The Obscurité de Floride Trilogy, Book 2
Suspense
Date Published: Jun 1, 2021
Publisher: Épouvantail Books, LLC
In the jungles of coastal Mexico, twelve-year-old Kazu Danser is on the run, his bloody past haunting and attempting to be his ruination. Hot on his heals is journalist Carson Staines, a deadly madman full of blood thirst and greed, determined to first chronicle Kazu’s criminal life – and then end it. Staines must nail him down, dead or alive; the boy being worth a huge payoff.
Making a perilous crossing of the border into the States, Kazu fights for his life, desperately heading east. Entering sunburnt Florida, he teams up with a gang of Floridian street urchins, known to the authorities as, “The disposables.”
With Staines not letting up on the chase, Kazu and the other youths go on the run, fighting for their lives.
Can the Disposables and Kazu survive?
What will they have to do to stop the murderous and resourceful monster mowing through them to get to his reward?
The second part of the book takes place in the shadows of Florida, where street urchins fights every day to survive, both bodily and in spirit. In contrast to the tropical beaches and teeming vacationers, the children will do anything necessary to keep their heads above the perilous deep waters.
Interview
What is the hardest part of writing
your books?
The transition from art to craft that
begins when I start working with a professional editor. This shift in focus is
vital, even when it means seeing many of my darlings end up on the cutting room
floor. I love the writer / editor partnership and the powerful impact it has on
improving a novel.
What songs are most played on your
Ipod?
Almost exclusively David Gilmour’s solo
work. I have no idea what his songs are about and delight in his acoustic and
electric guitar mastery and passion.
Do you have critique partners or beta
readers?
Not anymore. I already have enough
voices and critics in my head (laughter). I look to my editor to point out
grammar and continuity concerns once the manuscript is completed.
What book are you reading now?
I’m reading four nonfiction titles
about the 1935 Florida hurricane and the history of the Flagler railroad, which
was destroyed that year. This is research for the “Chas & Gomez” novel which
is the third book in the Vivre au Cinéma series.
How did you start your writing career?
On a portable typewriter and lots of
index cards and number two pencils. Midway through that first novel, “Distractions,”
I realized that the fictional Danser family had endless stories to tell and I’ve
been their partner in crime ever since.
Tell us about your next release.
“City of the Dead” is scheduled for release
on October 1st of this year. This is the third book in the Obscurité de
Floride trilogy. I always
wanted to write a story taking place entirely in a cemetery. Here’s the brief synopsis:
Jayden has just seven nights to rescue her ownership of the Cimetière du Dernier Vol.
cemetery in the backwaters of Northern Florida, by any means necessary,
including murder.
Welcome to her world, where life among the dead goes on forever
Jayden has the means, and certainly knows the ways. But the clock
is ticking. On the seventh night, the annual Grand Soirée is to be held. If she can pull it off, her future is secure. The problem is the
four chairs that she must fill as her part of the event, a planned money-making
scheme involving a grim act of necromancy. Four messengers will be put to death
and sent over to acquire lucrative
market knowledge for the attending gullible investors.
Can anyone stop her?
Two escaped victims are trying. April Danser and her
twelve-year-old criminal partner Kazu, both mangled and frightened, have only a
few nights to derail Jayden’s deadly train of murder and madness. At times
teaming up with other residents of the cemetery - a ghastly cast of recluses - April
and Kazu are in the fight of their lives, not only to end Jayden’s deadly
plans, but also to survive her repeated attacks.
Taking place during seven nights in the once famous cemetery, City of the Dead is a dance between good
and evil with everything at risk, including life and sanity.
About the Author
Greg Jolley earned a Master of Arts in Writing from the University of San Francisco and lives in the very small town of Ormond Beach, Florida. When not writing, he researches historical crime, primarily those of the 1800s. Or goes surfing.
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