Featured Interview With Kate Damon
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
Writing as Margaret Brownley, I’m a New York Times bestselling author with forty-plus romance novels to my credit. “Jury Duty is Murder” is my first mystery.
When I’m not writing, I enjoy spending time with the grandkiddies, raising Monarch Butterflies, and playing a wicked game of bridge. I’m sad to say we’re between pets right now as we recently lost our little furry friend.
I’m not sure what my next project will be, but since I’ve recently remarried, my thoughts have turned back to what else? Romance!
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated with books. As a child, I would be so happy when I got sick and could stay in bed and read all day. I wrote my first book in 6th grade, a mystery I didn’t know how to end. I didn’t start writing seriously until my children were in middle school.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
I’m primarily known as a romance writer, so of course I enjoy reading them. Nicholas Sparks, Nora Roberts, and Diana Gabaldon are among my favorite authors. I also enjoy a good mystery. Among my favorite mystery authors are Gillian Flynn, Lee Child, and Richard Osman, whom I recently discovered.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
I never thought to write a mystery, but my life took a sharp turn with the loss of my husband to cancer just before the Covid lockdowns. This shifted my focus away from romance and “Jury Duty is Murder” is the result.
I have to laugh at the thought of murder crossing my mind during that ordeal. Life sure does have a way of steering us in unexpected directions. I like to think that this book is a reflection of my journey and the resilience we find in our darkest moments.
Here’s a preview of “Jury Duty is Murder”:
The verdict is in; a famed athlete is headed for prison. The jurors have done their job and are free to go back to their lives.
But after being sequestered for three months, life as most jurors knew it, no longer exists.
HAROLD ASHMAN’s house is almost destroyed when a reporter drives through it. Exotic dancer, CEECEE LAINE, discovers that her boyfriend is two-timing her, and she no longer has a job. Actor ALEX MANNING learns his career is down the tubes, and 72-year-old, HELEN RYDER, discovers her family is plotting to put her in an old folks home.
Then things take a turn for the worse. When jurors start dropping like flies, CeeCee, Helen, Harold, and Alex are convinced there’s a killer on the loose. Now the feuding foursome must find the killer before he finds them—or before they save him the trouble by killing each other.
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