1–What is the title of your latest release? THE SPANISH DIPLOMAT’S SECRET 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Immigrant newlyweds Captain Jim and Lady Diana are on board an ocean liner bound for Liverpool when a Spanish diplomat is viciously killed. The distraught Captain seeks Jim’s help. To avert dire international consequences, Captain Jim must solve the mystery before they dock. But there are a thousand suspects on board…some with secrets they will kill to protect. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I’ve had the idea for the locked cabin crime for a while. The early transatlantic steamships were magnificent floating hotels. Open air decks, luxurious furnishings, dressing formally for dinner, an international cohort of passengers and the high seas—it was an irresistible setting for working-man Captain Jim and his posh wife Diana. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? I do! Captain Jim often watches through my eyes and remarks upon things around me, but he’s such a gentleman, it’s never been a problem. Diana, now, she has a rather wicked sense of humor. 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Captain Jim is Determined, honorable, skeptical….