Mo Hayder is an acclaimed British crime novelist, author of the novels Birdman, The Treatment and Tokyo (known in some countries as The Devil of Nanking). Birdman was the debut novel of British crime-writer Mo Hayder. ... The Treatment is a 2001 book by British crime-writer Mo Hayder. ... Tokyo (known in some areas as The Devil of Nanking) is a 2004 novel by British crime writer Mo Hayder. ... Tokyo (known in some areas as The Devil of Nanking) is a 2004 novel by British crime writer Mo Hayder. ...

Hayder left school at fifteen, and has since worked as a barmaid, security-guard, filmmaker, hostess in a Tokyo club, and teacher of English as a foreign language. She was awarded an MA in film from The American University and an MA in Creative Writing from Bath Spa University, a course on which she now lectures. American University is a fully accredited university located at Ward Circle in northwest Washington, DC. It currently has roughly 5,000 undergraduate students, and approximately the same number of graduates. ... Creative writing is a term used to distinguish certain imaginative or different types of writing from generic writing. ... Bath Spa University (Newton Park Campus) Bath Spa University is a university near Bath, England. ...

Her debut, Birdman, was published in 2000, mostly to wide acclaim, though some found the novel, which concerns a serial killer with a particularly viscious modus-operandi, too violent and disturbing. The book introduced protagonist DI Jack Caffery, who also featured in Hayder's second novel, The Treatment. This second novel tackled themes of paedophilia, though this time dealt with perhaps more sensitively than the themes of her first novel. Caffery is reported to return in Hayder's 5th novel, Crocodile, scheduled for 2007. Birdman was the debut novel of British crime-writer Mo Hayder. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Violence is a general term to describe actions, usually deliberate, that cause or intend to cause injury to people, animals, or non-living objects. ... A mood disorder is a condition where the prevailing emotional mood is distorted or inappropriate to the circumstances. ... The Treatment is a 2001 book by British crime-writer Mo Hayder. ... Pedophilia (American English), pædophilia/paedophilia (Commonwealth English), or pedosexuality is the paraphilia of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to prepubescent children. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Tokyo followed in 2004 to much critical praise. The book was shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger award, as well as several others. Her fourth novel, Pig Island is due for release in April 2006. Tokyo (known in some areas as The Devil of Nanking) is a 2004 novel by British crime writer Mo Hayder. ... It has been designated the: International Year of Rice (by the United Nations) International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO) 2004 World Health Day topic was Road Safety (by World Health Organization) Year of the Monkey (by the Chinese calendar) See the world in... CWA can stand for: Civil Works Administration, a New Deal-era agency in the United States Clean Water Act, an environmental law in the United States Communications Workers of America, a labor union the Country Womens Association of rural Australia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which... The Gold Dagger was an award given annually by the CWA for best crime novel of the year. ...

Hayder lives in Somerset with her partner and daughter. Somerset is a county in the south-west of England. ...

External links

• Mo Hayder info page at her agent's website.