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Born April 17, 1966, in Canada; married; children: two.
EDUCATION:Graduated from Syracuse University, S.I Newhouse School of Public Communications.
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Journalist. Former crime reporter, columnist, and newspaper editor. Worked as the deputy director of communications for a governor.
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Jane Haseldine was born in Canada in 1966. She is a journalist who has worked as a crime reporter, columnist, and newspaper editor. She also served at one time as a deputy communications director for a governor. As a child, her parents moved the family all over the United States. The constant traveling was where Haseldine developed her love of reading, and eventually writing. In 2016 Haseldine published her first book, The Last Time She Saw Him, a suspense novel featuring Detroit crime reporter Julia Gooden.
On the thirtieth anniversary of her brother’s abduction, Julia’s son is abducted. The case of her missing brother was never solved, and Julia is positive that the two crimes are related. Frantic to find her son, she goes back in her mind to the day her brother went missing. Is there a clue that was missed that could help her in her search for her son? She enlists the help of an an ex-boyfriend and her ex-husband, but when she realizes that solving the mystery is going to be largely left up to her, her crime reporter instincts kick in.
The Last Time She Saw Him received mixed reviews. A Publishers Weekly reviewer wrote that the book was “for the most part, a competently written thriller–at least until the gruesome final showdown, which borders on the ridiculous.” Booklist reviewer Don Crinklaw was kinder, writing: “The last eighty pages . . . may strike some as over the top. But you can bet no one will stop reading.” BookPage Online contributor Lori K. Joyce felt that suspense readers would love the mystery and second-guessing in the story and commented: “Journalist Jane Haseldine’s debut novel rings with authenticity as she, like Julia, is a former crime reporter. This is a harrowing read.”
Explaining to Richard Godwin, on Godwin’s Web site, why she chose the theme of child abduction for her story, Haseldine said, “I think a threat to a person’s family is a strong emotional plotline for a thriller novel. It’s a terrifying idea that someone could hurt the people you love the most, and it’s relatable in that I think for almost any person, it’s their greatest fear. When I was coming up with the plot for The Last Time She Saw Him, I thought a lot about what scares me the most, and that was anything bad happening to my children. But then I started to think, what if a person had already endured a similar tragedy? How would they cope?” She added: “I think a threat to one’s family brings out our greatest fears, and hopefully, our greatest bravery. It’s a primal instinct that again, I think is universally relatable.”
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Booklist, May 1, 2016, Don Crinklaw, review of The Last Time She Saw Him, p. 32.
Publishers Weekly, May 2, 2016, review of The Last Time She Saw Him, p. 33.
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Big Thrill Online, http://www.thebigthrill.org/ (May 31, 2016), L.E. Fitzpatrick, review of The Last Time She Saw Him.
BookPage, https://bookpage.com/ (July 2, 2016), Lori K. Joyce, review of The Last Time She Saw Him.
Jane Haseldine Home Page, https://janehaseldine.com (March 17, 2017).
Richard Godwin Web site, http://www.richardgodwin.net/ (March 16, 2016), interview with Jane Haseldine.*
Jane Haseldine is a journalist, former crime reporter, columnist, newspaper editor, magazine writer, and deputy director of communications for a governor. Jane’s debut suspense novel, THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM, will be published by Kensington Publishing as a hardcover book in June 2016. The second book in the series, DUPLICITY, will be published by Kensington in April 2017.
Jane was born in Canada and spent much of her early childhood on the road with her three siblings and parents, as her British father was always trying to cook up his next big business deal. Jane survived the long car rides that took her from the rocky coast of Maine to the deep red clay of Georgia in her early days by reading anything she could get her hands on, including the Chronicles of Narnia series, A Wrinkle in Time, and everything written by Judy Blume. Jane spent a good stretch of her later childhood in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, and then Gloucester, Massachusetts, where she discovered John Steinbeck and swore after reading The Grapes of Wrath, she’d become a writer. Jane graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications with a degree in journalism and has spent her adulthood working at newspapers and magazines across the country, the wanderlust of the open road still staying with her as she’s called Louisiana, San Francisco, Boston, New York, Michigan, and Pennsylvania all home. Jane currently resides in Southern California with her husband and two sons.
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Jane Haseldine is a journalist, former crime reporter, columnist, and newspaper editor, who also worked in politics as the deputy director of communications for a governor. Jane resides in Southern California.
