A Dark Man: Jeffrey Deaver
Photo © 2007 by Mark Zanzig/zettpress
Photo © 2007 by Mark Zanzig/zettpress
Recently I did a number of photoshoots at readings: Nicci French, William Boyd, Santo Cilauro, John Katzenbach. All came to Munich, and all seemed to have a good time here - some more, like the always funny Cilauro, some less, but all-in-all writers are friendly and quiet people. And they do not behave like celebrities (even if they are celebrities): no big gestures, no shouting, and virtually no interaction with the camera. Writers are quite normal people, and the tone of their writings is usually mirrored by their real life appearence. If you meet them, you realize - "yes, that makes sense. This must be the guy who wrote that book."
The same applies to bestselling author Jeffrey Deaver. Now, he writes the darkest thrillers you can imagine, and this is part of his success. His books are all about violence, dark obsessions, and cruel fantasies. Sometimes you start to wonder, how does an author look like who writes such dark texts? Can you see any parallels between his texts and his outer appearance? For Deaver, you certainly can.
Deaver seems to be a dark man with dark fantasies. I tried to capture that during the reading. The dark background of the stage at Munich's America House added to the mystery, and I needed some time to get the photos right. But I think the resulting photos reflect his inner self and his books perfectly.
He read from his thriller "The Cold Moon" ("Der gehetzte Uhrmacher" in German, read by German actor Peter Lohmeyer). From those few pages I can honestly say that if you want to have a few sleepless nights, go get this real page turner!
More photos of Jeffrey Deaver in Munich
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