In this week’s Corks & Conversation II with Elizabeth Breck, we talked with this California PI turned author one year after her debut novel came out! Have a listen …
Elizabeth Breck returns to our podcast this season to introduce our listeners to her new book Double Take and to fill us in on what has happened over the past year. Double Take is the second in her Madison Kelly Mystery series about a California PI. We love Madison, her surfing lifestyle in San Diego, and, of course, following her harrowing investigations. You’re sure to enjoy it too! You can order your copy of the book here: indie bookshop.org or Amazon. And as a bonus this month, you can get her first book, Anonymous, on kindle for only $1.99!
If you are wondering what type of mysteries these are, here’s what Elizabeth has to say …
“I write, in my opinion, classic mysteries with thriller elements, so I call them thrilling mysteries”
The protagonist, Madison Kelly, is characterized as a tough cookie, but in this book we also see her vulnerable side as she deals with medical and relationship issues. We really get to know her and are glad that there will be more to come in the series! As Elizabeth puts it …
“It’s the thing I like as a reader, when you pick up the next book in a series and the same cast of characters are there.”
Some of you may remember from her episode last season, Corks & Conversation with Elizabeth Breck, that she is a meticulous organizer and planner in her approach to writing. Her excel spreadsheets even go as far as predicting chapter word count. Cathi loves this and Christie can’t even imagine! But for Elizabeth it has paid off! The pacing and suspense is excellent.
Another important aspect of a novel is to have a great opening, which Elizabeth realized a long time ago. As she says …
“When we used to have bookstores – No, we do, we have bookstores! Go to the bookstore! – I would go in, and my favorite thing was to go to the mystery aisle and pick up a book and read the first page and if it got me, I bought the book.”
This was such a fun and informative chat over a glass of pinot grigio!
Some highlights from the Episode:
7:30 Elizabeth’s methodical method of writing
11:44 Madison Kelly is the female version of Jack Reacher
14:55 The trip to the Cancer Center was based on Elizabeth’s real life
28:54 There’s more Madison Kelly and her cast of characters coming
29:39 Writing about the pandemic
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