Max Kinnings's Blog - Posts Tagged "thriller"

Please go to the following link to win free copies of BAPTISM: 5 up for grabs.

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15...

A couple more reviews in for BAPTISM. The Peterborough Evening Telegraph says: "This thriller has more twists than a bagful of snakes – and as much bite...A must read." The Crime Fiction Lover web site describes it as "a novel of almost unbearable tension...audacious and ambitious" (4 stars). The latter review can be read in full here: http://bit.ly/MQtPQp.

I was interviewed on BBC Radio Oxford earlier on today (28th August) by Joe Thoenes. You can listen to it on iPlayer for the next week (the interview starts at 1hr 13mins) by following the link from my Facebook page:

http://www.facebook.com/writermaxkinn...

Got to talk about all sorts of things mostly Baptism-related but also including (slightly randomly) my experience of getting run over when I was sixteen.

The September round-up of news on my web site includes links to various blog discussions and reviews of BAPTISM (along with details of the US premiere of the musical, HOOKED, that I co-wrote).
http://www.maxkinnings.com/news.html

Kinnings imbues his book with the sounds, smells, and heartbeats of human fear. He captures the memories of life people – we – fear to lose. Let’s hope his imagination isn’t ‘one step ahead’ of the terrorists’.
Sophie Scott www.e-thriller.com

This and more news for October here:
http://www.maxkinnings.com/news.html

‘The author is a lecturer in Creative Writing at Brunel University and his technical skills are clearly evident in this nerve-racking, impeccably researched and violent thriller. The chapters are very short, switching from George to the terrified passengers (who include George’s wife) to the various people involved in the negotiations, with the time line, precise to the minute, at the head of each chapter. This is a masterly technique which ratchets up the suspense to an almost unbearable level.’ Radmila May

To read the full review, please go to www.mysterypeople.co.uk and sign up for the November Issue of Mystery People.

Baptism has been optioned by award-winning director, Phil Hawkins through his production outfit, The Philm Company.

"We're delighted to announce that we've acquired the film rights to the critically acclaimed novel BAPTISM by Max Kinnings. It's a page-turning action thriller set on the London Underground.

We're looking forward to developing the screenplay with Max from his novel."

For further details, please go to:

http://www.facebook.com/philmcompany
http://www.philmcompany.com/

And please follow on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/BaptismMovie

Here's a link to my facebook page on which there's a short clip of me being interviewed about BAPTISM:

http://www.facebook.com/writermaxkinn...

All those of you who have read Baptism might be interested to see the first teaser trailer for the film:

http://maxkinnings.wordpress.com/2013...

There will be further extended trailers soon and we're hoping the full feature film will be shot in early 2014. Some further details about the experience of bringing Baptism to the screen can be read on my blog here:

http://maxkinnings.wordpress.com/2013...

Would love to hear what people think. Readers of Baptism might also be interested to hear that I've just delivered the follow-up, Sacrifice, which tells the story of another high concept hostage crisis for negotiator Ed Mallory. This will be out in November this year. I'll post further information about the book nearer to the release date.

Here's the extended spec trailer of Baptism. Eight minutes of guns, flares, explosions, tense nervous headaches, London skylines, lots of water - and yours truly getting shot in the head. Would love to hear what you think.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0cPzm...