1–What is the title of your latest release? THE BONE RECORDS 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? NYPD academy washout Grigg Orlov must find the murderers of his immigrant father before he’s the next to die – his only clue an eerie artifact of the Soviet black market. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The idea for the book started with the bone records, which were bootlegs of American rock ‘n’ roll songs cut from X-rays in the Soviet Union from 1945-1963. I loved the idea of including bone records in a story, but I didn’t want to set the book in the Soviet Union in, say, 1962. In Brooklyn, several neighborhoods are called Little Odessa because of the large proportion of Russian immigrants that live there. Older immigrants in these neighborhoods—Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend—would know about the discs, so I set the novel in Coney Island. It helped that I’m a huge Coney Island fan, with many visits over the years. 4–Would you hang out with your sleuth in real life? Yes, but would he want to hang out with me? 5–What are three words that describe your sleuth? Learning, instinctive, undaunted…

Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match” where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It’s our great pleasure to present Kevin G. Chapman!   Writes: I’m a mystery/thriller author, but all my stories involve relationships and some romance. My new novel, Dead Winner, is all about the romance – but there’s still a mystery with some thrills involved. Dead Winner is about a man, Rory, who has always regretted not telling Monica the way he felt about her. Instead, his best friend, Tom, asked her out and ended up marrying her. Eight years later, Rory, now a successful trust & estates lawyer, finds himself in a position way outside his comfort zone. Monica needs him to be her protector, her criminal defense lawyer, and her private investigator. Along the way, their relationship heats up well beyond attorney and client. Rory must solve the mystery, protect the woman of his dreams, and be the hero he always imagined himself to be inside the video games he frequently plays. The question is, does he have what it takes to be a real-life hero?   About: I’m…

1–What is the title of your latest release? A GHOST OF CARIBOU 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? In the remote mountains of Washington state, wildlife biologist Alex Carter encounters an unsolved murder and a town in turmoil while in search of a mountain caribou, a majestic, all-but-vanished animal. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted to spin a suspenseful tale around the plight of mountain caribou, which used to live in the northeast corner of Washington state before they were driven to extinction there. The last two surviving animals, both females, were taken by Canada into British Columbia in 2019 because the American herd in Washington was virtually extinct. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely. Alex Carter and I have a lot in common. We’re both wildlife researchers and are passionate about conservation. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Compassionate, resourceful, determined. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? Mountain caribou are endangered due to a variety of factors, including the clearcutting of old-growth forests, habitat fragmentation, climate change, and more. I really dove into the process of getting a species listed…

1–What is the title of your latest release? REINCEPTION 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? A corporation’s popular brain-modification technology is eradicating socially unacceptable behavior in 2126 New York City. When a college student and a government-labeled terrorist discover the truth of what’s happening inside people’s heads, they fight to preserve their free will and the future. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? In setting my book 100 years in the future, I thought carefully about what would change and what might remain the same. It was central to my story that my main character, Leandrea, be in college. I went to Barnard College/Columbia University in New York City. I liked the idea that Columbia University would endure, and I put Leandrea into places that I inhabited and explored in college and imagined what they might be like, and whether they would even exist, in 2126. In the same way that civilizations have always exploited existing infrastructures, I built future NYC on top of existing NYC. A complex city like New York is ripe for speculative futures. One imagines how things like climate change will impact a city that depends so heavily…

1–What is the title of your latest release? ANYWHERE YOU RUN which releases on October 25th 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Two sisters run to different parts of the country to escape secrets they left behind. What they don’t realize is that a man with dark secrets of his own is hot on their trail with an unusual motive for finding the women. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? The book deals with the horror and traumatic effect of living under the oppression of segregation in 1964 so it was necessary that the story take place in the Jim Crow south. More specifically, it takes place in Mississippi, a state widely known for having some of the most racist and segregationist policies during that time. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? I’d love to hang out with my protagonist. I just don’t know if she’d want to hang out with me because I’m not as outgoing as she is. 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Feisty, smart, and loving. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? How women had so few rights and were…

