Today I'm delighted to welcome
JANE ISAAC
before her The Lies Within blog tour
to share her BEST OF CRIME ...
to share her BEST OF CRIME ...
... AUTHORS
Jeffery
Deaver. I’m captivated by the powers of deduction and methods employed by his
Lincoln Rhyme character. It was novels like The Empty Chair that sparked my
interest in contemporary police procedurals and eventually inspired me to write
this genre myself.
... FILMS/MOVIES
The
Talented Mr Ripley (based on the novel by Patricia Highsmith). It’s unusual for
a film to be as good as a book, but the movie adaptation managed to re-create
Highsmith’s creepy depiction of a serial killer against the Mediterranean
backdrop perfectly for me.
... TV DRAMAS
The Bridge
(created by Hans Rosenfeldt). I love strong characters and find the lead of
Saga Noren, the Swedish police detective, both intriguing and fascinating.
... FICTIONAL KILLERS
Tony
Soprano, the mob boss from The Sopranos. While his methods of torture and
killing are deeply disturbing, there is a real sense of humanity and normality
to parts of his daily life which left me both feeling sorry for him and rooting
for him at times. Bizarre!
... FICTIONAL DETECTIVES
I would
have to go back to my roots and the early detectives that lured me into the
genre here, and Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes comes out top, every time. A good
detective character, for me, is someone who not only employs particular
observational skills and excellent logical reasoning, but who is also enigmatic.
Holmes has these skills in abundance and while the novels have been brilliantly
adapted, many times over the years, the character never loses these essential
traits.
... MURDER WEAPONS
A leg of
lamb. In Roald Dahl’s A Lamb to the Slaughter, a wife kills her police
detective husband by hitting him over the head with a frozen leg of lamb. Afterwards
she cooks the lamb and when investigators arrive (who are friends of her
husband), she is interviewed and later offers them the roast lamb for dinner
which, after a long shift, they eventually accept. They eat the lamb while
discussing the murder weapon.
... DEATH SCENES
Dexter
Morgan (created by Jeff Lindsay), a blood spatter expert who also doubles up as
a vigilante serial killer. He tracks down serious criminals, takes them to a
scene that has been forensically prepared to leave no trace, kills them, chops
them up and then dumps them into the ocean off the back of his boat called
‘Slice of Life’.
... BLOGS/WEBSITES
I don’t
have any specific websites I check on a regular basis, it really depends on
what I’m researching at the time. This week’s internet history mainly focuses on
the subjects of entomology and asphyxiation. Nice!
... WRITING TIPS
One of the
best tips I have been given was to keep a diary of research notes for each book
– places visited, people interviewed etc. – so that facts can be double checked
after the first draft is complete. It generally takes me about a year to write
a novel and, without this, often small details would get forgotten along the
way.
... WRITING SNACKS
I’m a huge tea drinker when writing generally. I loathe copy-editing and need lots of treats such as Haribo (Starmix is my favourite) as I go along, and a huge glass of wine when I’m finished.
About JANE ISAAC
Jane Isaac lives with her husband and daughter in rural
Northamptonshire, UK where she can often be found trudging over the fields with
her Labrador, Bollo. An Unfamiliar Murder, her first novel, marked the start of
the DCI Helen Lavery series and was nominated as best mystery in the 'eFestival
of Words Best of the Independent eBook awards 2013.' The follow up, The Truth
Will Out, was nominated as ‘Thriller of the Month – April 2014’ by
E-Thriller.com.
In June 2015, Jane released Before It’s Too Late, the first
in the DI Will Jackman series set in Stratford upon Avon. It was followed by Beneath
the Ashes in November 2016. In May 2017, the third in the series, The Lies
Within, will be published by Legend Press.
Find Jane Isaac on her website, FB page and on Twitter - @JaneIsaacAuthor
About THE LIES WITHIN
Publisher's description
Be under no
illusions by her kind face and eloquent manner… This woman is guilty of murder.
Grace
Daniels is distraught after her daughter's body is found in a Leicestershire
country lane. With her family falling apart and the investigation going
nowhere, Grace's only solace is the re-emergence of Faye, an old friend who
seems to understand her loss.
DI Will
Jackman delves into the case, until a family tragedy and a figure from his past
threaten to derail him.
When the
police discover another victim, the spotlight falls on Grace. Can Jackman find
the killer, before she is convicted of a crime she didn't commit?
The Lies Within is being published by Legend Press on 2 May 2017.
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