The Chill of Night Virtual Book Tour July & August ‘10

Join James Hayman, author of the thriller novel, The Chill of Night (Minotaur, St. Martin’s Press), as he virtually tours the blogosphere in July and August ‘10 on his second virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!

About James Hayman

Like McCabe, I’m a native New Yorker. He was born in the Bronx. I was born in Brooklyn. We both grew up in the city. He dropped out of NYU Film School and joined the NYPD, rising through the ranks to become the top homicide cop at the Midtown North Precinct. I graduated from Brown and joined a major New York ad agency, rising through the ranks to become creative director on accounts like the US Army, Procter & Gamble, and Lincoln/Mercury.

We both married beautiful brunettes. McCabe’s wife, Sandy dumped him to marry a rich investment banker who had “no interest in raising other people’s children.” My wife, Jeanne, though often given good reason to leave me in the lurch, has stuck it out through thick and thin and is still my wife. She is also my best friend, my most attentive reader and a perceptive critic.

Both McCabe and I eventually left New York for Portland, Maine. I arrived in August 2001, shortly before the 9/11 attacks, in search of the right place to begin a new career as a fiction writer. He came to town a year later, to escape a dark secret in his past and to find a safe place to raise his teenage daughter, Casey.

There are other similarities between us. We both love good Scotch whiskey, old movie trivia and the New York Giants. And we both live with and love women who are talented artists.

There are also quite a few differences. McCabe’s a lot braver than me. He’s a better shot. He likes boxing. He doesn’t throw up at autopsies. And he’s far more likely to take risks. McCabe’s favorite Portland bar, Tallulah’s, is, sadly, a figment of my imagination. My favorite Portland bars are all very real.

Visit James on the web at www.jameshaymanthrillers.com.

About The Chill of  Night

Some Crimes Can Never Be Forgiven.

Lainie Goff thought she had it all. The ambitious young attorney was brilliant, beautiful, and on a fast-track to a lucrative partnership at one of the top firms in New England. But then, one cold night, a dark and ugly secret comes back from Lainie’s past and she pushes things too far. Soon her body is found, frozen solid in sub-zero temperatures at the end of the Portland Fish Pier.

A mentally ill woman named Abby Quinn witnesses the brutal crime. But when she tells what she has seen, nobody will believe her. Not until she too mysteriously disappears.

In The Chill of Night, Portland homicide detective Michael McCabe finds himself finds himself fighting memories from his own past as he races to find the killer before another life is lost.

James Hayman once again tells a gripping tale of evil and deceit and creates characters so real and so human, we want to meet them again and again.

Read the Excerpt!

Abby looked up and saw a low dark thing moving toward her. A black form, now visible through the whipping snow, now obliterated by it. With each step it grew clearer and bigger. At twenty feet it began to take shape. Animal. Not human. A large dog, gray fur glistening under crystals of snow, cruel icy eyes shining through the night, more wolf than dog. She stopped but the animal kept coming. She could hear its rumbling growl. Low. Menacing. Commanding. Her heart beat against the walls of her chest so hard she was certain it would break through. She knew what the creature wanted. She knelt on her hands and knees. It bared a fang long enough and sharp enough to penetrate the soft flesh at back of her neck. She lowered her head and waited for release. But release didn’t come. Finally, after a minute or two, she looked up and it was gone. She could see nothing in front of her but the snow-covered street and the wind-swept flakes still hurtling down through the night sky. She stayed where she was, kneeling in the snow. She could hear a child crying. She listened. After a bit she realized the sound was coming from her. She got up and started walking again.

Here’s what critics are saying about The Chill of Night!

“Hayman once again takes the readers into a complicated web, masterfully woven and delightful to read through. As before, Hayman’s characters are realistic and as with Detective McCabe, flawed, making them all the more realistic. The Chill of Night will keep the reader up long into the night, as this is one book that the reader will not want to put down. I highly recommend The Chill of Night to anyone looking for an extremely well written suspense novel.”

–Rundpinne

“I loved this book! James is such a talented writer. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time I was reading. Two thumbs up!”

–Readaholic

Watch the Trailer!

The Chill of Night Tour Schedule

Tuesday, July 6
Book reviewed at Rundpinne

Wednesday, July 7
Book trailer spotlighted at If Books Could Talk

Thursday, July 8
Guest blogging at Readaholic

Friday, July 9
Book reviewed at Readaholic

Monday, July 12
Guest blogging at Beyond the Books

Tuesday, July 13
Guest blogging at Literarily Speaking

Thursday, July 15
Book reviewed at Musings of an All Purpose Monkey

Friday, July 16
Book reviewed at Marta’s Meanderings

Monday, July 19
Book reviewed at Cheryl’s Book Nook

Wednesday, July 21
Book reviewed at Lucky Rosie’s

Thursday, July 22
Guest blogging at Writing Daze

Friday, July 23
Guest blogging at The Book Boost

Monday, July 26
Guest blogging at The Naked Hero

Tuesday, July 27
Book reviewed at Blog O’ the Irish

Wednesday, July 28
Guest blogging at The Writer’s Life

Thursday, July 29
Guest blogging at Blogging Authors

Friday, July 30
Book reviewed at A Room Without Books is Empty

Monday, August 2
Interviewed at Literarily Speaking

Tuesday, August 3
Book spotlighted at Virginia Beach Publishing Examiner

Wednesday, August 4
Book reviewed by Book Reviews by Buuklvr81

Thursday, August 5
Book reviewed at My Reading Room

Friday, August 6
Book reviewed at Chrissy’s World of Books

Monday, August 9
Guest blogging at Thoughts in Progress

Tuesday, August 10
Book reviewed at Books R Us

Thursday, August 12
Guest blogging at As the Pages Turn

Friday, August 13
Interviewed at Broowaha

Tuesday, August 17
Book reviewed at Knowlton Nest

Wednesday, August 18
Guest blogging at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Thursday, August 19
Book reviewed at Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers

Friday, August 20
Book reviewed at Teresa’s Reading Corner

Monday, August 23
Guest blogging at Literarily Speaking

Tuesday, August 24
Interviewed at Divine Caroline

Wednesday, August 25
Book reviewed at Cafe of Dreams

Thursday, August 26
Interviewed at Examiner

Friday, August 27
Book reviewed at The Book Connection

James Hayman’s THE CHILL OF NIGHT VIRTUAL BLOG TOUR ‘10 will officially begin on July 6  and end on August 27 2010.  Please contact Dorothy Thompson at thewriterslife@yahoo.com if you are interested in hosting and/or reviewing  his book or click here to use the form.  Thank you!

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