Thank you LynDee for taking the time to stop by Community Bookstop and talking about yourself and your new book Lethal Lifestyles!
What genre do you write?
Mystery and humor.
How did you come to write genre?
I write what I like to read, for the most part: page turners with
fun characters that tug at your heart and make you laugh, too.
Who is your favorite character to write about?
My protagonist, Nichelle Clarke, is smart and funny and loyal—all
the things I look for in a good friend, so naturally I adore her. But close
behind her is her sports columnist friend Grant Parker. It’s been such fun to
watch his character grow and develop over the course of six books. Lethal
Lifestyles was great fun for me to write, because I got to spend a lot of time
with Nichelle and Parker.
Who inspires your books?
I find inspiration in all sorts of places, from a creepy locale
that would be the perfect Richmond body dump scene, to news stories, to someone
mentioning a weekly polo match in the Virginia countryside. But my family is
the reason I open my computer and work on days when I’m not feeling it: I
realize how blessed I am to be home with my littles and able to do this thing I
love. They are my best inspiration.
What do you do when you’re not writing?
Laundry. I wish that were more of a joke, but three kids with
busy school and sports schedules produce dirty clothes by the boatload. All
kidding aside: probably the same stuff y’all do when you’re not at work: I play
with and read to my littles, volunteer at their schools, spend time with my
darling, hang out and drink coffee with my girlfriends, hit the gym a few days
a week…you know, suburban work-from-home mom stuff.
If you were stuck on a deserted
island what three things would you take?
Oooooh, I love this! A Costco-size
box of matches, because I have tried and failed to generate a spark rubbing
sticks together; a similarly huge box of tampons, because I read this super
cool survival article about how you can use them to filter water and make it
drinkable (I keep trying to find a way to work that into a book, but so far I
haven’t found a place to get Nichelle quite that lost in the woods. Maybe next
time); and my worn old copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It’s my
favorite Rowling book, and it’s the longest of the series so it would take the
most time to read.
Thanks so much for having me today,
Paula! This was fun!
The pleasure was mine thank you for stopping by LynDee!
Book Synopsis:
Synopsis
Wedding bells are ringing at the Richmond Telegraph, and maid of honor Nichelle Clarke is determined to give her friends the perfect fairytale beginning to their happily ever after. So when a corpse crashes rehearsal weekend, Nichelle ditches her wedding coordinator shoes for her crime reporter ones, and a little poking around turns up a big problem: the victim and the groom have a history, and it’s not a pretty one.
Evidence against groom Grant Parker piles up, leaving Nichelle wishing a hostile bridesmaid was still her biggest worry as she tries to fend off Richmond’s favorite TV reporter—and her own scheming publisher. At odds with the cops, her beloved editor, and the ticking clock, Nichelle races to uncover the truth and save the day before this perfect wedding turns into a funeral.
Books in the Headlines in High Heels Mystery Series:
•DATELINE MEMPHIS (novella after BURIED LEADS in
Author Biography:
LynDee Walker is the author of the national bestselling Headlines in High Heels mystery series, beginning FRONT PAGE FATALITY
(2013).
(2013).
The newest book in the series, LETHAL LIFESTYLES
, will be published on September 27, 2016.
, will be published on September 27, 2016.
Before she started writing mysteries, LynDee was an award-winning journalist. Her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines across the U.S.
She adores her family, her readers, and enchiladas. She often works out tricky plot points while walking off the enchiladas. She lives in Richmond, Virginia, where she is either playing with her children, working on her next novel, or admiring beautiful shoes she can’t wear.
Author Links:
Webpage – www.lyndeewalker.com
Facebook – www.facebook.com/lyndeewalkerbooks
Henery Press – http://henerypress.com/lethal-lifestyles/
Twitter @LynDeeWalker
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