Suspense Books and Other Published Works

by Anthony Mays Author, Writer, Storyteller

 

Anthony Mays is the author of several “Halfway to” themed books, where he blends classic literary influences with the landscapes and landmarks he encounters on America’s highways. On his travels, inspiration often strikes somewhere between stops—“halfway to” the next destination—where he imagines a character, a plot twist, or a setting. From these in-between moments, whole new worlds and stories take shape. 

Mays is equally well-known for his newest character, Neil Hammer, in his suspense books Palm Court Motel (also available as an audio book), Rembrandt, Vermeer, Degas still Missing and releasing soon, Operation Whiskey Tango Foxtrot. 

In addition to his books, Mays writes open-text poetry in the I Speak for the Earth series.

 

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Bizarre Stories

This book is a collection of bizarre, short stories that stem from my childhood memories of watching too many Alfred Hitchcock movies and Twilight Zone episodes. You may find there is a certain familiarity about them from your own experiences. There seems to be little distinction between the definitions of horror and creepy, but I believe horror is more imagery, whereas creepy is more imagination. I also classify these stories as psychological thrillers, which often overlaps with the elements of mystery and horror. What I hope I achieved with these stories was to stimulate your imagination sufficiently to allow your mind to fill in those blank areas where I purposefully did not detail a scene or conclusion.

I Speak for the Earth

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I Speak for the Earth

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Man may attempt to travel and conquer the galaxy, but we only have one Earth. Our home is roughly four and half billion years old. Will it be sustained for another four and a half billion years?
Using free-verse poem form, these verses attempt to stimulate thought into the processes that drive and shape the Earth. By personifying ideas, in an artful way, that are difficult, intriguing, compelling, and meaningful we may better understand natural and human-driven disturbances to the environment and its internal and surface activities.

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