Mourning Dove Mysteries, Book 2
Mystery, Crime Fiction, LGBTQ
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Date Published: Oct 19, 2019
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The Mourning Dove Mysteries series includes:
1. MURDER ON THE LAKE OF FIRE
2. DEATH OPENS A WINDOW
3. A LIGHT TO KILL BY (coming August 3)
Emory Rome is back in DEATH OPENS A WINDOW, Book 2 of the Mourning Dove Mysteries and the follow-up to the international bestseller MURDER ON THE LAKE OF FIRE.
As he struggles with the consequences of his last case, Emory must unravel the inexplicable death of a federal employee in a Knoxville high-rise. But while the reticent investigator is mired in a deep pool of suspects – from an old mountain witch to the powerful Tennessee Valley Authority – he misses a greater danger creeping from the shadows. The man in the ski mask returns to reveal himself, and the shocking crime of someone close is unearthed.
Author Interview
I remember my mom and I sharing new books, particularly mysteries. She would read a few chapters and then give the book to me so I could catch up. We would always try to be the first to identify the killer and see whose theory proved correct in the end.
2.
Did you want to be an author when you grew
up?
I’ve always wanted to be a writer, but I started out writing
screenplays. After writing one about Sedona, I decided I wanted to try turning
it into a novel so I could further explore the characters and the story. Ten
years ago, it became my first published novel, Sedona: The Lost Vortex,
which we’re celebrating with a special 10th anniversary edition
later this year.
3.
If you had to describe yourself in three
words, what would they be?
Intelligent, passionate and funny.
4.
What is your most unusual writing quirk?
When I’m going for a particular mood in a scene, I find a song that puts me in
that state of mind and play it repeatedly until I finish writing the scene. For
example, when I was writing the club scene for Murder on the Lake of Fire,
I listened to “Feel Alive” by the Benassi Bros and Naan because it conveyed the
ethereal exuberance I wanted for that moment in the book.
5.
What’s one movie you like recommending to
others?
Living Out Loud, starring Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah and
Danny DeVito. The internal and spoken dialogue of Holly Hunter’s character is
spectacular, and Queen Latifah is amazing as the chanteuse who befriends her.
6.
How long, on average, does it take you to write a book?
I usually write my mystery
novels in six months. My first published book was a contemporary science
fiction novel that took me five years to write.
7.
How do you select the names of your characters?
Naming characters is challenging for me. I like
to make sure the names are unique enough so the reader can easily remember who
the character is if they haven’t appeared in the past few chapters. I’ll
sometimes develop character names from anagrams or other word games. For my
protagonist, Emory Rome, I went with a palindrome.
8.
What creature do you consider your "spirit animal" to be?
I’d have to say a mourning
dove is my spirit animal and not just because I named my mystery series after that
particular bird. I kept seeing a mourning dove during a crucial point in my
life, which inspired me to write one into Sedona: The Lost Vortex to
watch over the protagonist during a crucial point in his life.
9.
What are your top 5 favorite movies?
Naming my top 5 movies is difficult because I
probably have at least 30 or 40 I would consider favorites. Five movies I enjoy
immensely and have seen repeatedly are, in no particular order, Living Out
Loud, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Thelma & Louise,
Unbreakable and (I know this is cheating, but…) really anything MCU.
10.
What fictional character would you want to be friends with in real life?
Phineas from John Knowles’ A
Separate Peace is the type of guy I would’ve been infatuated with when I
was in school. Now that I’m older, I could totally be friends with Robert
Langdon from Dan Brown’s Angels & Demons because I’m a huge puzzle
freak, too.
11.
Do you have any advice for aspiring writers?
Be passionate about the story you want to write.
When you’re starting out, no one is pushing you to finish writing that first
book, so you have to be self-motivated to see it through. If you’re not truly
excited about the story, you’ll be less likely to carve out the necessary time
from all the people and activities vying for your attention.
12. What is your favorite genre
to read?
I read books in several genres, but my go-tos are mysteries and science
fiction.
About the Author
Award-winning mystery author Mikel J. Wilson draws on his Southern roots for the international bestselling Mourning Dove Mysteries, a series of novels featuring bizarre murders in the Smoky Mountains region of Tennessee. Wilson adheres to a “no guns or knives” policy for the instigating murders in the series.
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