Thursday, July 01, 2010

What is Dana Haynes reading?

The current featured contributor at Writers Read: Dana Haynes, author of the new thriller, Crashers.

His entry begins:
Globish, by Robert McCrum. It’s a brilliant take on how English – rather than lingua franca or Latin or French – became the world language by the 20th century. But I’d be horrified if you saw me as some would-be intellectual. I’m also taking the time to re-introduce myself to...[read on]
Among the early praise for Crashers:
“You absolutely must read Crashers. I literally couldn’t put this book down. Dana Haynes is a gifted writer who grabs you on page one and doesn’t let you go until the final page. This is going to be one of the best and most breathless reads of the summer.”
--Nelson DeMille, author of The Lion

“Outstanding! Crashers combines the ferocious action you usually see on a movie screen with a fascinating look at the way a major airline crash is investigated. Crashers is guaranteed to be one of the year’s best thrillers.”
-- Phillip Margolin, author of Supreme Justice

“Imagine an entire season of “24” crammed into a single book. That’s what you get with Crashers, a fast-paced, twisty thriller that just begging to be made into a movie.”
--April Henry, co-author of Face of Betrayal and Hand of Fate

Crashers is a supersonic jet of a thriller, loaded with compelling detail and page-turning suspense and action.”
--Jeff Abbott, author of Panic and Trust Me
Visit Dana Haynes' website and blog.

Writers Read: Dana Haynes.

--Marshal Zeringue