QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION: Redemption By Blood
These questions were posed to me by Cynthia Vespia, author of Theater of Pain and Demon Hunter: Saga. Enjoy!
1) What is the working title of your next book?
Redemption by Blood
2) Where did the idea come from for the book?
The concept that Chicago politics have been infiltrated by the Chicago Outfit (the city's Mafia family), as well as the general attitude of the 1990s that it was time to fight back against Mob influence.
3) What genre does your book fall under?
Crime Thriller, with a hint of noir to it
4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
Detective Walker would definitely be played by Shemar Moore. His partner, Rae Callahan, would be played by Olivia Wilde. The Yakuza boss, I actually specifically wrote the role around George Takei.
5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
A state senator is assassinated for attempting to reveal possibly one of the most ground-shattering scandals in American political history.
6) Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
It will be self-published through Createspace.
7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
The first draft is actually still in progress!
8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
This is actually my first venture into the crime thriller genre, and I haven't read any other books in it…I have read some Mickey Spillane, so I'm sure that acts as an influence…I also read Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon to get a realistic portrayal as to how detectives act and investigate cases.
9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?
I've always wanted to delve into crime fiction. I blame that on The Shield. That's really what got me looking at writing about cops and the streets and such. From there, my interest has expanded.
10) What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
It has action, it has snappy dialogue, it has sex, it has devious criminals, and it has political conspiracy…everything one needs in such a story!
1) What is the working title of your next book?
Redemption by Blood
2) Where did the idea come from for the book?
The concept that Chicago politics have been infiltrated by the Chicago Outfit (the city's Mafia family), as well as the general attitude of the 1990s that it was time to fight back against Mob influence.
3) What genre does your book fall under?
Crime Thriller, with a hint of noir to it
4) What actors would you choose to play the part of your characters in a movie rendition?
Detective Walker would definitely be played by Shemar Moore. His partner, Rae Callahan, would be played by Olivia Wilde. The Yakuza boss, I actually specifically wrote the role around George Takei.
5) What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
A state senator is assassinated for attempting to reveal possibly one of the most ground-shattering scandals in American political history.
6) Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
It will be self-published through Createspace.
7) How long did it take you to write the first draft of the manuscript?
The first draft is actually still in progress!
8) What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
This is actually my first venture into the crime thriller genre, and I haven't read any other books in it…I have read some Mickey Spillane, so I'm sure that acts as an influence…I also read Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets by David Simon to get a realistic portrayal as to how detectives act and investigate cases.
9) Who or what inspired you to write this book?
I've always wanted to delve into crime fiction. I blame that on The Shield. That's really what got me looking at writing about cops and the streets and such. From there, my interest has expanded.
10) What else about the book might pique the reader's interest?
It has action, it has snappy dialogue, it has sex, it has devious criminals, and it has political conspiracy…everything one needs in such a story!
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