sequel is The Treatment.- External links :****...
, was published in January 2000 and was an international bestseller. Her second novel, The Treatment, was a Sunday Times bestseller and won the 2002 WH Smith Thumping Good Read award. Her third novel, Tokyo
Tokyo (novel)
Tokyo is a 2004 novel by British crime writer Mo Hayder. It was short-listed for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award, as well as several others...
, was published in May 2004 and was another Sunday Times bestseller. Tokyo was published as The Devil of Nanking in the United States in March 2005. Pig Island
Pig Island (novel)
Pig Island is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, first published in 2006. The novel is nominally a thriller which mixes elements of the detective novel with more overt horror influences...
was her fourth best seller and was published in April 2006. Pig Island
Pig Island (novel)
Pig Island is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, first published in 2006. The novel is nominally a thriller which mixes elements of the detective novel with more overt horror influences...
was nominated for both a Barry Award for Best British crime novel, and a CWA dagger. Her fifth book, Ritual
Ritual (novel)
Ritual is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, published in 2008. It brings back her popular protagonist Jack Caffery, who was previously only intended to star in the author's first two novels, and is the first in a projected five-book cycle....
was the first in The Walking Man series, and was nominated for The CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award. Skin
Skin (Mo Hayder novel)
Skin is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, this novel is the fifth to feature her series character Jack Caffery....
is the second book in The Walking Man series, and was released in early 2009. Gone is the third book in The Walking Man series and was released in February 2011.Her latest novel is Hanging Hill, published 2011.
Hayder left school at fifteen, and has worked as a barmaid, security guard, film-maker, hostess in a Tokyo club, educational administrator and a teacher of English as a foreign language. Hayder has an MA in film from The American University in Washington DC, and an MA in Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
from Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University is a university based in, and around, Bath, England. The institution was previously known as Bath College of Higher Education, and later Bath Spa University College...
- where she now teaches.
Her debut novel
Debut novel
A debut novel is the first novel an author publishes. Debut novels are the author's first opportunity to make an impact on the publishing industry, and thus the success or failure of a debut novel can affect the ability of the author to publish in the future...
, Birdman
Birdman (novel)
Birdman was the first novel of British crime-writer Mo Hayder. Published in 1999, it introduced her protagonist DI Jack Caffery. The sequel is The Treatment.- External links :****...
, was published in 2000 to wide acclaim. Although some reviewers found the novel (which concerns a serial killer with a particularly vicious modus-operandi) too violent and disturbing, the book became an international bestseller. Birdman
Birdman (novel)
Birdman was the first novel of British crime-writer Mo Hayder. Published in 1999, it introduced her protagonist DI Jack Caffery. The sequel is The Treatment.- External links :****...
introduced readers to DI Jack Caffery, a character who also featured in Hayder's second novel, The Treatment. The Treatment tackled themes of paedophilia. DI Caffery has returned in Hayder's most recent novels, Ritual
Ritual (novel)
Ritual is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, published in 2008. It brings back her popular protagonist Jack Caffery, who was previously only intended to star in the author's first two novels, and is the first in a projected five-book cycle....
, Skin
Skin (Mo Hayder novel)
Skin is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, this novel is the fifth to feature her series character Jack Caffery....
and Gone, which she has called the Walking Man series.
Mo Hayder lives just outside Bath, England with her partner, Bob Randell (retired police sgt of Avon & Somerset Police Underwater Search Unit), and her daughter.
Featuring Jack Caffery
- BirdmanBirdman (novel)Birdman was the first novel of British crime-writer Mo Hayder. Published in 1999, it introduced her protagonist DI Jack Caffery. The sequel is The Treatment.- External links :****...
(2000) - The Treatment (2001)
- RitualRitual (novel)Ritual is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, published in 2008. It brings back her popular protagonist Jack Caffery, who was previously only intended to star in the author's first two novels, and is the first in a projected five-book cycle....
(2008) #1 Walking Man series. Shortlisted for Theakston’s Old Peculiar Crime Novel of the Year Award 2009. - SkinSkin (Mo Hayder novel)Skin is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, this novel is the fifth to feature her series character Jack Caffery....
(2009) #2 Walking Man series - Gone (2010) #3 Walking Man series http://ccgi.dunkel.plus.com/forum/index.php?topic=145.0
Standalones
- TokyoTokyo (novel)Tokyo is a 2004 novel by British crime writer Mo Hayder. It was short-listed for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger award, as well as several others...
(2004), also published as The Devil of Nanking (2010) - Pig IslandPig Island (novel)Pig Island is a novel by British writer Mo Hayder, first published in 2006. The novel is nominally a thriller which mixes elements of the detective novel with more overt horror influences...
(2006) - Hanging Hill (2011)