Thomas Lakeman
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Thomas Lakeman is the author of three mystery novels published by St. Martin's Minotaur. These include The Shadow Catchers (2006), Chillwater Cove (2007) and Broken Wing (2009).
Lakeman's novels are a continuing series revolving around a pair of FBI special agents, Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver. The Shadow Catchers takes Yeager to the Nevada desert on the trail of a serial killer. His second novel, Chillwater Cove, revolves around Agent Weaver's search for a missing childhood friend in her Tennessee
home town. Broken Wing returns to Yeager as protagonist, focusing on his undercover assignment with the Mafia
in post-Katrina
New Orleans. The books have received critical praise from such publications as the Boston Globe, The Plain Dealer, and the Washington Post.
Lakeman wrote the screenplay for the independent feature Triptych, produced by Tea Tree Films, as well as numerous stage plays for production by the Playhouse in the Park in Mobile, Alabama.
A native of Mobile, Alabama
, Mr. Lakeman earned his B.A. in English and Theatre from Sewanee: The University of the South and his M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University
. In 1986 he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
for independent study abroad. During the 1990s he worked in the marketing department of Universal Pictures
and was a founding partner of Digital Planet, a southern California Web design company later acquired by iXL, Inc. During his tenure as Digital Planet's creative director he was responsible for many of the Web's first movie promotional sites, including Web campaigns for Twelve Monkeys
and Apollo 13 (film)
. He was also writer and co-creator of the animated Web series Madeleine's Mind.. He was the 2009 Tennessee Williams
Playwright-in-Residence at the University of the South.
Lakeman's novels are a continuing series revolving around a pair of FBI special agents, Mike Yeager and Peggy Weaver. The Shadow Catchers takes Yeager to the Nevada desert on the trail of a serial killer. His second novel, Chillwater Cove, revolves around Agent Weaver's search for a missing childhood friend in her Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
home town. Broken Wing returns to Yeager as protagonist, focusing on his undercover assignment with the Mafia
Mafia
The Mafia is a criminal syndicate that emerged in the mid-nineteenth century in Sicily, Italy. It is a loose association of criminal groups that share a common organizational structure and code of conduct, and whose common enterprise is protection racketeering...
in post-Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
New Orleans. The books have received critical praise from such publications as the Boston Globe, The Plain Dealer, and the Washington Post.
Lakeman wrote the screenplay for the independent feature Triptych, produced by Tea Tree Films, as well as numerous stage plays for production by the Playhouse in the Park in Mobile, Alabama.
A native of Mobile, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...
, Mr. Lakeman earned his B.A. in English and Theatre from Sewanee: The University of the South and his M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
. In 1986 he was awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship is a grant that enables graduating seniors to pursue a year of independent study outside the United States. The Fellowship Program was established by the children of Thomas J. Watson, the founder of IBM....
for independent study abroad. During the 1990s he worked in the marketing department of Universal Pictures
Universal Pictures
-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
and was a founding partner of Digital Planet, a southern California Web design company later acquired by iXL, Inc. During his tenure as Digital Planet's creative director he was responsible for many of the Web's first movie promotional sites, including Web campaigns for Twelve Monkeys
Twelve Monkeys
12 Monkeys is a 1995 science fiction film directed by Terry Gilliam, inspired by Chris Marker's 1962 short film La jetée, and starring Bruce Willis, Madeleine Stowe, Brad Pitt, and Christopher Plummer....
and Apollo 13 (film)
Apollo 13 (film)
Apollo 13 is a 1995 American drama film directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, Kathleen Quinlan and Ed Harris. The screenplay by William Broyles, Jr...
. He was also writer and co-creator of the animated Web series Madeleine's Mind.. He was the 2009 Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams
Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams III was an American writer who worked principally as a playwright in the American theater. He also wrote short stories, novels, poetry, essays, screenplays and a volume of memoirs...
Playwright-in-Residence at the University of the South.