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About the
Book:
Newly installed Pelican Beach, FL detective Katerina
"Kat" Andruko fears the prime suspect will get off in the murder of a
teen with the help of the department's forensics psychologist, a man she's just
started to trust.
The case has national security
implications giving former US Army Ranger, Dr. Dimitri Garmonin a chance to
work with the FBI. It could help him gain funds needed to expand his
small Behavior Analysis Unit. He's unmoved by the chic FBI agent but is
intrigued by Kat with whom he shares a Slavic heritage.
Det. Katerina "Kat" Andruko and her partner detain
two wrong suspects, giving the department negative press. The predator turns
his anger on Kat, targeting her. Can Dimitri use his profiler skills to protect
Kat before the feisty detective does something else to enrage this killer.
A Brief
Interview with the Author:
Q: What do you love about your new book?
A: I loved giggling and laughing as I created and wrote my
quirky characters. It was such fun dressing middle-aged Detective Gilbert Nash
in Sonny Crocket/Miami Vice type colorful suits. He makes his first appearance
at the murder site in a cornflower-blue suit jacket, beige silk tee, tan
slacks, and sockless feet in tan and black loafers. Another time he shows up in
a pumpkin-colored suit which he claims is a "perfectly acceptable fall
color." I got such a kick out of the wryly humorous courtroom scene where
the elderly Honorable Hyam Noach Levine puts a gangbanger in his place.
Q: What are two things you learned while researching?
A: In this case, the novel itself took its shape from my personal
research. I knew I was going to write about a serial killer in a beach town as
early as 2014. At that time, Russia was invading Crimea in the Ukraine. As I'm
of Ukrainian heritage, I was amazed and proud of the Ukrainian Orthodox priests
who stood in front of Russian tanks holding crosses. It spurred me on to read
articles about how these priests ministered to the people of the Crimea day and
night while they were under attack. So, I thought, what if I made my American
born heroine the child of devout Ukrainian Orthodox parents. Of course, you
have conflict when she suspects the hero, the city's profiler of being the
murderer…and even more conflict when the sexy FBI agent makes a play for him.
But I thought why not create underlying socio-ethnic conflict/suspicion and
make the profiler Russian-born.
Q: Tell us about the character who gave you the most trouble.
A: My killer gave me the most trouble. I can't go into too
much detail without giving this individual's identity away.
Q: What do you hope readers will tell others about your book?
A: That the novel engages the reader on multi-levels. -- And
that it's 99 cents all summer.
Q: What are you reading now?
A: Magnolia Storms by Janet W. Ferguson, and I'm enjoying it
tremendously.
Q: What’s next?
A: I'm working on a new detective novel with a national
security twist entitled Acts of Malice. It's heroine, Lavender Raines, is a new
widow. Her husband has been brutally murdered and it appears he was involved in
something covert. The hero, known as Mackey, who Lavender is wary of from the
get-go, is an operative with a clandestine organization. Unbeknownst to her, he
has been tasked with finding her husband's killers.
About the
Author:
Nike is the founding board member of the Grace Filled Fiction
Spotlight (formerly the Grace Awards) and its Chair, a platform to promote excellence
in Christian fiction. She has been a judge in the 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016,
and 2017 Carol Awards in the suspense, mystery, and romantic suspense
categories; the Genesis Awards in 2019; and an Inspy Awards 2010 judge in the
Suspense/Thriller/Mystery category. Her four novel Sanctuary Point series (out
of print), set in the mid-1940s has finaled, won an award, and garnered
critical acclaim. The first novel in the Veronica "Ronnie"
Ingels/Dawson Hughes series HARMFUL INTENT won in the Grace Awards 2014
Mystery/Romantic Suspense/Thriller/Historical Suspense category. She has
written book reviews for The Christian Pulse online magazine. She is a member
of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and John 3:16 Marketing
Network. https://nikechillemi.com/
Thank you for having me on your blog. It's a pleasure.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great book! I love intrigue and I enjoyed the characters in your earlier books. You had a great way of making me care about them. And the current price can't be beat. I look forward to reading it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for stopping in Donna. Nike has a way with a story.
DeleteDonna, I hope the novel adds pleasure to your summer reading. Have a great rest of the summer.
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