On this week’s Corks & Conversation with Emilya Naymark episode we had a great chat about women PIs, family drama leading to crime, and why the baddies in her books always seem to be Russian. Have a listen …
Emilya Naymark is the author of the novel, Behind the Lie. This series follows NYPD detective turned small town PI, Laney Bird, in a fight to save lives—including her own—after a neighborhood block party turns deadly. We loved how rich the characters were and that Laney was also a single mom of a teenage boy. Family dynamics plays a big part in how this page-turning crime fiction novel unfolds. In Emilya’s words…
“Family is the thing that is the most core part- if you want to evoke any kind of emotion in the reader, you go to family, and there’s going to be some kind of emotion there”
Behind the Lie is the second book in her Sylvan series, set in a charming but deadly upstate NY town. We suggest you get a copy here. (indie bookshop.org or Amazon.com) We paired it with a beer this week, Pilsner Urquell from Czech Republic, which is one of Emilya’s favorites. It reminded Christie of sitting at an outdoor cafe on a hot day in Europe.
Cathi, not the beer drinker or in a hot climate, stuck with a wine from this month’s Naked Wines selection. It was delightful and you can get Naked Wines delivered to your home too! Just be sure to use one of our links when you order (like the coupon at the top of our website) so that we can get a little credit for the referral!
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Emilya started writing at night (after office hours) as a much needed creative outlet. She loves to read but writing offers so much more. As she said …
“Reading transports you, but writing transports you time a thousand”
We couldn’t agree more! Our topics on this episode ranged from mustard on corn to the fall of the Soviet Union (Emilya’s birthplace). You will just have to listen!
Episode Highlights:
8:04 “My baddies are Russian”
10:31 Her immigration story
13:35 Comparing stories about East Berlin
16:41 Family is the thing
21:15 She puts WHAT on corn?
25:10 Working from home was her goal!
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