Tag: Countdown

A final tidbit to whet your appetite for the latest entry in the Sean Colbeth Investigates series. I hope this has been a fun way to countdown to the release of Outsider! 1. Leaving your troubles behind isn’t always the best option. It’s a truism that both of my main characters will ultimately realize as…

How about something really intriguing as we close in on the release date? 2. Charlie’s back. And she’s still upset. Sean has to deal with the fallout from the events in Blindsided, including inflicting significant damage on his relationship with his cousin, Charlie O’Connor. Can he repair it enough to at least get invited back…

A, B, C. 1, 2, 3; sounds like a hook for a catchy song! I wonder if anyone has ever recorded it… 3. Powder Blue Cameo. I might be showing my age, but I can’t help sneaking classic writing technology into a story whenever I can. I didn’t realize it until after I was finished…

A lot can happen in four days; by my count, Sean Colbeth has managed to solve a few cases in about that amount of time. Can he do it again? I’m not telling. 4. In California, not everything is what it purports to be. Probably not a surprise given it’s home to Hollywood, but it’s…

Now we’re getting down to the nitty gritty. 5. Teachers don’t get paid enough. When following a lead brings Sean to the campus of a high school, he quickly realizes educational professionals are underpaid and, more to the point, under appreciated. And that they aren’t any more capable of making popcorn in the microwave that…

I’m starting to feel like we’re going through the Twelve Days of Christmas, but there are no pear trees in this story. (Or are there?) 6. Blueberries are blueberries. Some things are just better in Maine, as Sean finds out when he makes the mistake of ordering a purported blueberry muffin at a certain chain…

Another backstage tidbit for you! 7. It never rains in Southern California. As the old song goes, the weather is always warm and inviting in SoCal, especially when the author is in control of the jet stream. It wouldn’t do to have our main character experience less than a Chamber of Commerce-like trip, right?

Eight days to go! I don’t know about you, but I’m kind of excited. 8. Sean snarfs down his first In-N-Out cheeseburger I’m reasonably certain Sean has likely been to McDonald’s a number of times, but those visits are essentially offscreen. But since he will be in California, I couldn’t resist having him experience what…