Kevin O'Brien, Seattle based, best seller thriller writer. His horror stories have been described as extremely frightening disturbing writings, but on meeting the author he comes across as the most genial, lighthearted and good humoured person you could possibly meet. His Influences include film director Alfred Hitchcock, authors Anne Powers, Robert Bloch, and newspaper reports. O'Brien brought up in Chicago's North Shore. His educationincludes Marquette University in Milwaukee. O'Brien worked as a railroad inspector before becoming a full time author. Because of the scary nature of his writing subjects, he asked his parents if he should use a pen name for his books. His mother said "oh no, do not worry, we can always change ours". Seattle, USA, 20 September 2013
Kevin O'Brien books include:
Actors (1987); Only Son (1998); The Next To Die (2005); Make Them Cry (2002); Watch Them Die (2008); Left For Dead (2006); The Last Victim (September 2005); Killing Spree (2007); One Last Scream (2008); Final Breath (2009); Vicious (2010); Disturbed (2011); Terrified (2012); Unspeakable (2013).
Date: 20/09/2013
Location: Seattle, Washington, USA,
Photographer: Richard Keith Wolff