Book Three: The Maison de Danse Quartet
Suspense
Date Published: 08-01-2022
Publisher: Épouvantail Books
Private investigator Joy Nakamura is working the strangest cold case of her career, the 1999 disappearance of the five Sanger children. Working the old files, she tries to make sense of a twisted and clearly delusional interview within the records, the closest thing to a confession or explanation. Fighting her personal demons and ruinous alcoholism, she latches onto a clue and goes on the hunt.
The trail leads Joy to Maison de Danse, a family compound in Ormond Beach. Gaining access,
she questions Bo and Jangles Danser, a handsome man with two distinct personalities: one well-mannered and kind; the other vicious and deadly. They are soon entangled in lies and deceits as she presses on with the investigation, determined to find out what happened to the five children.
When she next meets Izzy Danser, her world is turned upside-down as the mystery gets dark and menacing. Caught up in the family’s ménage, she’s drawn into their eccentric lives and secrets, desperate to discover what happened to the Sanger children. As she draws closer to the answer, a long black shadow threatens to consume her.
Risking her life and sanity, Joy will stop at nothing until the killer is made to pay for his crimes.
What is the hardest part of writing
your books?
There really are no hard
parts because all the aspects of creating a story are a delight. When I hear other
authors complaining about the art and craft, I want to suggest they take up
something much easier. For “On the Beach” and the other Danser novels, there is
a child-like joy during the research and writes, while I explore the strange
and entertaining worlds that each Danser lives in.
What songs are most played on your
Ipod?
This was all
Steely Dan because I needed their odd and intricate rhythms and melodic complexities.
Joining them were many cups of black and sugared espresso.
Do you have critique partners or beta
readers?
Rarely, but I
do three rounds of revision with my brilliant editor, Nicki Kuzn, before a book
is sent on to my publisher. We typically do three rounds of edits as well as
fix any continuity concerns before I get to type, “The End.”
What book are you reading now?
The only
fiction I read these days is by Elmore Leonard and that is done as a student of
his style, structures and voice. All of the other books I’m reading in
different parts of the house are non-fiction, primarily historical and 1950s
true crime. Whenever I’m researching a new Danser novel, I burrow deep into
reference books, court transcripts and the like.
How did you start your writing career?
I came at this
from the world of lyric and music writing, where I embraced and enjoyed the
constraints of saying so much with so little. I wanted to expand the stories I
was telling, so turning to prose was a natural choice, and one I’ve never regretted.
Having been an avid reader all my life, I was fortunate to have some of the finest
influences to study and build from.
Tell us about your next release.
I’m really
pleased that “Izzy” is being launched December 1, 2022. This is the fourth and
final book in the Maison de Danse Quartet. Here
is the upcoming back cover description:
What do you do when the legal system
refuses to deliver justice?
Izzy knows.
Conducting her own investigations and
trials, she’s out on the hunt, righting wrongs in honor of the victims and
their surviving families.
Outlaw revenge has its perils and she’s
soon in the fight of her life.
Sometimes a killer’s own survivors also
go on the hunt.
Having kicked their hornet’s nest, Izzy
is desperate to take them out.
Does she have what it takes to battle
off her own demons?
Can she stop those who want her dead?
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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