P 18–21 The Favor Copyright © 2022 by Nicci French.   “Anyway, congratulations,” said Liam, holding up his coffee cup. “What about?” “About your upcoming marriage.” “How do you know about that?” “Someone told me. When I was tracking you down.” Jude laughed. “Tracking me down? What are you, a private detective?” “Just an old friend.” He sipped his coffee. “A doctor, like you always said you’d be. You did it.” Jude’s throat felt tight. She had thought she would never see Liam again, and yet over the years she had imagined meeting him: by chance, on a bus, on a street, in a crowd of people, walking in the Clee Hills by her parents’ house in Shropshire. Because there were things that she needed to say, had needed to say for over a decade, although now the moment had actually come she didn’t know how to start saying them. “I should be the one tracking you down,” she said, haltingly. “I know that you . . .” She stopped. “I’ve never forgotten.” He frowned, as if he was considering this. When he spoke, he didn’t seem angry or even sad. Just reflective, as if he were talking about someone…

1–What is the title of your latest release? CONCRETE EVIDENCE 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? On the family’s Brazos River Ranch in Texas, Avery Elliott helps run her grandfather’s commercial construction business. Raised by Senator Elliott, Avery has never doubted her grandfather is a man of integrity and faith until the day she finds him standing with a gun over the body of a dead man. To make matters worse, Avery just discovered a billing discrepancy for materials supposedly purchased for the construction of the Lago de Cobre Dam. Desperate for answers, Avery contacts FBI Special Agent Marc Wilkins for help. As Marc works to identify the dead man, threats toward Avery create a fresh sense of urgency to pinpoint why someone wants to silence her. To make matters worse a hurricane is approaching threatening lives and property. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I wanted a bigger-than-life setting in my beloved Texas. That meant a big ranch. My husband and I drove around the Brazos River area until we found not only the perfect ranch but also the perfect spot for a fictitious dam. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Absolutely! Avery is smart and witty. She…

1–What is the title of your latest release? THE GHOSTS OF LEWIS MANOR 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? Seraphina must choose the lesser of two evils—the ghosts that haunt her or the murderer who hunts her. 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I love the history and folklore of the New Forest in the South of England. It’s the perfect setting for a ghost story. 4–Would you hang out with your protagonist in real life? Yes! 5–What are three words that describe your protagonist? Curious, determined, and brave. 6–What’s something you learned while writing this book? We fear things because we don’t understand them. 7–Do you edit as you draft or wait until you are totally done? Editing is my lifeline in writing—I’m always editing. 8–What’s your favorite foodie indulgence? I can’t live without pastries. The combination of dough and sweets makes me happy! 9–Describe your writing space/office! I love writing outdoors—anywhere is wonderful if I’m not confined by walls. 10–Who is an author you admire? Agatha Christie all the way. 11—Which Agatha Christie book is your favorite? They are all so great that it’s hard to pick one, but The…

1–What is the title of your latest release? NEXT OF KIN 2–What’s the “elevator pitch” for your new book? On an ordinary working day, London architect Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother-in-law’s voice is filled with panic. His son’s nursery has called to ask where little Max is. Leila was supposed to drop Max off that morning. But she forgot he was in her car ­– on the hottest day of the year. Racing to the carpark, she grasps the horror of what she has done. What follows is an explosive, high-profile trial that will tear the family apart. But as the case progresses it becomes clear there’s more to this incident than meets the eye… 3–How did you decide where your book was going to take place? I was born and raised in East London, which is one of the most deprived areas of the UK. It has this sense of menace that’s irresistible to a novelist. Authors like Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde used it as a sinister setting, a place of grime, vice and flux. Although my main character, Leila, lives in a small desirable pocket, the surrounding sense of…

ALL THE BROKEN GIRLS by Linda Hurtado Bond   A is for Action – which you will get a lot of in All the Broken Girls.   L is for Linda, my first name.   L is also for love – which inspired this book. My love for both my Cuban American husband and the Cuban American culture we raised our children in.   T is for Tony, the hot, by-the-books detective on the hunt for a serial killer leaving Mari clues   H is for Hanks  – the cold case detective helping Mari look into the ten-year-old murder of her mother.   E is for Evil as in The Evil Eye, which Mari fears someone is giving her.   B is for broken. Mari feels driven to help some broken girls because no one helped her after her mother was murdered.   R is for religion, which plays a part in this killer’s motivation and is infused in the calling cards he leaves behind.   O is for Orlando, Mari’s side-kick news photographer who is constantly trying to keep Mari out of trouble.   K is for kindness. When Detective Garcia shows Mari his kind side, something inside her…