Politics Makes Strange Deadfellows
Kate Matthews Mystery Series Book 2
by Jane DiLucchio
Genre: Cozy LGBTQ Mystery
Kate understood that Michelle was mentally ill and periodically homeless. What she didn’t understand was why Michelle turned up in Santa Barbara only to disappeared again—until the police announced that Michelle was wanted in connection with a murder.
Wading through the morass of Michelle’s life in order to find out the truth while also handling Council politics and issues proves to be more complicated than Kate could ever have anticipated. When her wife and children become entangled in the quagmire, Kate finds out just how much she is willing to do to save her family.
Going Coastal
Kate Matthews Mystery Series Book 1
She spent many years as a teacher (first elementary school and later at the community college level), massage therapist, and backyard farmer before giving in to the little voices that kept sounding off in her head.
Since there’s a thin line between a psychotic and a writer (psychotics try to convince everyone that the voices they hear are real; writers write it down and tell everyone its fiction), Jane finally decided to give in to the voices rather than undergo intensive psychotherapy.
Jane and her wife are raising their two cats in a loving home in Southern California. (Actually, the cats allow Jane and Sue to live with them in return for certain personal services, but that’s another story entirely.) Jane continues to raise crops, travel, write, and spend time with her friends and family – all activities she loves.
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You’ve probably
heard of pantsers verses plotters, i.e. writers who plan out their books
(plotters) as opposed to those who start out with a vague idea of where the
book is going. I definitely fall on the seat-of-your-pants side. In fact, my
writing life began with a scene that played in my head so vividly that I was
compelled to write it down. I had no idea who the people were or why they were
dancing in the middle of a ballroom at a teacher’s conference, but there they
were in my head, and now they were down on paper. That first scene I wrote
ended up being in the middle of the story, absolute evidence that nothing in
that novel was planned. I’m getting more organized in that I mostly write in
the order that things happen in the book, but I don’t always know the victim or
murderer before I start. Six published books into this adventure (Politics
Makes Strange Deadfellows comes out in November), I am still surprised by
what my characters do and say. Hopefully, it will always be that way.
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Thank you for hosting my book tour. I hope you enjoy your introduction to the world of Kate Matthews and family. Good luck in the drawing!
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DeleteI enjoyed the guest post. This book sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteI hope you'll let me know what you think once you've read it. Thanks for checking it out!
DeleteI like the cover.
ReplyDeleteIf you like a cozy mystery with real-world substance, this might be the book for you. Thanks for your interest.
ReplyDeleteI hope you spend some time with Kate and her family. I think you'll find them all to be complicated, but real, characters.
ReplyDeleteI do, too! I like the vibrant colors and the outdoor scenes that the cover artist has created for this series.
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