Lost in Plain Sight by Alan Camrose - Book Tour
Lost in Plain Sight by Alan Camrose @AlanCamrose @lovebooksgroup #lovebookstours
A Magic Circle wizard has been brutally killed on the English south coast.
Sam Franklin, Pagoda and Meyra are on the case; as a cat, Pagoda would rather get into the case and have a nap.
Sam’s a senior wizard who doesn't want to follow in the dead man's footsteps; Meyra's still struggling to fit into our world.
They walk on and under the mean streets of Brighton, hunting the killer (and the missing body). They find a whole lot more: a murderous dark magic conspiracy preying on the poor and vulnerable in our society, a werewolf with exquisite dentistry, a goblin fatale and a sat-nav with serious personality issues.
This fur-raising adventure will introduce you to the dark corners of our world where magic works and the monsters often wear nicely tailored suits.
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Amazon UK - https://amzn.to/3eZ1buD
Amazon US - https://amzn.to/2UfAt8R
Author Interview
1.
What would you consider to be your Kryptonite as
an author?
Gin (even with tonic)…
2.
If you could tell your younger writing self
anything, what would it be?
Just get it down, then stress about it. I still need
to yell that sometimes at myself…
3.
What book do you feel is under-appreciated? How
about overrated?
Difficult. I have my opinions on books, but we’re all
entitled to our opinions, right? I’m not too bothered if I’m in the minority or
the majority.
4.
Favorite childhood memory involving books?
Discovering Isaac Asimov, or as an only child trying to
re-enact bits of the Lord Of The Rings in the back garden.
5.
If you could dine with any literary character,
who would it be and why?
See below about my fictional friend!
6.
What fantastical fictional world would you want
to live in (if any) given the chance?
That’s a tough one, but I’ll plump for the absurdities, wonder
and awesomeness of the Discworld. But only if I could be head of the City Watch.
7.
Did you want to be an author when you grew up?
Yes. Being a lawyer in the intervening period from not being
grown up to being a bit more grown up has allowed me the privilege of having a
go at it…
8.
If you had to describe yourself in three words,
what would they be?
Me: creative; irreverent; obsessive
My wife when I asked her about me: stubborn; annoying;
obsessive
All a question of perception, I’d say…
I’m not even going there with my nineteen-year-old twins,
but grumpy would no doubt feature as one …
9.
What is your most unusual writing quirk?
Writing while my Burmese cat drapes herself on the right
side of my chest and sleeps. That causes problems of course: I need to choose a
lot of words on the QWERTY side of the keyboard…
10.
What’s one movie you like recommending to
others?
Has to be Die Hard. Yippee-ki-yay!
11.
If you could own any animal as a pet, what would
it be?
Drogon from GOT’s looking good. I stopped being afraid of
heights a while ago.
12. Have you ever met anyone famous?
Not really.
13.
What is the first book that made you cry?
Black Beauty.
The Colour of Magic (Terry Pratchett) made me cry with laughter. It
was my first exposure to his extraordinary perspective on the world. (Bambi
was the first movie that made me cry when I was a kid, and I vividly remember Gallipoli
as a teenager…)
14.
How long, on average, does it take you to write a book?
I’ve written two. The novel, Lost In Plain
Sight, took around two years or so to write; the collection of
ultra-ultra-short stories much less time. I’m hoping for about twelve months for
my next novel (currently in production at Chapter 4…).
15.
How do you select the names of your characters?
They just come, probably from people around me,
the media, whatever. It then takes a while to get comfortable with them if
they’re major characters. My half-human character, Meyra, in LIPS started as
Grace (too serene for what I wanted), then Miranda (too witchy) before settling
on Meyra (Other, without being too odd). Sam Franklin came straightaway. And
Pagoda? Well, that’s my cat’s name…
16.
What creature do you consider your "spirit animal" to be?
A Giant Panda – they seem pretty chilled.
17.
What are your top 5 favorite movies?
Favourite rather than best, I hasten to add:
Die Hard (see above)
Aliens
Blade Runner
Gattaca
Parasite
18.
If you were the last person on Earth, what would you do?
Find an iconic place to do a Charlton Heston
impression and yell something iconic. Not the Statue of Liberty, he’s already
done that. Mind you, it might take me a while to get to New York from Surrey.
19.
What fictional character would you want to be friends with in real life?
Sam Vimes (from Discworld). Although, given my
answer about where I ‘d want to live, I would want his job, so that might cause
friction…
20. What book do you wish you had written?
I like the books I’ve written and am writing, but
I love The Old Man And The Sea (Hemingway) for sheer bang for word-buck. The simplicity
of the language, the timeless themes, the bleakness and the hope, all wrapped
up in such a compact package. Awesome.
21. Tell us 10 fun facts about yourself!
My Joker wig is in a hat box in my wardrobe, just
in case. I keep my other nine fun facts tied up in a purple bow next to it.
22. If you could live in any time period, what
would it be and why?
Another wow question. Three immediate
thoughts: in the 1920s, but only if I could be Bertie Wooster; mid-nineteenth century
if I could invent something to get the industrial revolution going and be
allowed to wear a stovepipe hat; as a 15th century explorer when
anything was possible and there still might be dragons.
23. What is your favorite genre to read?
I love books that defy pigeon-holing. But if
forced to choose, then it’s Fantasy. Or Thrillers (especially Noir). Probably Fantasy-thrillers.
I need some humour in that, not just bleak and dark. If any Sci-fi comes along
for the ride, then so much the better. And neo-Victorian, I like a bit of that.
It’s very difficult. The Maltese Falcon’s Magic Blade Runner That’s Dreaming Of
Electric Sheep. There. Perfect.
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