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Book Three: The Maison de Danse Quartet


Suspense

Date Published: 08-01-2022

Publisher: Épouvantail Books

 

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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.



Interview

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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