Category: Backstory
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Snowbound
Memories of living through cold New England winters and blustery Nor’easters helped to create the latest Sean Colbeth mystery.
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Potatoes
My first book, Blindsided, revolves around the murder of a local professor who, as it turns out, happened to be peer reviewing research regarding a new “super potato” that purportedly was able to fend off all manner of blight, thus increasing the potential yields for the farmers in Maine. It might seem like an unusual…
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What’s Behind My Titles?
It’s an interesting process I go through finding a title for a novel that fits both the story and the underlying theme of the work.
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Eleven Things: Bonus
Today’s the official release for Pariah, so I thought I’d celebrate with a bonus tidbit about Vasily. Why is Vasily’s favorite color blue? It’s the primary color for the swim team Vasily was on when he won his first international gold medal in butterfly… and the team where he met Sean Colbeth. While he might…
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Eleven Things: 11
Here we are, on the eve of the release for Pariah — or, at least, the release of the Kindle version. I hope you’ve enjoyed these little peeks into the background of my character — it’s been fun sharing some of the backstory that’s not necessarily in the books (yet). And now, the finale: 11.…
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Eleven Things: 10
Wow! We are really getting close now. Here’s another tidbit about Vasily: 10. His long hair started as part of his rebellion as a teenager. As you might have guessed, Vasily’s relationship with his parents grew more complicated the closer he got to his high school graduation; the greater the pressure on him to conform…
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Eleven Things: 9
Another item from Vasily’s background… 9. Vasily can actually cook. Despite the last nugget posted for Day 8, Vas is a very good chef and has a small wicker box full of recipes that he was given back in Windeport. While nothing on his list is a dish you’d find at a five-star restaurant, his…
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Eleven Things: 8
More tidbits about Vasily: 8. Vasily has a weakness for Olive Garden and In-N-Out Like most athletes, Vasily has a pretty strict regimen in terms of how he treats his body; not only does he work out (like, all the time), he generally focuses on a well-balanced diet that keeps him in tip-top shape. Except……
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Eleven Things: 7
Continuing tidbits on Vasily: 7. Vasily grew up in a wealthy family, but was disowned by his parents. Some of this backstory appears in Blindsided, of course, but we get a more personal look at what it meant to grow up a child of privilege and then have that ripped away; by the time we…
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Eleven Things: 6
More tidbits on Vasily: 6. Yes, he did intentionally lease a condo with a view of Disneyland. As he tells his new boss in the opening chapter of Pariah, Vas had looked for a place to live in Rancho Linda but found even with his amazing salary there wasn’t much he could afford. Honestly, though,…