I think a threat to a person’s family is a strong emotional plotline for a thriller novel. It’s a terrifying idea that someone could hurt the people you love the most, and it’s relatable in that I think for almost any person, it’s their greatest fear. When I was coming up with the plot for The Last Time She Saw Him, I thought a lot about what scares me the most, and that was anything bad happening to my children. But then I started to think, what if a person had already endured a similar tragedy? How would they cope?
I think a threat to one’s family brings out our greatest fears, and hopefully, our greatest bravery. It’s a primal instinct that again, I think is universally relatable.
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Quick Fire At The Slaughterhouse: Interview With Jane Haseldine
Posted on March 16, 2016 by richardgodwin
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Jane Haseldine is a journalist, former crime reporter, columnist, newspaper editor, magazine writer, and deputy director of communications for a governor. Jane’s debut suspense novel, THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM, will be published by Kensington Publishing as a hardcover book in June 2016. The second book in the series, DUPLICITY, will be published by Kensington in April 2017. Jane met me at The Slaughterhouse where we talked about her forthcoming release and threat to the family as a theme in thriller fiction.
JANE-Haseldine_350x279_Cover photo JANE-Haseldine_350x225_COVER_The last time she saw him.pngTell us about The Last Time She Saw Him.
The Last Time She Saw Him is the first in a new series from Kensington Publishing about a Detroit crime reporter, Julia Gooden, whose young son is kidnapped on the thirtieth anniversary of her brother’s abduction, a case that has never been solved. Convinced that the crimes are related, Julia tries to piece together childhood memories from her final day with her brother, who promised he would always protect her, and decipher whether sudden reminders of him are clues that will lead her to her son’s abductor, or merely coincidence. Julia knows she has hours at best to find her son alive, but the deeper she digs, the more personal and terrifying the battle becomes, and an undying promise may be her only hope of saving herself and her son.
To what extent do you think a threat to the family is a good theme for a thriller?
Great question! I think a threat to a person’s family is a strong emotional plotline for a thriller novel. It’s a terrifying idea that someone could hurt the people you love the most, and it’s relatable in that I think for almost any person, it’s their greatest fear. When I was coming up with the plot for The Last Time She Saw Him, I thought a lot about what scares me the most, and that was anything bad happening to my children. But then I started to think, what if a person had already endured a similar tragedy? How would they cope? Would they be able to eventually heal and lead a normal life, or would they be broken, living life on autopilot, or screwed up for good? The main character in the book, Julia, is powerless as a seven-year-old child when her brother is abducted, but when her son goes missing, I thought a lot about whether she would break down completely, or be balls-out fearless, ready to risk anything, including her own life, to get her little boy back. In this case, Julia is broken from her past loss, but she’s fearless when it comes to finding her son. So I think a threat to one’s family brings out our greatest fears, and hopefully, our greatest bravery. It’s a primal instinct that again, I think is universally relatable.
Tell us how your career as a journalist has influenced your writing.
In my case, you write what you know. My main character is a journalist and crime reporter, so it is familiar territory to me. Being a newspaper reporter and a journalist has been a big help in writing books as far as getting in the habit of writing on a daily basis. When you’re a reporter, there’s no such thing as writer’s block or you’ll be out of a job. Also, you are incredibly lucky to encounter a wide-ranging cast of real characters with their own unique stories that help spark the imagination. Having covered the crime beat, I tried to infuse in my main character, Julia, how important it is for her to hustle to get the story, but in the same vein, to also be compassionate. When I was writing an article and trying to get a comment from the parents of a dead child, I never forgot that I had a job to do, but I also tried not to become a viper and lose my humanity in the pursuit of getting a story. Hopefully, that made me a better reporter and helped people trust me. So my career as a journalist has been a huge influence and colored my perspective as an author.
What else is on the cards for you this year?
Writing wise, it’s going to be busy! The Last Time She Saw Him comes out as a print and audio book in June, and the second book in the series, Duplicity, comes out in April 2017. I also just got the exciting news this week from my literary agent that we got a contract with Kensington for two more books in the Julia Gooden series, which is fantastic, but I am going to be buried in front of my computer for the next four months, as I need to turn the third book in this summer. Pray for me! Just kidding (I think!). It’s a good problem to have though. I’ve known a few authors who have been incredibly lucky (not to mention incredibly talented), who’ve faced little rejection and landed book deals right away, but for me, it definitely wasn’t something that happened overnight. There was plenty of rejection (translation: lots) when I was first trying to get a literary agent, and then there were the early publisher rejections when we initially went out on submission with the novel (not to mention dealing with my own insecurities that the book was never going to sell). So when we did land a book deal, I was probably never so appreciative of anything in my entire life. I have such respect for anyone who is trying to write a book or who has written one and is trying to get it out there in the world, because it can be incredibly hard. So here’s to success for all of us writers in the coming year and beyond!
