Interview with a Character: Elizabeth “Libby” Shaw

by Elise Cooper   Interview with Elizabeth “Libby” Shaw from Katharine Ashe’s The Prince Elise Cooper: You are pretty single-minded about achieving your goal to become a doctor even though the social norms emphasized women lacked the physical and moral nature to...

Interview with a Character: Geo Shaw

by Elise Cooper   We will discuss with Geo Shaw, from Jennifer Hillier‘s JAR OF HEARTS, how she endured abuse, her best friends’ murder, going to prison, and the scorn of the community. EC:  Do you think people can reinvent their life—did you? Geo Shaw: I’m...

Interview with a Character: Rachel Knight

Today marks the release of Marcia Clark’s fourth novel featuring LA Special Trials prosecutor Rachel Knight. THE COMPETITION is one of my favorite books so far this year; you can read my review over at Pop Culture Nerd. Being a Special Trials prosecutor in Los...

Interview with a Character: Sam Thornton

Sam Thornton is the nicest, most fascinating grim reaper you’ll ever want to meet. He is as human a gent as you’ll find, and has a wit that comes, I suppose, from roaming around for centuries with no end in sight.. Sam made his debut in DEAD HARVEST (my...

Interview with a Character: Tony Hill

Tony Hill is as fascinating a psychologist as you’ll ever want to meet. His almost supernatural ability to get into the heads of criminals belies his kind heart and complex past. As a rule, I’m not a crier when I’m reading, but some of the scenes...

Interview with a Character: Jones Cooper

We first met Jones Cooper in Lisa Unger’s FRAGILE, and he was back in DARKNESS, MY OLD FRIEND. I loved Jones from the get-go because he’s not a run-of-the-mill hero, but is a hero nonetheless. He’s flawed in the most interesting ways, and he’s...