Hampton Road: A Psychological Thriller

Michael Segedy

Aug 2011 · Michael Segedy

About this ebook

The most terrifying demons are those that are real. And of your own creation. What would you do if you suddenly woke up and found yourself in a state mental institution that looked more like a prison than a hospital? Then when you demanded to know why you were being held against your will, no one in the place would give you a straight answer. And on top of this, you have a serious case of amnesia. Especially when you are asked to recount any details about Hampton Road. That’s when you panic. Everything that was once familiar to you, no longer is. When your mother visits you she acts like a stranger. And your girlfriend appears frightened by your odd behavior. Even your best friend seems to have disappeared into thin air. Nothing seems real. Not even you to yourself. You feel like an imposter. A fake. And you feel alone. Terribly alone.

Welcome to Hampton Road and the disturbing world of the main character, a young man who appears to have lost everything, except maybe his wry sense of humor. This psychological thriller is told from the perspective of three characters, whose lives converge one fateful night when the world as they knew it ended.

About the author

 Michael Segedy is an award winning author. Over the years he has lived abroad in faraway places such as Taiwan, Israel, Morocco, and Peru. His life overseas has inspired him to write thrillers that include scenes set in foreign lands. Several of his works have won recognition in international book awards contests.

Novels to date: 

Hampton Road, a psychological thriller
In Deep, a political thriller
Cupiditas, a political thriller
Evil's Root, a compilation of In Deep and Cupiditas
EMMA: Emergent Movement of Militant Anarchists, a terrorist thriller
Our Darker Angel, a crime thriller
The Bed Sheet Serial Killer, crime thriller
A Lethal Partnership,political thriller
Sanctimonious Serial Killers, a compilation The Bed Sheet Serial Killer and A Lethal Partnership

Apart from writing novels, Michael has published three non-fiction works:

A Critical Look at John Gardner's Grendel
Teaching Literature and Writing in the Secondary Classroom
Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson with Introduction, Notes, and Lessons by Michael Segedy

He's also published numerous academic articles about literature and writing in various scholarly journals. 

Gwendolyn Brooks, former poet laureate of Illinois, presented him with Virginia English Bulletin's first place writing award.