1–What is the title of your latest release? THE LAST RUSSIAN DOLL 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In 1991, a young woman returns to her homeland of Soviet Russia to solve a murder and ends up unraveling the devastating history of her family. She starts out with only a single key. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I knew this story would be set in Russia from the moment I first thought about writing it, because of my academic background in Slavonic Studies as well as my lifelong passion for Russian literature, in particular the epic love stories. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Oh yes, absolutely. But after everything I’ve guided my characters through, I might feel more like a parent than a friend or a peer! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? At the start of the novel, Tonya is curious, innocent, and lonely, while Rosie is self-absorbed, driven, and repressed. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? When you’re writing a book, it’s almost like you live in the book. In a way you end up leading two lives, one in…