1–What is the title of your latest release? A LOVELY GIRL: THE TRAGEDY OF OLGA DUNCAN AND THE TRIAL OF ONE OF CALIFORNIA’S MOST NOTORIOUS KILLERS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A Lovely Girl is the true story of a scandalous 1958 murder case filled with eccentric people, bumbling killers, and dark humor, set against the backdrop of 1950’s family life. Think Dave Berry meets Ann Rule in Fargo! 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? Because my book is a true-crime memoir, I didn’t have a choice about the setting. The story takes place in Santa Barbara and Ventura, California where the murder and trial occurred. I liked time traveling back to my 1950s hometown and reliving a part of my childhood while researching the book. My father was a crime reporter and columnist for the local newspaper, so his stories about the murder and columns about our family helped bring the 60-year-old murder back to life for me. As I wrote the book, I heard my father’s voice speaking to me from his old, yellowed news clippings authenticating that wonderful 1950’s coastal town I remembered so well. 4–Would you hang…

