Michael MacConnell is an Australian author, whose first novel, ''Maelstrom'', was released in October 2007 by Hachette Livre. The sequel ''Splinter'' followed in July 2008. Both have been published in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and New Zealand. He is a member of the International Thriller Writers Organization. An avid reader of crime and thriller fiction since he was a child, some of his writing influences have been

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, Daniel Silva,

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, Michael Cordy, and

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. ''Maelstrom'' made the

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long list in the Best Debut Novel category.

Novels

*''Maelstrom'' (2007) *''Splinter'' (2008) {{DEFAULTSORT:Macconnell, Michael 1973 births Living people 21st-century Australian novelists Australian male novelists 21st-century Australian male writers