As we near the release of Focus on May 23, I’m going to continue my time-honored tradition of sprinkling little tidbits out about the story. I really enjoyed writing this story — even more so as it wasn’t one that I had planned on writing. The idea popped up when one of my beta readers pointed out the time jump at the end of Duality and wondered what, exactly, had happened to Sean during those months. (If you’ve not read the most recent book in the Sean Colbeth Investigates series, I won’t spoil anything other than to say our intrepid detective had some enforced downtime on his hands…)
So, ready for some quasi-spoilers?
Vasily has a bit of a crisis of confidence.
I mean, who wouldn’t? His best friend was nearly — oops! You nearly managed to get me to spoil the ending of Duality! let’s just say taking down the suspect at the heart of Duality had repercussions, which leads Vas to question himself.
Polaroid cameras are still popular? Who knew.
…well, apparently the killer Vas is tracking down in Focus did.
Autocorrect makes it hard to spell Manolo Blahnik properly.
Ask Vasily, for he had to key in into his case system. Repeatedly. (The author has never forgiven him for that.) If the name seems familiar, a quick internet search will tell you why.
There’s a hidden elevator at Rosie’s mansion.
I won’t tell you where — you’ll have to read the book for that tidbit. But suffice it to say that the device plays a bit of a role in the events of the story (and explains how our beloved author was able to get to her bedroom during her prior health crises).
A monorail does go through the center of a hotel at Disneyland.
Part of my research for this book required dispatching a friend to confirm this tiny yet salient detail. I re-confirmed it a few months later, along with how strollers can be used to control foot traffic. (Don’t ask.)
Okay, that’s it for now! Be sure to follow me to get additional tidbits as we get closer to the launch.