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The Sun Down Motel, by Simone St. James

How it didn’t matter how afraid or how careful you were—it could always be you.

This is another theme of the book: that the average woman is, in her own way, an expert in crime. Both Viv and Carly come to realize this fact as they learn to rely on their own instincts, born of always being aware of danger. This is also one of the reasons that the true crime genre is so popular with women, something I could go on and on about! I love true crime, and I really wanted to read a novel that gave me that same thrill while also being a satisfying mystery. I couldn’t find that book, so I wrote it, which is how I come up with most of my ideas.

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10 Apr 21 · Flag

Dana Halek Damato

I loved Broken Girls and Sundown Motel. The fear the women faced was very real and at the same time women mostly have a" get it done" kind of courage.

11 Apr 21 · Flag

Starla

I was so glad to see the theme of average women having to be always aware of the possibility of danger and the possibility of violence directed towards themselves vocalized in fiction. It’s altogether…

13 Apr 21 · Flag

Michelle Belanger De Rohrmoser

I agree 100% with Starla... As a woman, I feel that most of us have a feeling of being in danger every time we step out of our homes. Most of the times it might be subtle, but it's always there... Bei…

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