Thank you Jane for a great interview.
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THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM is the debut pulse-quickening story from debut author Jane Haseldine. She’s taken time out to tell The Big Thrill about the inspiration behind her story.
THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM sees journalist Julia relive a horrific experience from her childhood. Where did you get the inspiration for this storyline?
The book isn’t based on any specific crime. But for me, the worst stories are the ones about children who are victimized, abducted, or hurt in any way.
For the book, I thought a lot about what scares me the most, and that is anything bad happening to my children. But then I started to think, what if a person had already endured a similar tragedy? How would they cope? Julia is powerless as a seven-year-old child when her brother is abducted, but when her son goes missing, I thought a lot about whether she would break down completely, or be balls-out fearless, ready to risk anything, including her own life, to get her little boy back. In this case, Julia is still broken from her past loss, but she’s relentless when it comes to saving her child.
Julia is quite a strong minded woman – is she a character you enjoyed writing?
I did enjoy writing about Julia. She has a very tough exterior, but that’s because she had to create an impenetrable wall around herself when she was a little girl just to survive. She grew up in poverty and neglect. Her mother was an alcoholic and her father was a con man, and they abandoned her after Ben was abducted. Her brother was the only good part of her life, and that was taken away. Julia is a good, if not ultra-overprotective, mother to her two sons. Internally, she is vulnerable though and struggles with feeling that she isn’t good enough for the stable life she worked hard to create for herself.
There are some extremely unpleasant characters, particularly the Reverend, can you tell us about him?
When we meet Cahill, he’s serving time for tax evasion and for having sex with underage girls, which came to light because of Julia’s coverage. Cahill was once one of the most popular pastors in Detroit, combining ultra-Christian conservative values along with a hard shell of cool, as a tattooed, Harley-driving pastor who once buzzed through he streets of Detroit wearing a “God’s Soldier” on his helmet.
Do you think that your experiences as a journalist shaped this story?
I’ve never covered a child abduction story. But I’ve had to interview parents whose children died, whether it was gang-related or because of a drug overdose. I always knew I had a job to do, and there’s definitely an adrenaline buzz when you’re trying to nail a breaking story. But I always felt pretty vile when I had to insert myself into someone’s agony. I approached it that I was giving people the opportunity to tell others about their child or loved one, and in some way, memorialize who they really were.
I really loved the relationship between Detective Navarro and Julia, can you tell us more about their relationship?
Julia and Navarro were in a relationship when they were in their twenties and remained friends after their breakup which is a bone of contention for Julia’s estranged husband, especially since Navarro is the lead detective in their missing son’s case. Julia and Navarro have a push-pull relationship as reporter and source, but they care about each other, which makes the stakes even higher for Navarro to help Julia find her child.
What was the first thriller you ever read, and what about it made it memorable?
The first thriller I ever read was The Shining by Stephen King. That story has never let me go. Along with The Stand, whether you classify them as thriller or horror, those two books are masterpieces in writing and storytelling. I first read The Shining as a teenager, and I reread it a few years ago. It was interesting how I reacted differently to the book the second time around. Round two, I felt more sympathetic toward Jack Torrance, the dad, who loses his soul to the Overlook Hotel. It struck me how much this man was struggling internally with his own demons even before he set foot into the Overlook. When I was younger, I don’t think I grasped the nuances of the character as much.
You’re a debut author, what was the hardest thing for you when writing and publishing THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM?
Rejection, by far. There were days when rejection felt like a living breathing thing when I was first trying to get a literary agent. But with this first book, I learned so much along the way, including the fact that I was querying agents way before my manuscript was ready. I’m really grateful for a few agents who took the time to let me know what was working and what wasn’t working in my story early on. The other thing I struggled with, as I think most writers do, is battling bouts of insecurity about my writing. I still have this mind-set that I’m a blue-collar writer. I don’t have an MFA. I’ve never taken a creative writing course. But I’ve always loved books, ever since I was a kid. When I have doubts about my ability, I try to remind myself that hopefully, I have a good story to tell.
I’m holding out for a Detective Navarro book next. Any plans for future novels?
Yes, I’m very excited that the Julia Gooden storyline is going to be a series. The second book, Duplicity, will be released by Kensington Publishing in April 2017. I’m currently working on the third book in the series, Blood Blackbird, for release sometime in 2018. And, we have a contract for a fourth book. While Julia will remain the lead character, Detroit Detective Ray Navarro will play a strong supporting role.
for the most part, a competently written thriller--at least until the gruesome final showdown, which borders on the ridiculous.
