Saturday, September 27, 2025
73.4 F
Kilmarnock

Local author pens book featuring real-life codes

Author Jeff Hayman buries a treasure box to be found using clues from his new book The Wall. Photo by Jackie Nunnery

by Jackie Nunnery

If you like solving puzzles or breaking codes, Reedville author Jeff Hayman has a story for you. It is one filled with intrigue, political corruption and clues to a series of buried treasures.

Hayman describes his book, The Wall, as “the Northern Neck’s version of The DaVinci Code,” with “one big puzzle.” The novel tells the story of a fictional tech entrepreneur who creates a new financial infrastructure after the collapse of the financial system in the U.S.

“Naturally, various corrupt politicians and greedy money moguls take great exception to this, and the result is a financial thriller that takes place largely in the Northern Neck. Readers will recognize many of the locales and….

There's more to this story...
Are you a subscriber? 

 Log in

Many more news articles, photos and ads are available only to those
who
subscribe to our printed newspaper or our online e-Edition.

Pick up a copy or Subscribe today!

Follow us on Social Media

Visit our Advertisers

Your Local Weather

Kilmarnock
overcast clouds
73.4 ° F
74.7 °
71.8 °
89 %
1.9mph
100 %
Sat
74 °
Sun
73 °
Mon
76 °
Tue
72 °
Wed
72 °