Special Guest – Kate Parker – Author of Deadly Performance: A World War II Mystery (Deadly Series) #Interview / #Giveaway – Great Escapes Book Tour

Deadly Performance: A World War II Mystery
(Deadly Series)
by Kate Parker

It is my pleasure to welcome Kate Parker to Escape With Dollycas today!

Hi Kate,

Please tell us a little bit about yourself.

Hi, I’m Kate Parker. I’ve been a reader almost all my life and a writer for twenty-five years. Deadly Performance is my twentieth published novel. I grew up and spent most of my working life in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. and have spent most of my retirement in North Carolina. I’ve always liked having four seasons, although here, we can have four seasons in a single day.

What are three things most people don’t know about you?

I learned to read at a very young age because that was the only way I could understand the noises people made with their mouths. While I can understand people speaking English now, so far I’ve only been able to read a second language. Spoken languages confuse me.

I was a volunteer EMS and ambulance driver when I was younger.

I’ve believed in reincarnation since we got a puppy a year after my husband died who has my husband’s personality, tastes, and idiosyncrasies.

What books/authors have most inspired you?

Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird

Ellis Peters‘  historical and contemporary mysteries

Robert Barnard’s brilliantly twisty mysteries

What kind of research do you do, and how long do you spend researching before beginning a book?

I like to visit a place I’m writing about. I also like to read non-fiction books about the time and place. The British Library Newspaper archives is a very good source for the Deadly Series. While I will do some research before I begin a story, most of my research is done during the writing when I discover I don’t know what I need to know.

Do you ever suffer from writer’s block?

No.

What advice do you have for someone who would like to become a published author?

Read, write, re-write, repeat.

When you are not writing, what do you like to do?

Walk. Clean my house, since writing is my excuse for not cleaning, so it is in desperate need when I take a break from writing. Travel. In the summer, work out in the swimming pool.

If you could travel anywhere in the world where would you go and why?

On my list are Australia and New Zealand, Spain and Portugal, the Channel Islands, Morocco, and the Baltic States and Poland.

What is next on the horizon for you?

Lucky number thirteen in the Deadly Series, tentatively named Deadly Village. Also I’m working on a series with my daughter on the Wall Street Spies.

I hope all your readers enjoy Deadly Performance or whatever they are reading at the moment.

Kate

Thank you Kate for visiting today!

Keep reading to learn more about Kate and the latest Deadly Series mystery. 

About Deadly Performance

Deadly Performance: A World War II Mystery (Deadly Series)
Historical Cozy Mystery
12th in Series
Setting -West End of London, Summer, 1941
Publisher ‏ : ‎ JDP Press (December 9, 2024)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 301 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8992015218
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DNNQ23F4

Behind the spotlights and glamour lurk secrets and murder.

Amid the grim realities of wartime Britain, inside during the blackout hidden from the tatters left by the Blitz, glitz and glamour live onstage in the West End. But at one theater, The Regent, a malevolent force is causing escalating problems. Sabotage, damage and injury feed mistrust among the cast and crew.

Then during opening night, the hated director drops dead from poison, and Olivia Redmond’s colorful, kindly editor is arrested for murder. Determined to investigate, Olivia finds secrets piling up among the bodies. But which secret leads to a crafty killer who won’t hesitate to remove anyone in their way, including Olivia.

Great Escapes Praise forDeadly Performance: A World War II Mystery
(Deadly Series)
by Kate Parker

I highly recommend Deadly Performance for its WWII London setting, well-paced plot, excellently written characters, and twisty mystery! 5 huge stars!
~Christy’s Cozy Corners

Secrets, historic detail, and a finely tuned mystery make DEADLY PERFORMANCE a delightfully captivating story in one of my favorite series!
~Cozy Up With Kathy

More About Kate Parker

Kate Parker has long wanted to build a time travel machine. However, after several false starts, she gave up and created time travel by going back in time inside her books. Since she’s fond of murder mysteries, it is probably best that all of her travel is inside books or police from various ages would be hunting her. When not recreating old time buildings and fashions, she can be found with a modern computer and modern air conditioning in North Carolina with her daughter and a 115 lb. puppy who could just crash through any time barrier.

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