The Last Time She Saw Him
Publishers Weekly.
263.18 (May 2, 2016): p33.
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The Last Time She Saw Him
Jane Haseldine. Kensington, $25 (368p) ISBN 978-1-4967-0405-4
Reporter Julia Gooden, the smart, relatable heroine of journalist Haseldine's uneven debut, needs a break from her job at a Detroit newspaper. She
finds peace at her vacation home on Lake St. Clair, Mich., with her two sons, Will and Logan. On the 30th anniversary of the 1977 disappearance
of her brother, Ben, two-year-old Will is taken from his bed; the clues left are shockingly similar to those left at the scene of Ben's abduction. In
addition to recruiting the help of ex-boyfriend Det. Ray Navarro and estranged husband David, Julia decides to take matters into her own hands.
In the next 24 hours or so, Julia manages to have a press conference, illegally search a suspect's home, help search 30 acres of property, sit in on
two interrogations, make a prison visit to someone who may have information about Will, and more. This improbable sequence takes credibility
away from what is, for the most part, a competently written thriller--at least until the gruesome final showdown, which borders on the ridiculous.
Agent: Priya Doraswamy, Lotus Lane Literary. (July)
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p=ITOF&sw=w&u=schlager&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA452883981&it=r&asid=071e00f65d6f7a2e48b16ee00c09bb23. Accessed 5 Feb.
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The last 80 pages, ... may strike some as over the top. But you can bet no one will stop reading.
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The Last Time She Saw Him
Don Crinklaw
Booklist.
112.17 (May 1, 2016): p32.
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* The Last Time She Saw Him. By Jane Haseldine. July 2016. 314p. Kensington, $25 (9781496704054).
Julia Gooden, the heroine of this ferocious thriller, is a Detroit crime reporter. She's the narrator, too, offering a first-person, up-close look at the
slippery ways of the newspapering trade and giving the details of her tense, violent narrative a visceral punch that can rock even the jaded. Julia
was tiny when her older brother was kidnapped. Now that she's a mom she obsesses that her two youngsters will endure the same fate. When it
happens to one of them, we get to watch the hard-edged reporter crank up. She flirts with the handsome homicide detective and tricks his tootrusting
staffer. She mocks and humiliates a big-haired psychic, whose revelations jar her to her core. She bluffs her way into a prison to grill a
convict who might know something and gets so far ahead of the cops that it's almost her undoing. The last 80 pages, with guns, a knife, an axe, a
knitting needle, and a river of blood, may strike some as over the top. But you can bet no one will stop reading.--Don Crinklaw
Crinklaw, Don
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Crinklaw, Don. "The Last Time She Saw Him." Booklist, 1 May 2016, p. 32. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?
p=ITOF&sw=w&u=schlager&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA453293642&it=r&asid=742687a4b7607868923bb70ed7fce6ab. Accessed 5 Feb.
2017.
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Journalist Jane Haseldine’s debut novel rings with authenticity as she, like Julia, is a former crime reporter. This is a harrowing read.
Web Exclusive – July 02, 2016
THE LAST TIME SHE SAW HIM
Finding what was lost
BookPage review by Lori K. Joyce
Imagine the guilt and fear you would have to live with if, while you slept, your sibling were abducted from your shared bedroom. Protagonist Julia Gooden has lived with those feelings for 30 years. She was only 7 when her brother was kidnapped, and can’t remember anything from that night other than not locking the outside door because she didn’t want her brother to think she was a baby. The daughter of an alcoholic mother and a grifter father, she lost her only anchor with her brother’s snatching.
Now a crime beat reporter, Julia calls the investigating officer on the anniversary of her brother’s unsolved disappearance to see if anything has surfaced. He responds kindly, showing his concern for her mental health, but has no new leads. Obsessive and fearful, Julia is abnormally overprotective of her own children, ages 2 and 9, and her marriage is strained to its breaking point.
The horrific kidnapping of Julia’s 2-year-old reignites her feelings of helplessness. But this time, Julia doesn’t give up; as a journalist, she is in a position to investigate her son’s situation. Her emotions are running high as she tries to determine if the kidnapping of her child is related to her brother’s, or if it’s merely a random, unfair coincidence. While many facts makes a plausible case the kidnappings are connected, there is enough mystery and second-guessing in The Last Time She Saw Him to satisfy diehard suspense readers.
Journalist Jane Haseldine’s debut novel rings with authenticity as she, like Julia, is a former crime reporter. This is a harrowing read.